Clinical Professor in the School of Neuroscience (IoPPN) & Director of the King’s NIHR Clinical Research Facility (CRF)
King’s College London is one of the world’s leading universities, internationally recognised for research excellence, education and its commitment to improving health and society. The successful candidate will join the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), one of the world’s foremost centres for research and education in mental health and neuroscience. Through King’s Health Partners (KHP) – our Academic Health Sciences Centre uniting Guy’s and St Thomas’, King’s College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts – we combine world-leading research and education with an exceptional breadth of mental and physical healthcare. This partnership spans local community services in southeast London as well as internationally recognised specialist services, creating one of the UK’s most dynamic environments for translational research.
This clinical academic Professorial appointment within the IoPPN offers the opportunity to play a leading role in advancing translational neuroscience and experimental medicine across King’s and the wider KHP partnership. The postholder will contribute to the Faculty’s academic mission through research leadership, education, mentorship and the development of the next generation of clinical scientists.
A central leadership responsibility will be serving as Director of the NIHR King’s Clinical Research Facility (CRF), a flagship centre for early translational and experimental medicine. The CRF provides state-of-the-art infrastructure, including advanced EEG and neurophysiology suites, immersive virtual-reality environments, monitored clinical trial beds and both 3T and Hyperfine MRI, enabling some of the most complex and high‑intensity studies in the UK. Uniquely positioned within KHP, it brings together Europe’s largest provider of mental health care at SLaM and one of the UK’s leading neuroscience centres at King’s College Hospital, supporting research into the interconnections between brain, behaviour and disease.
We are seeking an outstanding clinical academic of international standing to lead the CRF into its next phase of development while strengthening the translational research agenda of the IoPPN and KHP. The successful candidate will bring a strong track record of innovative, interdisciplinary research, significant grant funding and high‑impact publications. They will provide strategic leadership for the CRF, ensuring the safe and effective delivery of complex studies, while building strong partnerships across academia, the NHS, industry and NIHR infrastructure.
We are particularly interested in candidates from neurology, neurosurgery, neurophysiology, stroke medicine, neuroradiology, neurorehabilitation, neuropsychiatry or related specialties.
This is a unique opportunity to combine senior clinical academic leadership within the IoPPN with the strategic direction of one of the UK’s most important translational research facilities. We are looking for a visionary, collaborative and energetic leader who thrives on building teams, forging partnerships and translating scientific discovery into clinical impact.
For further information about the role please visit the job description and to apply for this role, please go to the King’s College London Job Opportunities page and submit the specified documentation. Informal enquiries may be made to the King’s Search Team; please contact either Sarah Fraser or Robyn Eade at kings-search@kcl.ac.uk.
The advert will close on Wednesday 1st April 2026. The selection process will include a presentation and panel interview. Interviews and assessments will be held from end of April to early June (first stage interviews currently scheduled for Thursday 30th April and final stage interviews Tuesday 2nd June).
King’s is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and through this appointment it is our aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities. We particularly encourage applications from women, people from black and minority ethnic communities, the LGBTQ+ community and from disabled people.
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