Research Fellow

Job title:

Research Fellow

Company

Queen’s University Belfast

Job description

You will be an active member within the Ocular Drug Delivery research group in the School of Pharmacy, Queen’s University Belfast. You will be the active member of the spinout company, Re-Vana Therapeutics, a nonclinical stage company focused on developing innovative long-acting drug delivery systems. You will be assisting in the design, development, and evaluation of long-acting drug delivery systems for biologics so that the overall project objectives are met.About the person:The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following criteria:

• Hold a 2:1 Honours Degree or equivalent in biochemistry, chemistry, biotechnology or related sciences.
• Have or be about to obtain* a PhD degree in biotechnology, biochemistry or related area (*must be obtained within 3 months of commencement of employment).
• Have relevant experience in laboratory-based research to include the following:

• At least 1 year of industrial experience in protein/biologics purification and characterisation.
• Experience in biologic specific analytical methods namely SEC-HPLC, ITC, Biacore and LC-MS/MS.
• Experience in working in GLP/GMP environments.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information on our website.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.What we offer:Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more on our website.Queen’s University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

Expected salary

£39922 per year

Location

Belfast

Job date

Wed, 17 Jul 2024 05:28:19 GMT

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