Now recruiting
The TRACC Programme has up to 3 posts available starting in August 2023. All posts provide funding for a full-time, 3-year Clinical Research Training Fellowship (CRTF) leading to a PhD in one of the internationally competitive, multidisciplinary research centres in the Universities of Glasgow or Edinburgh. Funding is also provided as a TRACC Clinical Lecturer for a preparatory ‘run-in’ period of up to 12 months prior to beginning the 3-year PhD project, when clinical training (80%) is combined with protected research time (20%) for planning the PhD project and selecting supervisors, all with the support and mentorship of the TRACC leadership.
See Eligibility & application procedure pages for further information and a link to apply.
Scheme Summary
The TRACC (to Train and Retain Academic Cancer Clinicians) Programme aims to build a cadre of cancer-orientated clinician scientists trained for basic, translational and clinical research excellence.
Clinical Research Training Fellowships (CRTFs) enable clinicians who have already completed their medical degree to develop an academic career and obtain a PhD degree. This is done in parallel to their core activities in the clinic and achieved through flexible Clinical Lectureships and personalised mentoring by experienced Clinical Academics.
The selection of clinical research training fellows and their matching to supervisors/projects will be via a joint Edinburgh-Glasgow selection panel and will be based on established good practice from both partners. The appointed fellows will participate in an induction week, visiting both Glasgow and Edinburgh with structured networking with potential PhD supervisors from both institutions and to match with their clinical and research mentors (see the figure below). The fellows will choose their base location in Edinburgh or Glasgow and register for a PhD at the University of Edinburgh or the University of Glasgow respectively. Postgraduate Deans at both Universities have agreed to provide Clinical Lectureships to facilitate these arrangements. During their pre-doctoral appointment and the PhD period the fellows will be advised and supported through a carefully designed monitoring and mentoring scheme. On appointment each trainee will be allocated a Clinical Mentor, an academically-active clinician from a relevant discipline, who will assist with integrating clinical and research training.
Further information is available on the TRACC Programme for Clinicians' website:
TRACC Programme for Clinicians
Questions about the recruitment procedure and entry requirements are welcomed and should be directed to the administrator of the TRACC Programme CRTF scheme (traccadmincrtf@mlist.is.ed.ac.uk).