The School of Pharmacy is currently seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate to the post of Post-doctoral Research Fellow in Pharmacy. The post would suit a highly motivated individual who would like to develop his/her skills in formulating novel lipid-based photothermal nanoparticles for cancer therapy and imaging. The post will focus on liposomal formulation, besides assessing the biological activity of the developed formulations in vitro and their biodistribution in vivo.
The successful candidate will be a member of a large interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary team of scientists of different research backgrounds under the supervision of Dr Wafa Al-Jamal. Applicants should have a relevant PhD, ideally in pharmacy, formulation science, drug delivery, material science or any related field, and fulfil all the essential criteria on the person specification below.
The successful candidate must have:
This is a 12 months Fixed Term Contract to December 2022.
Queen’s University Belfast is recognised as one of the most diverse organisations in Northern Ireland. We are committed to equality of opportunity, fair participation and welcomes applications from all. However, our Fair Employment Equality Monitoring data tells us that individuals from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, people with a disability and those who identify as LGBT+ Members of the Protestant Community are also currently under-represented in this category of work. As such, we particularly welcome applications for this role from individuals who identify with these backgrounds and / or communities.
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