Technician

The School of Medicine, Dentistry & Biomedical Sciences (MDBS) at Queen’s University Belfast, is currently seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate to the post of Technician.

The postholder will provide technical and administrative support to research activities in the lab of Prof Denise Fitzgerald within the Multiple Sclerosis research cluster. The post-holder will support laboratory research investigating mechanisms of immune-mediated myelin damage and regeneration as well as general lab, administrative and outreach duties within a highly collaborative team with external partners. 

  
The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate you have:

• Academic and/or vocational qualifications i.e. OND/ONC and/or NVQ level 3 in relevant subject (or equivalent).
• 2 years recent biomedical laboratory work experience ideally in neuroimmunology, immunology or neuroscience.
• Recent hands-on experience of at least two of the following techniques:
  • Practical mouse colony management
  • Neural cell culture
  • Immunocytochemistry and fluorescence microscopy
  • Organotypic brain slice culture.

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

 
This post is fixed term for 18 months, or available until 31 March 2024, 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
• Family-friendly initiatives
• Career development opportunities
• Support for health & mental wellbeing
• Generous holiday entitlement of 8 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 (Race) 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 Dr Rosana Penalva at r.penalva@qub.ac.uk  

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