Queen's University Research Fellowship Scheme 2014 - 2015

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Queen's University Research Fellowship Scheme
Our new Research Fellowship Scheme has been established to attract outstanding and ambitious researchers from across the globe to join Queen's University. Our successful Fellows will be able to access exceptional support to enable them to become leaders in their field. As a Queen’s Research Fellow you will initiate, develop and manage high level research projects in line with the University's research strategy. The scheme is a key element of the University's vision and aims to build world class leadership in cross-disciplinary areas of research excellence, with relevance to society.

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This prestigious four year Research Fellowship is a fantastic opportunity to build upon the foundations of an academic career and will lead to an academic post, subject to performance. The purpose of the scheme is to support the Fellows in pursuing their research. There will be a lighter teaching load and administration responsibilities during the award. Some teaching responsibilities will be introduced into the role to ensure the post-holder can transition appropriately to an academic post.
  • To support our ambitious research strategy we are currently making a substantial investment in our priority research areas and expect to award 20 fellowships at this time.

Full details about the post are available in the Job Details.

Research Priority Themes

In order to build upon our existing areas of world-leading research, we aim to align our Queen's Research Fellows with our research priority themes. Applicants will be required to demonstrate in their application how their current research is aligned to one or more of the themes outlined below. With a relevant degree and PhD (or equivalent) the Fellows will also have at least three and no more than ten years relevant post PhD experience.
  1. Molecular Sciences
  2. Astrophysics
  3. Clean Energy
  4. Child Wellbeing
  5. Collaborative Humanities
  6. Conflict Transformation and Social Justice
  7. Cyber Security
  8. Food Security
  9. Green Chemistry
  10. Health Sciences

Bioinformatics students can Apply for Molecular Sciences

The successful candidates will demonstrate through their application (online application form and CV) and assessment at interview (presentation and interview) how they meet the criteria for the Fellowships as outlined in the Job Details.

Duration of the Fellowship

  • The Fellowships will be offered for four years starting in 2014 - 2015. At the end of the four years, having undertaken the appropriate professional development, and satisfying the criteria for an academic post within the University, the Fellows will be offered an academic position.

Salary and Benefits

  • Queen’s University has generous terms and conditions of employment underpinned by excellent salary and pension benefits. We also provide attractive well-being, family friendly and other lifestyle benefits. Full details are available here. The salary scale for the posts is Ac3 £38,511 - £50,200 per annum (including contribution points) there will an additional payment for those Fellows with medical training who can achieve a salary of up to £60,000.

Start-up Support

  • Successful applicants to our Queen's University Research Fellowship Scheme will also have access to generous funds to assist with start-up activities for their research. Fellows within priority themes linked to the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Science will receive an allocation of £10,000 and Fellows linked to disciplines with the Faculties of Engineering and Physical Sciences and Medicine, Health and Life Sciences will receive £40,000.

Further Support

  • A substantial, additional Enabling Fund has also been established to support our Fellows in undertaking work that, for example, requires access to experimental facilities, purchase of equipment or clinical studies.

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How to Apply

To apply candidates will be required to complete an online application form. You will also be required to attach your CV before submitting your online application form.
Access the online application here.

The close date for applications is Friday 17 October.

  • If shortlisted, you will be invited to interview on one of the dates below. Select the links in the Priority Research Themes listed below for more details.
Priority Research Theme Interview Dates
Molecular Biosciences 17 - 20 November
Astrophysics 17, 21, 25, 27 and 28 November
Clean Energy * 17, 21, 25, 27 and 28 November
Child Wellbeing 17, 18, 24 and 25 November
Collaborative Humanities 17, 18, 24 and 25 November
Conflict Transformation and Social Justice 17, 18, 24 and 25 November
Cyber Security 17, 21, 25, 27 and 28 November
Food Security 17 - 20 November
Green Chemistry 17, 21, 25, 27 and 28 November
Health Sciences 17 - 20 November

* Information on Clean Energy is also available from the following links: Mechanical Engineering, Marine Research Group andElectronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
For further information contact [email protected]

