Career Opportunities at Queen's

Background: 

The newly funded Future Medicines Institute (FMI) will be a collaborative innovation centre developed as a focal point to enable industry, academia and health professionals to drive research and development in the Life and Health Sciences (LHS) sector. It will build upon and exploit Northern Ireland’s recognised capabilities and strengths in oncology and digital health to accelerate the development of biomarker-led products. The Institute’s vision is a partnership of Northern Ireland’s leading pharmaceutical, diagnostics and health analytics companies, alongside academic institutions and government agencies.

Job Purpose:

The Research Assistant will provide bioinformatics support for proteomics, genomics and multi-omics projects within FMI. The role will involve analysing high-throughput sequencing data, proteomics data, assisting in the development and maintenance of bioinformatics workflows, and contributing to research outputs. The post holder will work closely with computational and biology researchers in a multidisciplinary team.

About the person:

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

• Hold at least a 2.1 Honours degree in a relevant medical or life sciences subject, Statistics, Computer Science, or a closely related area.
• Specific, relevant research experience to include:
  • Experience in the analysis of genomics and proteomics data, including high-throughput sequencing (e.g., RNAseq) and proteomics workflows (e.g., mass spectrometry, protein quantification, and functional annotation).
  • Proficiency in programming (at least two of Perl, Python, R, and Shell scripting) for data processing and analysis of multi-omics datasets.
  • Experience with Open-Source software and packages, particularly those relevant to genomics and proteomics analysis, such as Bioconductor, MaxQuant, Proteome Discoverer, or equivalent tools.
  • Experience designing, developing, managing, and analysing methodologies, technologies, and data for next generation sequencing (NGS) and mass spectrometry-based proteomics.
    
    

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 Pay, Reward and Benefits | People and Culture | Queen's University Belfast

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 Diversity and Inclusion | People and Culture | Queen's University Belfast

Candidate Information

Further information for international applicants