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

Queen's University Belfast

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Job details:

Job reference
23/110715

Date posted
13/03/2023

Application closing date
27/03/2023

Salary
£35,333 - £42,155 per annum pro rata. Actual salary for 0.4 FTE is £14,133.20 to £15,436.80 per annum.

Job category/type
Research

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Research Fellow:

Job description- An experienced Postdoctoral scientist is being sought to join Dr. Chris Watson's research group based in the Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine. The post-holder will provide supportive cover within ongoing patient-focused translational research projects. The role will include supporting patient recruitment, biobanking, data entry and analysis. In addition, the role will include activities linked to analysis of epigenetic modifications, biomarker discovery / validation, image analysis, and scientific writing. We offer scientific development opportunities in an international and interdisciplinary environment and support our postdoctoral fellows with an Institute-based mentoring program to support career development.- Obtained or are about to obtain a PhD in the area of biomedicine, relevant to the project.

At least 3 years' relevant research experience working in clinical research, including activities of patient recruitment, clinical sample collection and processing, maintaining and managing a biorepository.
Extensive handson experience in the following:
Epigenetics based research (including DNA methylation analysis)
Clinical sample profiling to identify or validate potential disease biomarkers
High quality original publications in reputable peerreviewed journals, commensurate with career stage, in the field of epigenetics.
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
Flexible working by enabling you to design your working week in collaboration with your manager through a blend of remote and office working
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.

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