Career Opportunities at Queen's

Applications are invited for a highly motivated Research Assistant to join the Radiation Biology Group and the Prostate Centre of Excellence (ProEx) at the Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research (PGJCCR), Queen’s University Belfast.

The post-holder will focus on drug/radiotherapy combinations with a focus on Molecular Radiotherapy for metastatic prostate cancer. The position involves assisting in the design, execution, and analysis of pre-clinical studies aimed at improving treatment outcomes through novel radiation/drug combination therapies with external beam radiotherapy and radionuclides.

About the person:

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following essential criteria:

• Minimum of upper second class degree in Cancer Biology or closely related subject
• Relevant, research experience in an area of radiation biology or closely related with a focus on drug/radiotherapy combinations.
• Expertise in a range of cell/radiation biology techniques including:

• • In vitro tissue culture
  • Protein Biology (Western blotting, Flow Cytometry)
  • Whole cell assays (clonogenic survival, viability)
  • Molecular biology techniques (DNA damage and repair assays and immunohistochemistry) Evidence of R&D experience having a record of dissemination and publication of scientific work appropriate for career stage.  

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.

This post is available for 3 years or until 30 June 2028, whichever is soonest. 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.

What we offer:

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-andbenefits 

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit www.qub.ac.uk/diversity 

If you are an international applicant and don't already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application - http://go.qub.ac.uk/internationalstaffsupport 

Candidate Information