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Studentships
A core activity of the Centre is to provide training for basic science or clinical science PhD students in translational research in neuromuscular disease. The PhD program consists of:
1) a four-year doctoral training programme for basic scientists
2) a three-year doctoral training programme for clinically qualified scientists
Closely linked to to the MRC Centre is the MSc/MRes in Neuromuscular Disease.
Current and past non-clinical PhD students and clinical research fellows.
Studentships are advertised when available.
Fellowships
The MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases offers a range of neuromuscular fellowships ranging from a period of six months to two years. These include general neuromuscular fellowships covering all types of inherited and acquired muscle, peripheral nerve, neuromuscular junction and anterior horn cell disorders. We also offer individualised fellowships to suit particular fellow requirements. These fellowships are available at both the London and the Newcastle sites of the MRC Centre for Neuromuscular Diseases.
Fellowships are advertised when available.
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Nov 2024
Inherited Neuropathy Consortium Training Fellowships
We are pleased to announce as part of our CMTA funded Inherited Neuropathy Consortium (INC), a one year inherited Neuropathy fellowship starting between February and August 2025.
This fellowship is aimed at clinically qualified applicants usually in neurology, but applicants in an allied neurology profession will also be considered. US applicants will be expected to have completed a residency in neurology or equivalent and preferably one year of a neuromuscular fellowship or equivalent training in an allied neurology profession. UK, European and other applicants will be expected to be at a similar level of training. Under certain circumstances more senior applicants including those starting junior faculty positions will be considered. For applicants, an essential requirement will be the long term career aim to develop a clinical or laboratory research interest in hereditary neuropathies.
The fellowships are individualised and tailored to suit the individual fellow but will always offer a broad training in all aspects of clinical research in inherited neuropathies as well as an opportunity to conduct a more detailed research project of the fellow’s choice. The fellowships are usually based in one of the INC sites in the US, UK, Italy or Australia (Home | Inherited Neuropathy Consortium) and are planned to start between February and August 2025. Professor Mike Shy, the director of the INC is based at the University of Iowa, US and Professor Mary Reilly, the director of the fellowship programme is based in London, UK. There are also many other US centres participating in the consortium and other international centres in Italy and Australia. Fellowships are flexible in where they will be based depending on the specific needs and research interests of the fellow.
Interested applicants can email Professor Mary Reilly on m.reilly@ucl.ac.uk and Professor Mike Shy on michael-shy@uiowa.edu for further information. Applicants should email Jacky Bauer on j.bauer@ucl.ac.uk with a copy of their CV, three references and a covering letter stating their suitability for the post.
Application deadline: 16th December 2024.