Bioinformatics students can Apply for Molecular Sciences

Our Research

  • Research at Queen’s is world-leading. In the period 2008-2013 Queen’s generated £290 million in external research income. In addition we generated 10,000 publications through 1,500 researchers.
The primary focus of the Molecular Biosciences Research Cluster is fundamental biological processes in cells, microbes and parasites as well as applied processes in environmental microbiology, parasitology and disease control.  The group provides a broad platform of fundamental and applied expertise in the biosciences, including: molecular biology; cell biology and cell signalling; microbial biochemistry and genomics; stress metabolism; bioremediation; parasite biology, physiology and therapeutics; protein biochemistry, expression and engineering; peptide/protein modelling and synthesis; nucleic acid structure and function; bioimaging. This diverse array of interests, ranging from protein modelling, through microbiology to parasite control, is linked by common approaches within the molecular biosciences that are aimed at exploiting the ongoing genomic, transcriptomic/proteomic revolution.  The molecular microbiology component is heavily involved with QUESTOR, a successful International Industry/University Co-operative Research Centre.
  • The Centre for Experimental Medicine is an interdisciplinary research centre which is committed to the highest quality scientific endeavour, with over 60 basic and clinical scientists working within the vision and microvascular research niches.  Their mission is to develop new avenues for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of important ophthalmic and vascular diseases to relieve human suffering.  The centre develop self-sustaining, multidisciplinary, collaborative, translational research programmes to advance new therapies that will ultimately benefit patients. Research in the centre incorporates an integrated mixture of approaches ranging from molecular cell biology, disease phenotyping, genetic epidemiology, pathology, drug discovery, patient-based investigation and clinical trials. 
  • The Centre for Infection and Immunity focuses on basic science, translational research and clinical trials. The Centre has strong links with industry partners in biotech and pharma as well as International collaborations with research laboratories inEurope, USA, Australia. The Centre are a member of the U.K. Respiratory Translational Research Partnership. The Centre has 27 Principal Investigators, over 150 researchers and more than £29 million in research funding.
  • The Centre for Cancer and Cell Biology focuses on drug discovery, translational research and clinical trials. In addition it provides leading cancer research for stratified medicine and biomarker discovery. The Centre has strong collaborations with leading international researchers in US, Singapore, Malaysia, Europe and with research partners such as biotech/pharma including Almac, Roche, GlaxoSmithKline. Spin-outs and spin-ins companies in lcude Almac Diagnostics, PathXL. The Centre has 42 Principal Investigators, over 300 researchers and more than £75 million in research funding.

Our Impact

  • The University's vision is based on world class leadership in the pursuit of excellence which is relevant to society. Find out more about Queen's impact agenda here.

About Queen's

  • Founded as Queen’s College in 1845, it became a university in its own right in 1908. Today, it is an international centre of research and education rooted at the heart of Northern Ireland. You can access further details on the history and structure of the University here.

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About Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland has an excellent education system, healthcare service and affordable property. The property prices are noteably lower than those in other UK locations and in the Republic of Ireland. This year Belfast has been ranked number 4 in the most affordable cities and number 2 in the quality of life index in the UK.
  • Northern Ireland has a good public transport scheme. Regeneration of the city in recent years has led to the redevelopment of the Greater Belfast Area particularly around the River Lagan and Victoria Square.
  • Historically, Belfast has been at the centre for the manufacture of Irish Linen, tobacco production, rope making and ship building. The city's main shipbuilders, Harland and Wolff, built the RMS Titanic, and were responsible for putting Belfast on the global stage in the early 20th century as the largest and most productive shipyard in the world.
  • Today, Belfast remains a centre for industry, as well as arts, higher education, business and law and is the ecomonic engine for Northern Ireland.

Find out more about life in Belfast and campus life here.

Our International Staff website has lots of useful information, click on the relevant link for more details.

How To Get Here???

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Travelling to your Accommodation

All Queen's Accommodation is located in Belfast, close to the main university campus.  The majority of the accommodation is located at Elms Village, which is approximately 15 minutes walk from the main campus.  This is also the check-in and key pick up point for the other Queen's Accommodation options.

Travelling by Air

  • Belfast is served by two airports, the George Best City Airport and Belfast International Airport.
This is the closest airport to Queen's Accommodation and is approximately five miles from Elms Village.  Bus and train services available at the airport will bring you to Belfast city centre, an additional bus journey will then be needed to bring you to Elms Village (see travelling by bus).
A taxi from the airport to Elms Village will cost approximately £10 - £15
Belfast International Airport
Belfast International Airport is located approximately 22 miles from Elms Village.  Bus services are available at the airport and will bring you to Belfast city centre. An additional bus journey will then be needed to bring you Elms Village (see travelling by bus).
A taxi from the airport to Elms Village will cost approximately £25 - £30

Travelling by Bus

  • There are regular bus services from Belfast city centre to the University Area and Elms Village. 
The 8b bus runs from the city centre to Elms Village from Monday - Saturday.  The 8a bus runs from the city centre to the main Queen's University Campus seven days a week, a 15 minute walk from the main campus will bring you to Elms Village.
For information on timetables visit  www.translink.co.uk/Metro/

Travelling by Train

Trains from Dublin to Belfast arrive at Belfast Central Station.  From here a train can be taken to Botanic Train Station which is a 5 minute walk from the main University campus and a 20 minute walk from Elms Village.
Information on tickets and timetables can be found here www.translink.co.uk/NI-Railways/

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Our new Research Fellowship Scheme has been established to attract outstanding and ambitious researchers from across the globe to join Queen's University. Our successful Fellows will be able to access exceptional support to enable them to become leaders in their field.