Research Fellow at Queen’s University Belfast

Duration: Fixed Term 16 months

The School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences (MDBS) at Queen’s University Belfast, is currently seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate to the post of Research Fellow at the Wellcome Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine.

The postholder will be a highly productive and collaborative laboratory researcher working jointly between the Ingram and Valvano research groups. This project focus is the development of anti-bacterial vaccine development and will utilise in vitro and in vivo models to test vaccine efficacy. The laboratory teams are highly collaborative, carrying out basic and clinical research with partners locally, nationally and internationally. This position is suited to an ambitious, productive, and collaborative individual with excellent capacity to work from own initiative and meet deadlines, keen attention to detail and strong organisation skills. The successful candidate will have a strong background in immunology, vaccinology and/or T cell biology and will be seeking ambitious and challenging research projects in a well-supported environment.

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate you have:

• Obtained or are about to obtain a relevant PhD.
• Substantial relevant research experience in the following areas: immunology, microbiology, flow cytometry, tissue culture, immunoassay and histology.

Please note the above are not an exhaustive list.

Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

Key Dates

Closing Date: 23/10/2023

Anticipated Interview Date: 06/11/2023

Further Information

Informal enquiries may be directed to Yvonne Dombrowski via y.dombrowski@qub.ac.uk

Information about the Wellcome Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine can be found at www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/wwiem/

At Queen’s our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a staff member you will become part of a vibrant organisational culture, which will provide you with the opportunity to achieve your full potential and enhance your career through a continuous focus on learning and development.

We offer an excellent employment package that includes:

• Great terms & conditions
• Pension schemes
• Flexible working by enabling you to design your working week in collaboration with your manager through a blend of remote and office working
• Family-friendly initiatives
• Career development opportunities
• Support for health & mental wellbeing
• Generous holiday entitlement of 8.4 weeks a year (made up of 23 days annual leave, 10 closure days and 9 bank holidays)

Further information on our attractive package can be found at www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-and-benefits/

Queen’s University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We have created an inclusive culture by establishing staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

We also subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI in addition to Athena Swan. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit: www.qub.ac.uk/diversity; www.qub.ac.uk/sites/QueensGenderInitiative/ and www.qub.ac.uk/sites/StaffGateway/StaffNetworks/

For further information about the role including the essential and desirable criteria please visit www.qub.ac.uk/jobs or click to Apply.