As we celebrate our 200th year of Manchester Met, we are delighted to be launching our ‘Third Century Fellowship Scheme’.
The Fellowship Scheme is aimed at exceptional researchers, in the early stages of their post-doctoral career, who aim to make their mark in the field of independent research. You will have extensive experience and a notable track record of research outputs in your area of research.
What are we offering as part of the Third Century Fellowship Scheme?
By joining our Fellowship Scheme, you’ll play a leading part in our global research offering and join our community, working collaboratively across multidisciplinary and diverse teams with state-of-the-art facilities and work environment.
Successful applicants will benefit from:
During the term of the fellowship, you will be publishing internationally excellent and world-leading outputs and will be pursuing external funding opportunities to realise your future research ambitions. You will also have the opportunity, when relevant, to prepare and deliver short courses.
The Scheme begins with an initial appointment to a fixed-term post with the expectation to transition to a permanent Senior Lecturer or as a Reader, after three years, dependant on your performance and potential as assessed through the scheme.
These fellowship opportunities are being offered across our four faculties: Science & Engineering, Arts & Humanities, Business & Law and Health & Education. We will be making up to 15 appointments onto the cohort, based on application and assessment performance, and best fit to our preferred areas of research, across our four faculties.
Further details about the fellowship and research areas can be found here
You can explore our Fellowship Opportunity in Physical Movement, below.
Physical Movement at Manchester Metropolitan:
We undertake leading-edge research into new treatments for movement disorders. Physical movement is based within two departments in the Faculty and Health and Education: Psychology and Health Professions. We work closely with the charity sector, and we are committed to the involvement of people with movement disorders in our research from the earliest stages. You would be supported to develop skills in Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement, and to develop your own networks to support your career progression.
Based within our multidisciplinary neuroscience and movement research teams, you will be carrying out research on surgical interventions for movement disorders, including Parkinson’s disease. You will have the opportunity to work closely with our clinical teams at Walton Centre on a novel surgical approach called MRI-guided focused ultrasound and contribute to our Wellcome Trust and Medical Research Council-funded work with both Salford Royal and Walton Centre. You will be a driver of research which will be translated into new interventions that improve mobility, complementing and enhancing the current research programme.
About the role:
About the candidate:
You must have a doctoral-level qualification in a relevant discipline, including neuroscience and/or neuroimaging, with an interest in movement and movement rehabilitation. You will be supported to develop skills in brain imaging and analysis. Working closely with our industry, charity and NHS partners, you will get involved in our work on developing and evaluating treatments that affect the musculoskeletal, neurological and respiratory systems.
Requirements:
Please refer to the Job Description & Person Specification for a full list of essential & desirable criteria.
Academic Contact: Prof Niki Ray (n.ray@mmu.ac.uk) to discuss the fellowship opportunity in detail.
Closing Date: 29 May 2024
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us on researchfellowships@mmu.ac.uk
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