King's College London

About Us

The post will be based at St Thomas’ Hospital in central London in the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences at King’s College London: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/bmeis. There is an unmatched infrastructure within the School to support cutting-edge translational research, including one of the UK’s only 7 Tesla MRI systems located inside a hospital environment, state-of-the-art engineering and physics laboratories, high-performance computing, and industry collaboration through the London Institute for Healthcare Engineering. Activity will also take place at the Evelina childrens hospital.  

About The Role

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an indispensable clinical tool, but highly sensitive to even small movements. For head MRI indications, multiple scans are needed, each requiring the patient to keep still for 2-12 minutes.

To address this, we have invented a prototype device called MR-MinMo that easily adjusts to different head shapes, sizes, and fits perfectly and safely within different MRI scanners. Formative testing indicates that MR-MinMo can reduced head movement in healthy adults and children, and it has been found to be comfortable.

Through an NIHR i4i funded study we are developing the device towards commercialisation. As part of this we will perform a clinical investigation of the device in a study embedded within the Evelina children’s hospital.

This role primarily aims to support the activity of this project both in the conduct, analysis and results communication of the clinical investigation working closely with clinical staff, research coordinators and research nurses. The role will include support of public and patient engagement activity performed as part of this project. 

This is a part time post (50% FTE), and you will be offered fixed term contract for 9 months.

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience: 

Essential criteria

1. PhD qualified in relevant subject area (or pending results)*
2. Ability to work as part of a team to collect research data in patients
3. Knowledge of MRI
4. Knowledge of MRI data processing
5. Knowledge of governance and ethics related to research in clinical groups
6. Excellent interpersonal skills both with children, their parents, and the general public

Please note that this is a PhD level role but candidates who have submitted their thesis and are awaiting award of their PhDs will be considered. In these circumstances the appointment will be made at Grade 5, spine point 30 with the title of Research Assistant. Upon confirmation of the award of the PhD, the job title will become Research Associate and the salary will increase to Grade 6.

Desirable criteria

1. GCP training

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further Information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community. 

We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's. We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.

We are not able to offer sponsorship for candidates who do not currently possess the right to work in the UK.