The Patrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences (MDBS) at Queen’s University Belfast, is currently seeking to appoint a Research Fellow to cover a period of maternity leave.
The major part of the role will be to undertake and progress research projects in the area of prostate cancer epidemiology. This will include serving as the point of contact for a World Cancer Research Fund project ‘Periprostatic adipose tissue and aggressive prostate cancer risk: a prospective study’ and collaborating with co-investigators to progress the project aims and objectives. Additionally, performing analyses within the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry to assess the role of prescription medication use in prostate cancer outcomes, analyses of existing molecular epidemiology datasets in collaboration with local and international colleagues, and preparation of applications to use publicly available data and subsequent analyses of these datasets. The role will also involve supporting the PhD and MSc students in dataset preparation and cleaning, and statistical / bioinformatics analysis.
The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate you have:
Please note the above are not an exhaustive list. For further information about the role including the essential and desirable criteria please click the Candidate Information link below.
This post is fixed term until 31 July 2024. 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. At Queen’s our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a staff member you will become part of a vibrant organisational culture, which will provide you with the opportunity to achieve your full potential and enhance your career through a continuous focus on learning and development.
We offer an excellent employment package that includes:
Queen’s University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We have created an inclusive culture by establishing staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.
We also subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI in addition to Athena Swan. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit: www.qub.ac.uk/diversity; www.qub.ac.uk/qgi and www.qub.ac.uk/sites/StaffGateway/StaffNetworks/
Informal enquiries may be directed to Stephanie Craig at Stephanie.Craig@qub.ac.uk
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