The School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences is currently seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate to the post of Research Fellow. A short notice opportunity has become available in the Schroeder TEAM focussing on the characterisation of new molecular mechanisms of host subversion by the facultative intracellular bacterial pathogen Legionella pneumophila, the cause of Legionnaires’ disease.
The Schroeder Team is based in the Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine at Queen’s University Belfast, providing state-of-the-art labs and research facilities. The successful candidate will be part of a dynamic and collaborative research community offering ample scientific and personal development opportunities.
The post is a senior role in the team and as such, successful applicants will have responsibilities in research, supervision, planning, lab management and collaborations. The post is suited to an organised, productive and communicative individual with recent research experience in cellular or molecular microbiology, cell biology or biochemistry or a related discipline, preferably with focus on host-pathogen interaction or virulence factor characterisation and/or protease biology.
This is initially an 8-month MRC-funded post and it is essential that the successful candidate should start within short time after the interview (September/October).
The successful candidate must have:
Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.
Queen’s University Belfast is recognised as one of the most diverse organisations in Northern Ireland. We are committed to equality of opportunity, fair participation and welcomes applications from all. However, our Fair Employment Equality Monitoring data tells us that individuals from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, people with a disability and those who identify as LGBT+ and members of the Protestant Community also currently under-represented in this category of work. As such, we particularly welcome applications for this role from individuals who identify with these backgrounds and / or communities.
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Informal enquires may be directed to Dr Aurelie Mousnier - A.Mousnier@qub.ac.uk
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