This three year non-clinical fellowship is funded by the Northern Ireland Kidney Research Fund (NIKRF https://nikidneyresearch.org/) as part of a recent investment to build local capacity and enhance sustainability of kidney research. The post offers the successful applicant an opportunity to develop an area of kidney research supported by a multi-disciplinary collaborative team within the Centre for Public Health at Queen's University Belfast.
Kidney disease is an increasingly prevalent chronic condition and represents a major public health concern worldwide. NIKRF has partnered with the Queen’s Foundation to support a non-clinical fellow in kidney disease research, to help guide the development of improved treatments and preventive measures.
This post may include liaising with collaborators, collating existing data, coordinating meetings and workshops, generating novel data, bioinformatic analysis of new or existing data, integrating datasets, preparing regular summary reports, and leading roles in writing academic outputs and research dissemination.
About the person:
The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following criteria:
Please submit a CV, to include an abstract (max 400 words), and a short summary, of your proposed area of research to include title, aim, objectives, methods, training plan, and deliverables plus a summary of how your experience makes you a competitive applicant for this post. Please limit the latter to 1,000 words max.
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 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.
Candidate Information
Further information for international applicants