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Research Fellow, School of Pharmacy

Employer
QUEENS UNIVERSITY BELFAST
Location
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Salary
£33,797 to £36,914 per annum.
Closing date
16 Oct 2019

Application closing date 16/10/2019  
Salary £33,797 to £36,914 per annum.  
Job category/type Research
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Job description

Queen's University Belfast is one of the prestigious Russell Group of UK research-intensive universities in the UK and Ireland, combining excellence in research and education with a student centred ethos, for our 24,000 students and 4,200 staff, funded through an annual turnover of some GBP 300m.  As a driver of innovation and talent, based on excellence and global strategic partnerships, we offer generous employment terms and underpinned by excellent lifestyle benefits including opportunities for family friendly working and support for wellbeing. 

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 School of Pharmacy at Queen's has been ranked 4th in the UK for Pharmacy and Pharmacology according to the Guardian University Guide 2019. 

We are recruiting for a Research Fellow who will join the Biofunctional Nanomaterials research group led by Dr Garry Laverty.  The successful Research Fellow will support the development of an enzyme-responsive peptide-mimetic hydrogel for the sustained parenteral delivery of antiretroviral and contraceptive drugs. This is an EPSRC funded project.

The successful Research Fellow must have: 

  • Have or be about to obtain a PhD in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences or closely related area
  • At least 3 years recent relevant practical research experience of peptoid and peptide-mimetic synthesis, advanced methods of drug conjugation, purification and identification.
  • Experience in formulating peptoid and peptide-mimetic hydrogel systems.
  • Experience of microscopic (TEM, SEM) and spectroscopic (FTIR, CD, UV/Vis, NMR, mass spectroscopy) relevant to peptoid and peptide-mimetic material characterisation.
  • Experience in tissue/cell culture techniques.
  • Experience in drug purification and quantification by HPLC.

Informal enquiries may be directed to Mrs Tara Brown via email to 

t.brown@qub.ac.uk

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