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Current Vacancies

All our current vacancies are posted on the main King's website

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/pertra/vacancy/external/

 

Project BuildCARE

We are currently recruiting for BuildCARE (7 posts).  Project BuildCARE is a four-year international programme facilitated by a partnership between Cicely Saunders International, a dynamic new charity in the drive for quality research to improve palliative and end-of-life care, and King’s College London, one of the world’s leading Universities. BuildCARE seeks to be the initiator of the core national and international work of the Cicely Saunders Institute and to create a ‘sea change’ in the way palliative and end-of-life care is regarded, implemented and prioritised internationally.  PDF flier with details of all posts

 

EuroImpact

 

European Intersectorial and Multi-disciplinary Palliative Care Research Training”

(EU 7th Framework Programme) – Experienced Researcher vacancies

The Department of Palliative Care, Policy and Rehabilitation, within the Cicely Saunders Institute at King’s College London, is part of a consortium which has been awarded European Commission funding under Marie Curie Actions of Framework Programme 7. The consortium has developed an Initial Training Network (EURO IMPACT) within palliative care which will enable early stage researchers to improve their research skills, join established research teams and enhance their career prospects. The EURO IMPACT training network consists of 6 European universities and aims to develop a multi-disciplinary, multi-professional and intersectorial education and research training network which will improve palliative care in Europe. EURO IMPACT was launched on 1st December 2010 and will run for four years.

EURO IMPACT is looking to appoint 4 full-time experienced researchers to conduct research in the field of palliative and end-of-life care within a European context. Other duties will include writing papers for peer reviewed journals and creating joint dissemination products that will profoundly impact palliative care and policy at an EU-level; and collaborating with other researchers across Europe.

Researchers will work with all partners but their primary work site will be based in one of the following departments:  BELGIUM, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, End-of-Life Care Research Group, Brussels; THE NETHERLANDS, VU University Medical Center and EMGO Institute, Amsterdam; UNITED KINGDOM, King’s College London, London ; UNITED KINGDOM, International Observatory on End-of-Life Care, Lancaster University, Lancaster. 

EuroImpact Researchers pdf flier

General information about PhD study at the Institute

 

 

Short-term work attachments within the department

The Department of Palliative Care, Policy & Rehabilitation will consider applications from established researchers, or those committed to developing a research career, for short term work attachments (1-6 months), provided the work is undertaken on - or strongly linked to - current departmental projects, and that mutually-agreed useful outcomes can be achieved within the proposed time scale.
 
Researchers undertaking such attachments are provided with unique opportunities to work with leading academics in palliative care and rehabilitation, and are expected to actively contribute to the dynamic research environment within the department.

Funding

The Department does not provide grants or other funding for such attachments – any funding required will need to be obtained and agreed in advance by the researcher themselves from their home institution or other sources.

Contact

Researchers interested in short-term work attachments should send a letter and CV to 

palliativecare@kcl.ac.uk

with the following details:

  • an outline of proposed work (including specific study objectives and a planned timetable)
  • curriculum vitae with referees
  • suggested dates for the attachment
  • covering letter


 
All proposals are reviewed at our internal departmental meetings, and decisions are made on the strength of the application, but also according to availability and current demand for placements. Applicants are advised as soon as possible of the outcome, and at the most within 2 months of receipt of the application.