Application closing date 02/10/2019
Salary £33,797 to £34,804 per annum.
Job category/type Research
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Job description

Queen's University Belfast is one of the leading universities in the UK and Ireland and is a member of the Russell Group of UK research-intensive universities. Queen's combines excellence in research and education with a student centred ethos.  We have over 24,000 students, 4,200 staff and an annual turnover of some GBP 300m.  We offer generous terms and conditions of employment underpinned by excellent benefits including attractive well-being, family friendly and other lifestyle benefits.

Our five core values - Integrity, Connected, Ambition, Respect, Excellence - are shared by our staff and students, representing the expectations we have for ourselves and each other, guiding our day-to-day decisions and the way we behave as individuals in an international organisation. 

The Wellcome Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine (WWIEM) is an interdisciplinary research centre which is committed to the highest quality scientific endeavour, with over 250 basic and clinical scientists working on site.  Our mission is to understand the mechanisms of disease and use that understanding to develop innovative new treatments and therapies to improve patient outcomes. 

We are recruiting for a Research Fellow in Vascular Stem Cell Biology who will join the team led by Dr Reinhold Medina within the WWIEM to work on a BBSRC funded project. This study aims to investigate the role of inflammation in vascular ageing, employing a broad range of cell and molecular biological approaches

The post is suited to a highly ambitious individual and is available for 3 years or until 31/12/22 (whichever is sooner).

The successful candidate must: 

• Have or about to obtain a PhD in Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, or a closely related area of Biomedicine.
• At least 3 years recent, hands-on, experience in relevant laboratory skills such as cell culture, PCR, western blotting, and flow cytometry.
• Recent extensive hands-on experience in at least two of the following: 

1. Tissue culture
2. Genetic modification of cells
3. Animal handling
4. In vitro cellular functional assays

Informal enquiries may be directed to Dr Varun Pathak via email V.Pathak@qub.ac.uk.  

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