Career Opportunities at Queen's

About the job:

The principal aim of the Professor of Cancer Immunology is to provide leadership in the development and delivery of an innovative research programme in the field of Cancer Immunology at Queen’s University Belfast. The position will be primarily based in the JCRC in Queen’s University’s School of Medicine Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences (SMDBS). The post will contribute to strategic objectives relating to research, education, innovation and impact and is aligned with investments in Belfast Region City Deal which aim to create an integrated ecosystem for health and life sciences.

This will initially be a part-time position (0.5FTE) for 3 years with the opportunity to increase to a full-time position after that time.

About the person:

Candidates should clearly demonstrate on their application how they meet the following criteria:

• Relevant Honours degree.
• PhD or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
• Sustained record of publications at an international level of excellence in high quality, internationally recognised journals in the area of Cancer Immunology.
• Sustained record of playing a leading role in successful bids for competitive, peer-reviewed national or international grants or other awards with significant external peer reviewed research funding as a Principal Investigator over a sustained period.
• Research profile that complements the research priorities within the Johnston Cancer Research Centre.
• Successful, sustained postgraduate student supervision as primary supervisor at PhD level.
• Strong research collaborations and experience in leading or making significant contribution to interdisciplinary teams.
• Experience of leading or significant involvement in national and/or international research programmes.
• Recognised international expert in subject field as evidenced by, for example, a sustained record of invited talks at international conferences/ events and UK and/ or international Higher Education Institutions or a track record of invited keynote or plenary lectures at conferences of national and international significance.
• Experience of teaching students and in the supervision of students at postgraduate level.
• Experience of management in the research context and administration pertinent to teaching and research in a University setting.
• Contribution to administrative tasks at a strategic level.
• Experience of mentoring/training/management of colleagues.
• Must be prepared to travel.

This is not an exhaustive list.  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. 

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