Career Opportunities at Queen's

Research Fellows are required to be highly productive, ambitious and collaborative members of Sewage sludge gasification research project/team assisting in the development of research proposals and the planning and delivery of the research activity specifically related to the understanding of gasification process and the presence of pollutants through the gasification. The posts are critical and as such, successful applicants will have responsibilities in independent research, supervision, planning, day to day lab management, collaborations, and outreach.

About the person:

The successful candidates must evidence the following:

• Have or be about to obtain a relevant PhD in Chemical Engineering or Environmental Engineering.
• Specific, relevant research experience to include
  • Undertaking research in the area of pyrolysis, gasification, CO2 emissions reduction.
  • Undertaking external collaborations.
  • A proven track record of using various techniques to carry out materials analyses, critical evaluations, and interpretations of experimental data.
  • Working effectively as part of a research team in the development and promotion of the research theme.
  • Understanding SEM, TEM, XRD, XPS, in-situ DRIFTs analysis.
  • Have a strong track record of publishing more than 5 high-quality journal papers (as the 1st author).

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.

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-and-benefits/.

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