Research Fellow, School of Pharmacy

Application closing date: 08/04/2024
Salary: £37,841 per annum
Job category/type: Research

The School of Pharmacy at Queen’s University Belfast, is currently seeking to recruit a talented Research Fellow.   

We seek a passionate and dedicated research fellow to join our team and tackle the essential medicine global supply shortages (funded by Medical Research Council).  

You are expected to be an active member of the research project/team, assisting in the planning and delivering the research activities around analytical method development and in vitro/in vivo pharmacokinetics of liposomal antifungal nanomedicines.   

Within the research network, you will also be involved in activities on animal disease validations and regulation compliance by leading experts from the University of Liverpool, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and DNDi. 

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following criteria:   

• Have or be about to obtain* a relevant PhD in the areas of nanomedicine, liposomal formulations and PK/PD.
  (*must be obtained within 3 months of commencement of employment).
• Relevant liposome research experience of pharmacokinetics and biodistribution of nanomedicines following systemic administration.
• Must hold a Personal animal license.
• Experience of development analytical methods for biological samples, e.g. LC-MS.  

Please note the above is not an exhaustive list. For further information about the role including the essential and desirable criteria click on the 'Candidate Information' link below.

This post is available on a fixed term contract for 12 months, or available until 31 May 2025, whichever is sooner. 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
• Flexible working by enabling you to design your working week in collaboration with your manager through a blend of remote and office working
• 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)  

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 Ms Tara Brown at t.brown@qub.ac.uk.

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