Senior Research Fellow – Healthy heart, healthy brain: linking cardiovascular health in early life to dementia risk in later life Full-time

Senior Research Fellow – Healthy Heart, Healthy Brain: Linking Cardiovascular Health In Early Life To Dementia Risk In Later Life

UCL's Institute of Cardiovascular Science is a world-leading centre of research excellence in cardiovascular science. The LHA aims to identify biological and social factors that affect lifelong health, ageing and the development of chronic disease, and to use findings to design and test interventions that enhance healthy ageing.

About The Role

Thanks to a generous donation from The Karlsson Játiva Charitable Foundation, we are pleased to announce the KJCF Quest Fellowships in Brain Health and Multimorbidity: Healthy heart, healthy brain. The KJCF Quest Fellowships in Brain Health and Multimorbidity support talented researchers who show strong potential to conduct high-impact research. By focussing on research that aims to improve the lives of people living with multiple long-term conditions, where one or more affect brain health, this programme seeks to contribute to solutions that deliver lasting benefits for individuals and society. This prestigious four-year non-clinical fellowship aims to increase our understanding of the bidirectional links between cardiovascular health and brain health over the period of early life up to midlife. The postholder will work in the Unit for Lifelong Health & Ageing (LHA), Population Science and Experimental Medicine, and have access to the UCL British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence (BHF CRE), an interdisciplinary collaborative, which has 'Heart and Brain' as a priority research theme. We are able to appoint a candidate to this role at a maximum starting Grade 8. 43 (61,213 per annum), together with research expenses for four years, including funding for a PhD studentship. Part time appointments at 0.8FTE will be considered, with the fellowship duration extended accordingly.

About You

This fellowship is aimed at outstanding early/mid career researchers with an exceptional research track record for their career stage. The appointee should hold a PhD and have relevant experience in population health research, cardiovascular or brain sciences, or data science. Some experience with genetic epidemiology and longitudinal studies would be desirable. We place strong emphasis on supporting career development and encouraging independence.

What We Offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, UCL offer some great benefits, some of which are:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 UCL closure days)
• Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Our Commitment To Equality, Diversity And Inclusion

As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.