Duration: Fixed Term 18 months, or available until 30/09/2024, whichever is sooner
Hours: Part-time 06. FTE (22.2hrs)
Salary: £30,619 per annum pro rata
Actual salary for 0.6 FTE: £17,771.40
The School of Biological Sciences at Queen’s University Belfast, is currently seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate to the post of Research Assistant.
The School of Biological Sciences and Institute for Global Food Security at Queen’s University Belfast is currently seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate to the post of Research Assistant. The appointee will join the AMR & One Health Lab and the Huws group, two interdisciplinary groups working in the disciplines of Microbiology, Animal Science, and Bioinformatics.
The successful candidate will primarily work within a multidisciplinary team undertaking research focused on combatting antimicrobial resistance in bovine mastitis through alternative non-antibiotic strategies, as part of a BBSRC Canada iPAP funded project. The post holder will work with project partners at the University of Calgary and with our industrial Partner RAFT Solutions to formulate novel antibiotic-free intramammary antimicrobial peptide (AMP) formulations (IAFs), evaluate their efficacy in the treatment of bovine mastitis and assess the subsequent effect of IAFs on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) burden in milk samples. They will also provide additional assistance in project work, developing a core outcome set related to characterising the natural populations and resistomes of milk microbiomes. In general, the postholder will be an active member of the research project/team assisting in the planning and delivery of research activity within a BBSRC Funded UK-Canada International Partnering Award Plus Scheme. Priority will be given to candidates with research interests and expertise in microbiology, bioactive compound formulation and testing methodologies, with some bioinformatic experience.
The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate you have:
- Experience of antimicrobial development and efficacy testing against pathogens
- Experience in antimicrobial resistance surveillance and quantification research
- Demonstrable computational or laboratory experience relevant to microbiology, specifically 16S rDNA microbiome analysis
- Experience of using programming skills in appropriate languages and software e.g. R.
Please note the above are not an exhaustive list.
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.
Key Dates
Closing Date: 17/04/2023
Anticipated Interview Date: 26/04/2023 and 02/05/2023
Further Information
Informal enquiries may be directed to Dr Katherina Theodoridou at k.theodoridou@qub.ac.uk
Information about the School of Biological Sciences can be found at School of Biological Sciences | Queen’s University Belfast (qub.ac.uk)
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Location: | Belfast |
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Salary: | £30,619 pro rata |
Hours: | Part Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 27th March 2023 |
Closes: | 17th April 2023 |
Job Ref: | 23/110789 |
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