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

Description

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:

• Have or be about to obtain* a PhD in Microbiology, or related biological/biomedical research area. (*within 3 months of commencement of employment
• Relevant research experience to include the following:
  • Recent relevant experience and knowledge in molecular microbiology including nucleic acid extraction and qPCR from environmental or clinical samples.
  • Recent relative experience in aseptic technique, microbial culturing and working with pathogens
  • Demonstrable experience of handling high throughput sequencing data and associated metadata.
• Publication record commensurate with stage of career.

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:

• Great terms & conditions
• Pension schemes
• Family-friendly 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)

Informal enquiries may be directed to Dr Andrew Lee at

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.