Job Description

Research Fellow - Molecular Cardiology (110436-0525)

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Location
University of Warwick Campus, Coventry
Department
Warwick Medical School - Biomedical Sciences
Position Type
Fixed Term
Duration
Fixed Term Contract for 36 months
Salary
35,116 - 45,413 per annum
About the Role
For informal enquiries, please contact

Tarvinder Dhanjal (Professor of Cardiology) Tarvinder.Dhanjal@warwick.ac.uk

We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.


The Heart Rhythm Research Group is looking to recruit a talented research fellow to conduct translational, inter-disciplinary research into the mechanisms and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias. Specific areas of research focus include (1) improving the understanding and management of Ventricular Tachycardia, (2) mechanistic investigations into how common co-morbidities alter arrhythmia formation and dynamics and (3) development and application of novel, open-source, computational processes for analysis of both clinical and pre-clinical cardiac mapping data.


You will join as a Research Fellow in the Heart Rhythms research group with Professor Dhanjal in the Division of Biomedical Sciences of Warwick Medical School and at the University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust.



About You
You are a highly motivated and skilled early-career researcher with a strong background in cardiovascular biology, molecular cardiology, or a related field.


You hold (or are close to obtaining) a PhD and have demonstrable experience in research involving electrophysiology and/or cardiac tissue experimentation.


You are confident working with a range of molecular and imaging techniques and are keen to deepen your skills in data analysis and computational modelling.


You are collaborative, curious and proactive researcher, comfortable with managing your own research activity, whilst engaging with the wider scientific and clinical networks, ensuring research objectives are achieved effectively.


For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.


If you are near submission or have recently submitted your PhD but have not yet had it conferred, any offers of employment will be made as Research Assistant at the top of level 5 of the University grade structure. Upon receipt of evidence of the successful award of your PhD, you will be promoted to Research Fellow on the first point of level 6 of the University grade structure


For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.



About the Department
Warwick Medical School has an excellent reputation for our distinctive portfolio of high-quality education programmes and for the excellence and global impact of our research.


The breadth of our interest and expertise is demonstrated through our dynamic and influential directorates: Warwick Applied Health (WAH), Warwick Clinical Trials Unit (WCTU), and Warwick Biomedical Sciences (BMS). Our Institute of Translational Medicine (ITM) works across the directorates, University and with external stakeholders to accelerate the delivery of practical human health benefits arising from research.


WMS offers academic education across several levels and is the UK leader for graduate entry medicine. Our portfolio of postgraduate programmes aims to provide excellent education and continued professional development for healthcare professionals across a number of areas, including advanced clinical and critical care practice, diabetes, leadership, medical education, interdisciplinary biomedical research, public health and health research. We have expanded our education portfolio to include two innovative undergraduate courses: MSci Integrated Natural Sciences and BSc Health and Medical Sciences. We also offer full and part time research degrees either at Warwick Medical School or in a clinical setting, encompassing PhDs, MD Doctor of Medicine, PhD by Published Work, and MSc by Research.


We foster a rich and inclusive education and research eco-system, underpinned by our core values which permeate everything we do: Integrity, Collaboration, Respect, Excellence, Innovation and Efficiency, and Courage.


The Medical School and University exist within a local, regional, national and international health and care diaspora with excellent inter-institutional links, partnerships and relationships. The connections stretch across academia, industry and the NHS, with a particular strength in our local health eco-system with our local NHS trusts. The strong and effective relationships that we have established over the past 25 years support our excellent teaching, research, innovation and broader educational and academic activities and enable new and existing activities to be undertaken to the highest of standards.



About the University
Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We're one of the world's top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK, with 92% of our research assessed to be 'world leading or internationally excellent'*.


You'll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.

QS World University Rankings 2024

Research Excellence Framework 2021


To find out more about us visit our website.



How to Apply

CLOSING DATE: Tuesday 3rd June 2025 at 23:55 (BST)

To apply, submit an application form by the closing date.


Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application form past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 23:30).


You will have to attach a CV and a cover letter.

Your

CV

should include your employment history (including your most recent employment), your education history, and any other relevant experience. Your

cover letter

should explain your

motivations for applying

to the role. It should also explain, using examples, how you meet each of the

essential and desirable criteria

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