Medical, Veterinary and Dental graduates

3-year Wellcome Trust funded GW4 Clinical Academic Training PhD Programme (GW4-CAT) - Medical, Veterinary and Dental Graduates

Start date: August 2020
Location: Universities of Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter

Duration: 3 years full-time
Closing date: 12:00 GMT, 1 st April 2019

Applications are invited from exceptional medical, veterinary and dental graduates to undertake outstanding PhD training across the universities of Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter.

This Wellcome Trust supported scheme provides the opportunity to join one of over 50 world-leading research groups in population health,
cardiovascular science, neuroscience, mental health, infection, immunity & repair, cancer or molecular cell biology; access to a wide range of core and specialist training, plus exceptional individualised clinical mentoring.

Funding
Funding will cover clinical salary, PhD fees and associated project
consumables plus a training and travel budget.

Eligibility
This opportunity is aimed at exceptionally motivated, clinically qualified trainees at an early stage of their career, but who can demonstrate the capability and drive to undertake research with a view to developing a long-term career as a clinical academic.

Applicants must be fully-qualified medical doctors, vets or dentists
and must have a qualification that allows you to practice clinically
in the UK.

How to apply
Project proposals are not expected at the application stage.

Please visit the GW4-CAT website: www.gw4-cat.ac.uk or contact the
administrative team via the apply button for further information.

Interviews for successful applicants will be held in Bristol on
16th May 2019.