Career Opportunities at Queen's

The School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering (CCE) at Queen’s University Belfast, is currently seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate to the post of Research Fellow in the Centre for Advanced Sustainable Energy (CASE).

The position involves the development of approaches to valorise agricultural waste streams (gaseous, solid, and liquid) linking these into a wider circular ecosystem connecting agriculture and industry to enable decarbonisation. This post will involve experimental and modelling based research including developing techno-economic models of a circular economy system.  

   
The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate you have: 

• A PhD in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering.
• At least three years’ experience to include:
  • Undertaking research aimed at developing new routes to valorise waste streams from agriculture
  • Developing techno-economic models to understand the real-world feasibility of valorisation routes
  • Development of decarbonisation strategies
  • Integrating research outcomes into a wider framework to establish a sustainable circular economy model
  • Delivering analyses, critical evaluations, and interpretations of experimental data
  • Working effectively as part of a research team including with industrial partners in the development and promotion of the research activities.

  
Please note the above are not an exhaustive list. For further information about the role including the essential and desirable criteria please click the Candidate Information link below.

     
This post is fixed term until 31 October 2024. 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.
   
At Queen’s our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a staff member you will become part of a vibrant organisational culture, which will provide you with the opportunity to achieve your full potential and enhance your career through a continuous focus on learning and development.

We offer an excellent employment package that includes:

• Great terms & conditions
• Pension schemes
• Flexible working by enabling you to design your working week in collaboration with your manager through a blend of remote and office working                              
• Family-friendly initiatives
• Career development opportunities
• Support for health & mental wellbeing
• Generous holiday entitlement of 8.4 weeks a year (made up of 23 days annual leave, 10 closure days and 9 bank holidays)

   
Queen’s University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We have created an inclusive culture by establishing staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

We also subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI in addition to Athena Swan. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit:  www.qub.ac.uk/diversity; www.qub.ac.uk/qgi and www.qub.ac.uk/sites/StaffGateway/StaffNetworks/

Informal enquiries may be directed to Neil Harrison at n.harrison@qub.ac.uk 

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