Department : Biology
Vacancy ID : 005762
Closing Date : 08-Mar-2020

We are seeking a scientist at the Research Assistant grade to conduct research within the Mucosal Immunology Research laboratory of Dr. Eoin McNamee. The group has a strong focus on the inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD; namely Crohn's disease and Ulcerative Colitis) and we target critical cytokine, chemokine and microRNA networks to understand how a healthy immune responses are maintained at the intestinal mucosal barrier and what processes over-ride this during disease or infection. The successful candidate will join a new programme of research investigating the molecular mechanisms of how microRNA circuits shape intestinal immunity. Translational immunology studies including clinical and industrial collaborations, will investigate how candidate microRNA’s in mononuclear phagocytes either promote tissue healing or drive chronic inflammation in models of inflammatory bowel disease or bacterial infection.
The research will combine state-of-the-art approaches using advanced immunology and biochemical techniques, single cell sequencing and patient specimens with the aim of defining novel therapeutic targets. This post is funded by the financial support of Science Foundation Ireland (SFI).

Research Assistant Salary Scale: €22,609 - €27,222 per annum (7 points)

Appointment will be made in accordance with the Department of Finance pay guidelines.

*New entrants to the public sector will be appointed on the first point of the above scale.

Closing Date:

23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Sunday, 8th March 2020.

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system.

Late applications will not be accepted.

Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer.
The position is subject to the Statutes of the University.