Research Fellow, Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology

Application closing date 27/11/2019  
Salary £33,797 to £40,322 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. 

The School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences holds the prestigious Athena SWAN Silver award that is valid until November 2019.

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 Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology (CCRCB) is the beating heart of a comprehensive cancer research programme in Belfast, focused on accelerating the delivery of scientific discovery to clinical application.  CCRCB is the research hub of the Belfast ECMC and the Belfast Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC), operating in partnership with the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. Our integrated clinical and scientific programmes address clinically unmet needs.  Our principal objective is to promote evidence-based, innovative clinical trials in order to underpin improved patient outcomes in high incidence solid tumours of Gastro-Intestinal, Prostatic, Breast and Ovarian origin, and in specific Blood Cancers.  Our unifying research theme is to develop translational outputs, in the form of biomarkers and/or novel therapeutic strategies that enable our Centre to be at the forefront of personalised cancer medicine in these prevalent diseases.

This Research Fellow position is available within the RNA biology group, led by Dr Seyed Mehdi Jafarnejad. You will study the miRNA-induced silencing machinery and its role in glioblastoma. You will also employ high-throughput assays (e.g. RNA-Seq, ribosome profiling, BioID), in combination with standard molecular biology techniques, as well as in vitro and in vivo tumour models.

The successful candidate must have: 

• Have or be about to obtain a PhD in cancer biology, molecular biology or a related discipline.
• At least three years relevant research experience with publication record commensurate with experience in the fields of RNA biology, translational control, or RNA decay. 
• Experienced in a range of molecular and cellular biology techniques, such as PCR, IHC/IF, Western blot, flow cytometry, ELISA.
• Experienced in in vitro culture models.
• Experience with in vivo models.

Candidate Information

Informal enquiries may be directed to Miss Angela Hackett via email to A.Hackett@qub.ac.uk 

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