Research Assistant - Belfast, United Kingdom - Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

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Belfast, United Kingdom

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Job details:

Job reference
24/111637

Date posted
19/02/2024

Application closing date
04/03/2024

Salary
£32,024 per annum.

Job category/type
Research

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Research Assistant:

Job description- Applications are invited from individuals with combined expertise in microbiology, microbial genetics, molecular biology, and cell biology, and a strongly demonstrated commitment to research. Examples include recent research experience in cell culture, handling of fastidious Gram-negative pathogenic, single-cell transcriptomics, advanced confocal microscopy cellular imaging, and imaging modelling coupled to tri-dimensional cell image reconstruction techniques.- A Degree in Microbiology, Immunology, Genetics or Cell Biology

Demonstrated experience in culturing primary human macrophages and primary epithelial cells, especially using the airliquid interface techniques.
Recent experience with infection quantification in cells and confocal fluorescent imaging methods using live or fixed samples, relevant to the project.
Recent experience with identification by confocal fluorescence microscopy imaging of intracellular compartments/organelles and associated bacteria.
Demonstrated experience in in silico imaging modelling and tridimensional cell image reconstruction techniques.
Recent research experience in stateoftheart molecular (e.g. cloning using Gibson ligation) and cellular (bacterial infections in eukaryotic cells) microbiology, cell culture, and cellular and molecular imaging techniques including superresolution microscopy.
Prior experience in handling Gramnegative bacterial pathogens relevant to the project.
Prior experience in extracting mRNA and processing for singlecell transcriptomic analyses.
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:

Great terms & conditions
Pension schemes
Familyfriendly initiatives
Career development opportunities
Support for health & mental wellbeing
Generous holiday entitlement of 8.4 weeks a year (made up of 23 days annual leave, 10 closure days and 9 bank holidays)
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.

Attractive reward package- About the Institute- Further information for international applicants