Faculty

Early career group leaders (ECGLs) form the core of the Crick's faculty. They are appointed at an early stage in their careers to develop innovative and ambitious research programmes. 

ECGLs are initially appointed for a six-year period, which is generally renewed for a second six-year period following a satisfactory review in their sixth year. Towards the end of their twelfth year, the Crick helps them to secure senior positions in the UK and elsewhere, providing support to relocate their research programme.

Senior group leaders (SGLs) are international leaders in their fields, appointed on an open-term basis to pursue ambitious, long-term research programmes.

They are subject to regular independent reviews to ensure that their research programmes merit continued appointment. SGLs contribute to all aspects of the institute's operations, taking on senior leadership roles and mentoring the Crick's early career faculty. 

A core part of the Crick is our community of medical researchers. Early career clinician scientist group leaders follow a similar structure to the Crick's non-clinical early career group leader programme.

Early career clinical group leaders will have completed their general and specialist clinical training, and can therefore focus on developing research programme while maintaining some manageable clinical activity. 

University attachment group leaders are faculty members at the Crick's university partners. Their research groups transfer to the Crick for around six years.

Attachment group leaders are recruited in an annual competitive call for applications, in which we prioritise interdisciplinary research and research areas under-represented at the Crick. Most attachment group leaders are early career researchers.

Physical science group leaders are jointly appointed with the Crick's partner universities. They work across areas of physical, engineering and information sciences relevant to biomedicine. 

They are employed by the partner university, and spend the first six years of their employment at the Crick before transferring to their university. They are encouraged to maintain a connection with the Crick after the transfer.