Location: | Belfast |
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Salary: | £37,841 |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 30th April 2024 |
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Closes: | 13th May 2024 |
Job Ref: | 24/111816 |
The School of Biological Sciences at Queen’s University Belfast, is currently seeking to recruit a talented Research Fellow.
The postholder will be an active member of a cross-Faculty research team monitoring pathogen levels and antimicrobial resistance within selected wastewater treatment plants and nursing home sites across Northern Ireland. The project will involve the routine sampling of wastewater treatment facilities and nursing home sites alongside the analysis of these samples for a range of pathogen and antimicrobial resistance markers using culturomics, qPCR and whole genome sequencing.
The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following criteria:
Please note the above are not an exhaustive list. For further information about the role including the essential and desirable criteria please visit our website.
This post is available on a fixed term contract until 31/03/2025. 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:
Informal enquiries may be directed to Dr Andrew Lee at a.j.lee@qub.ac.uk
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 our website.
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