Academic Clinical Lecturer (ACL) Post in Clinical Radiology at King's College London:​

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A unique opportunity is available for trainees interested in combining clinical radiology training with academic research.

 

An Academic Clinical Lecturer (ACL) post in Clinical Radiology is available at King’s College London as part of Window 3 recruitment.

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The post is open to applicants at ST3, ST4 or ST5 level.

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Key dates:

• Applications close: Friday 22 May 2026, 10:00

• Longlisting window: Monday 25 May - Wednesday 3 June 2026

• Shortlisting window: Tuesday 26 May - Wednesday 3 June 2026

• Invites to interview: Monday 8 June - Wednesday 10 June 2026

• Interview week: Monday 15 June - Friday 19 June 2026

• Initial offers released: Wednesday 17 June 2026

• Earliest start date: Wednesday 7 October 2026

 

Please see the attached advert for further details:

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RCR: RadReach Mentoring Scheme:​

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Applications are now open for the next cohort of the RadReach Mentoring Scheme a free programme designed to help you take your next steps towards a career in clinical radiology or clinical oncology. 

 

The programme is suitable for final-year medical students, foundation year doctors and others from a widening participation background who are interested in pursuing a career in clinical radiology or clinical oncology. 

 

Over the last 5 years RadReach has supported over 100 mentees, with almost half of them going on to secure speciality training.  Mentees have told us what a difference being a part of the programme has meant to them:

• “I've just accepted an offer for a radiology training post in my region! I can't thank you both enough for empowering me and getting me here. Your help with interview prep and your guidance over the past few months has been invaluable in getting me where I never thought I'd even come close to.”

• “I was lucky enough to get my first choice offer so I'll be taking up a radiology post in Norwich next year. I've genuinely found RadReach to be an excellent experience in terms of both interview prep and mentorship.”

 

What you’ll get as a RadReach mentee:

• Advice and guidance through a supportive mentoring relationship

• A chance to reflect on your practice and build your confidence

• Support with portfolio building and interview preparation

• Access to webinars and engagement opportunities

 

Apply HERE by: Monday 18 May 2026

 

Online welcome session: Monday 22 June 2026, 17:30-18:30

 

If you have any questions about eligibility or the scheme, contact radreach@rcr.ac.uk.

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Academic Research Opportunity:

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Title: Developing MRI Epilepsy Lesion Detection (MELD) software for clinical use

 

Project:

The MRI Epilepsy Lesion Detection (MELD) project has developed automated tools to aid the radiological diagnosis of subtle epilepsy-causing lesions. We have collected annotated MRI scans from over 2500 patients with focal epilepsy lesions and used these to train AI models to detect them. Our pilot tools have been validated at leading epilepsy centres worldwide and we are now planning to collect robust clinical trial evidence of impact on radiological practice.

 

Role:

We are looking for a motivated clinical trainee with an interest in neuroradiology and research to lead the clinical evaluation study. This will involve:

• Taking a leading role in the clinical trial steering group

• Supporting the development of the clinician facing report detailing results of MELD

• Coordinating and recruiting trainee and consultant radiologists across the UK to report MRI head scans with and without MELD

• Supporting the creation of training resources for radiologists

• With statistician support, evaluating radiologist sensitivity to detect lesions on MRI in patients with epilepsy, with and without MELD

• Writing up results for publication

 

There is scope, for the right candidate, to extend this role into an out of programme activity for 1 year full time. This role would involve the above as well as:

• Working with clinicians in the team to collect retrospective data on number of referrals for presurgical evaluation, waiting times for appointments/investigations, capacity issues and costs associated with presurgical evaluation in both paediatric and adult pathways. 

• Working with Dr Sonila Tomini, health economist, to model the impacts of the extra referrals on surgical pathways

 

Timeline & time commitment:

• April 2026 - March 2027: Trial preparation - protocol, ethics, data preparation. 

• March 2027 - January 2028: Clinical trial on retrospectively acquired MRI data. Radiologist coordination, data collection and analysis. 

• January 2028 onwards: Manuscript writing

 

Team & Environment:

Dr Konrad Wagstyl and Dr Sophie Adler are joint PI’s of the project and the project team encompasses a large multidisciplinary team across King’s College London, University College London, Great Ormond Street Hospital and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. 

 

For more information contact:

• Dr Konrad Wagstyl: konrad.wagstyl@kcl.ac.uk

• Dr Sophie Adler: sophie.adler.13@ucl.ac.uk​​​