Research Fellow, School of Biological Sciences
- Employer
- QUEENS UNIVERSITY BELFAST
- Location
- Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Salary
- £33,797 per annum
- Closing date
- 27 Jan 2020
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- Academic Discipline
- Biological Sciences, Life sciences
- Job Type
- Academic Posts, Research Fellowships
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Application closing date 27/01/2020
Salary £33,797 per annum
Job category/type Research
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Job description
Queen's University Belfast is a driver of innovation based on our talented, multinational workforce. Throughout the University, our academics are collaborating across disciplines to develop new discoveries and insights, working with outside agencies and institutions on projects of international significance. We are connected and networked with strategic partnerships across the world, helping us to expand our impact on wider society locally, nationally and globally. The University is committed to attracting, retaining and developing the best global talent within an environment that enables them to realise their full potential.
We are a leader in gender equality and diversity, and are one of the UK's most successful Universities in the Athena SWAN initiative which promotes gender equality and career progression, with the School of Biological Sciences having been awarded the Athena SWAN Gold Award in recognition of our work to support women in Science. We are ranked 1st in the UK for Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, (Innovate UK) 9th in the UK for University facilities (Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey 2018) and 14th in the UK for research quality (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019).
The School of Biological Sciences is part of the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences. It is made up of three research disciplines, including Ecosystems Biology & Sustainability, Food Safety & Nutrition, and Microbes & Pathogen Biology. Many staff within the School are also members of the Institute for Global Food Security GRI: the Institute is ranked No 1 in the UK for research intensity in Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Sciences (REF 2014).
We are recruiting for a Research Fellow who will be an active member of the research team assisting in the development of research proposals and the planning and delivery of the research activity within a specified area so that the overall research objectives of the project are met.
The successful candidates must have:
- Have or about to obtain a PhD in a relevant area to include analytical chemistry.
- At least 3 years recent relevant research.
- Practical laboratory experience in ICP-MS, LC-MS, spectroscopy and general analytical approaches.
- Experience maintaining and servicing associated equipment such as ICP-MS and LC-MSt
Informal enquiries may be directed to: Mrs Joyce Watterson via email: joyce.watterson@qub.ac.uk
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