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Job reference
19/107448
Date posted
13/05/2019
Application closing date
27/05/2019
Salary
£27,831 per annum
Job category/type
Research
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Research Assistant (4 months)
Job description
The Northern Ireland Biobank (NIB) is a collaborative project between Queens University Belfast (QUB) and the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (BHSCT). The vision of the biobank is to host and distribute a collection of well defined, quality assured biological samples to support translational research programmes in Northern Ireland and beyond.
The
Health and Social Care Research and Development Division of the Public Health Agency (HSC R&D Division) provides the majority of the funding for NIB. Cancer Research-UK, the Friends of the Cancer Centre and Prostate Cancer UK have also provided financial support. Queens University is the host institution. The NIB Steering Committee oversees the good practices of the bank.
The Research Assistant will be an active member of the research team, assisting in the planning and delivery of research activity relating to the informed consent process in biobanking. The post holder will be required to contribute a systematic review on consent in biobanking and contribute to the development of a discrete choice experiment to elicit patient preferences for biobank consent.
This post is available for 4 months.
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Job title
Research Assistant (4 months)
Job reference
19/107448
Date posted
13/05/2019
Application closing date
27/05/2019
Salary
£27,831 per annum
Job category/type
Research
Attachments
Blank
Job description
The Northern Ireland Biobank (NIB) is a collaborative project between Queens University Belfast (QUB) and the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (BHSCT). The vision of the biobank is to host and distribute a collection of well defined, quality assured biological samples to support translational research programmes in Northern Ireland and beyond.
The
Health and Social Care Research and Development Division of the Public Health Agency (HSC R&D Division) provides the majority of the funding for NIB. Cancer Research-UK, the Friends of the Cancer Centre and Prostate Cancer UK have also provided financial support. Queens University is the host institution. The NIB Steering Committee oversees the good practices of the bank.
The Research Assistant will be an active member of the research team, assisting in the planning and delivery of research activity relating to the informed consent process in biobanking. The post holder will be required to contribute a systematic review on consent in biobanking and contribute to the development of a discrete choice experiment to elicit patient preferences for biobank consent.
This post is available for 4 months.
Candidate Information
About the Centre
Information for International Applicants
Note to EEA Applicants on Brexit