Research Fellowship 2008 (funded by the AAGBI/Anaesthesia)
Closing date: Noon on Friday, 25 July 2008
Purpose of the Fellowship
The Fellowship provides a salary to enable a trainee anaesthetist to spend a period of no longer than two years carrying out research. Applications should be submitted by departments or institutions (with a named supervisor) for a well defined programme of work by a named individual leading towards a PhD or MD degree. In addition, details of research training during the fellowship should be described.
Salary
The salary will be at the appropriate point on the NHS scale. The costs of the trainees basic salary, including National Insurance and superannuation will be met.
Type of work to be supported
The Fellowship may be for clinical or non-clinical research. There would be no objection to a local arrangement to enable the Fellow to undertake a moderate amount of clinical work including emergency service. This should however, not exceed the equivalent of two clinical sessions a week. Such clinical work must not interfere with the conduct of the research.
Requirements for the department
The department should be equipped adequately to accommodate the Research Fellow and to allow the work specified in the proposal to be performed. Evidence should be provided to show that the work will lead to a PhD or MD.
Application
Application should be made by an anaesthetic department on behalf of the potential research fellow. Applications should be typed on A4 paper using one side of the paper only. The following information is required:
- a full curriculum vitae of the applicant and the names of two referees
- the name, professional address and telephone number of the department and of the person responsible for supervising the Fellow (if different), who should be a member of the Association
- an abstract of the proposed research (not more than 100 words)
- background to the research (not more than 350 words)
- an outline plan of the investigation or investigations proposed (1500 - 2000 words). This should include mention of any specialised methods of measurement and a statement (not exceeding 200 words) explaining why the department or institution is particularly suited to undertake the type of work proposed. This should also include a statement of statistical considerations including a power analysis where appropriate
- a list of previous publications from the department related to the work proposed
- a letter from the bursar, finance officer or similar person from the institution concerned indicating willingness to administer the funds in the event of an award being made
- confirmation that the proposed project has been approved by the local ethics committee or animal license obtained
- detailed plan for the duration of the fellowship including research training
- arrangements with respect to obtaining a PhD or MD.
- Applicants are asked to give the names, addresses (and if known e-mail addresses) of TWO INDEPENDENT REFEREES IN THE SAME AREA OF RESEARCH to whom the Research Committee might refer. These should be appended on a SEPARATE sheet of the application.
Applications will be considered by the Research Council of the National Institute for Academic Anaesthesia after a rigorous peer review process.
Reports
A brief interim report of approximately 1000 words should be submitted at the end of the first year and a full report within one month of completion of the Fellowship. Any publication or presentation should contain a statement to the effect that the Fellow was supported by the National Institute for Academic Anaesthesia and Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland.
Submission
Send ORIGINAL AND SIX copies of the complete SIGNED application to the NIAA Grants Officer AND an unsigned electronic version to:
Professor D G Lambert
NIAA Grants Officer
Churchill House
35 Red Lion Square
London WC1R 4SG
email: info@niaa.org.uk
Be warned, incomplete, unsigned or late applications will NOT be considered.
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