The School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences (MDBS) at Queen’s University, Belfast is currently seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate to the post of Research Assistant to provide scientific support to the ORIGIN project (European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme - part of the Photonics Public Private Partnership (www.photonics21.org)). This project is developing the next generation of real-time radiation dose-imaging and source localisation for Brachytherapy.
The successful candidate will attend ORIGIN consortium meetings, visit and undertake experimental measurements at consortium member sites as required They will be based within the radiotherapy physics service in the NI Cancer Centre participating in scientific research activities in radiation oncology physics and working in close collaboration with physics, clinical and radiographic staff at the Northern Ireland Cancer Centre and the Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, Queen’s University Belfast.
The successful candidate must have and your CV/Cover letter (or application form) should clearly demonstrate you have:
*Please note the above are not an exhaustive list.* 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.
The University is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from all. However, our employment monitoring data tells us that individuals from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, people with a disability and those who identify as LGBT+ and Members of the Protestant Community are currently under-represented at the University. As such, we particularly welcome applications from such individuals.
As you may be aware, Queen’s is recognised as one of the most diverse organisations in Northern Ireland. We are committed to ensuring our workplace is a safe, welcoming and inclusive place to work, which is why we subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as Stonewall Workplace Equality Index, Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena SWAN.
It is also why we have established award winning Staff Networks such as PRISM and iRise. These networks provide an opportunity for staff to meet in a friendly, informal way to support each other. More details on all our networks can be found at: https://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/StaffGateway/StaffNetworks/
Informal enquires may be directed to: Dr Mark Grattan - Mark.Grattan@belfasttrust.hscni.net
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