Application closing date 24/07/2019
Salary £27,831 - £32,236 per annum (potential to progress to £35,210 per annum through sustained exceptional contribution)
Job category/type Research

Job description

Queen's University Belfast is one of the leading universities in the UK and Ireland, with a distinguished heritage and history. With over 24,000 students, 4,200 staff and an annual turnover of some GBP 300m, Queen's University Belfast plays a unique leadership role in Northern Ireland. As a member of the Russell Group of UK research-intensive universities, Queen's University Belfast combines excellence in research and education with a student centred ethos.

Queen's University has generous terms and conditions of employment underpinned by excellent benefits. We also provide attractive well-being, family friendly and other lifestyle benefits

The Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology (CCRCB) sits within the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences and the Precision Medicine Centre (PMC) is a new clinical laboratory bringing together high-throughput genomics, digital pathology and big data analytics in a fully integrated fashion. The PMC aims to accelerate the translation of potentially relevant diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic findings into clinically actionable information by applying state-of-the-art technology in a clinical laboratory environment. Our partnerships and collaborations with industry, academia and healthcare organisations maximises the potential to capitalise on the value of integrated clinical and biomarker information to improve patient's outcome.

The PMC operates within a structure of two core interconnected sections - Genomics and Tissue Hybridization & Digital Pathology, linked by a Bioinformatics team and supported by a dedicated management team. The PMC, working in partnership with the successful Northern Ireland Biobank (NIB), is integrated in an existing molecular programme honed by successful research grant funding investment of several million, infrastructure programmes and clinical trials.

The Research Technician (Image Analyst) willundertake specialist technical laboratory support within the MolecularPathology and Digital Pathology Programme in the PMC. The successful candidatewill carry out experimental and analytical molecular and tissue basedhybridisation investigations and digital pathology evaluations and beresponsible for the validation and standardisation of novel procedures,techniques and tests. The Research Technician (Image Analyst) will assist intraining new staff members and visitors and contribute to the development anddata management relating to the technical and analytical aspects of the Centre.

This post is available until 31 December2021.

Candidate Information

For further information contact Mrs Beryl Graham: bp.graham@qub.ac.uk

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