Postdoctoral Fellow

20 Nov 2023
Job Information

Organisation/Company

RCSI - Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Department

Human Resources

Research Field

Medical sciences » Other

Researcher Profile

Established Researcher (R3)

Country

Ireland

Application Deadline

8 Dec 2023 - 23:00 (Europe/Dublin)

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Full-time

Hours Per Week

39

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by an EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Job Title:	Postdoctoral Fellow
Department:	Department of Medicine
Reporting to:	Prof. Killian Hurley
Location:	RCSI, Education and Research Centre, Beaumont Hospital.
Contract/Duration	12 months and may be extended.
Remuneration:	Appointable at PD1 point 1-4 of the IUA Researcher Salary Scale (depending on experience).
Closing Date:	December 8th 2023.

 

RCSI is a community of academic, research, clinical and professional staff working collaboratively to lead the world to better health. Here, you will thrive in an innovative and inclusive atmosphere and your personal development and wellbeing will be supported. We invite you to join us to help deliver on our exciting mission “To educate, nurture and discover for the benefit of human health”. We seek candidates whose experience to date has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to the “Race Equality Action Plan 2021-2024” at RCSI. Our students come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds. This makes our university stronger and ensures we hire the best talent.  

 

For each of the last six years, RCSI has been positioned in the Top 300 of universities worldwide in the Times Higher World university Rankings. We are proud to announce that RCSI has ranked first in the world for “Good Health and Well-being” in the Times Higher Education #SDG Impact Rankings 2023.  This reflects our commitment to supporting people of all ages to live healthy lives and our work to promote the concepts of well-being and positive health. Our values of Respect, Collaboration, Scholarship and Innovation continue to unite and direct our purpose.

 

About Our Research

RCSI recognises that excellence in research is critical to the quality of its educational activities, its credibility, and, overall, to its mission to enhance human health. RCSI’s research strategy aims to build upon its strength in translational biomedical and clinical research to deliver transformational, high impact changes in health care. Targeting both Irish national and EU funding, along with increased collaboration with industry, is a major part of the RCSI research strategy. Forging increased collaboration between RCSI PIs and industry is of critical importance to achieving success in this area. RCSI is also committed to provide its researchers with the supports and developmental opportunities to enable them to continuously grow and support their overall career development.

 

 

Research Description:

Our pioneering lab focuses on building models of lung disease using induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) with the aims to further understand disease pathogenesis and to identify new treatments and cures to help patients in Ireland and internationally. The lab has a particular focus on personalised medicine and has a number of funded projects studying monogenic lung diseases such as Cystic Fibrosis and Familial Pulmonary Fibrosis. We employ the latest techniques to reprogram patient samples to iPSC and gene editing technologies such as CRISPR to correct genetic mutations. The candidate will join a dynamic team of scientific faculty, physician-scientists and other faculty.

 

Summary of Post

The objective of the post is to undertake work on a European Research Council funded project STAR-TEL to determine the role of short telomere related gene mutations in familial pulmonary fibrosis. The applicant will generate iPSC from patients and differentiate these to lung epithelial cells. They will also maintain a bank of iPSC which will form the basis of exciting experiments. The successful applicant will also contribute to ongoing research carried out by the lab and based in the Dept of Medicine.

The role is appointable on a full time basis. The successful candidate will be given flexibility regarding weekly work schedules but will occasionally be expected to work weekends, for very limited hours

 

Specifically, the duties of the post are:

 

• The successful candidate will work closely with the PI reprogramming patient samples to iPSC, culturing iPSC and differentiating cells to lung progenitors and later stage lung lineages.
• The candidate will work in a lab with researchers at various training levels and would be expected to provide training and supervision of students.
• The successful candidate will work closely with collaborators in Boston University, INSERM Paris, internally within RCSI and others.
• Undergoing programmes of training and development as may be required from time to time. 
• The candidate would be expected to carry out some lab management duties.
• The candidate would be expected to supervise PhD and undergraduate students and research assistants.
• The successful applicant with represent the lab by presenting the labs work at national and international conferences

 

Qualifications – (Essential):

 

• PhD in biomedical sciences with a focus on translational medicine or molecular biology.

 

Knowledge & Experience – (Essential):

 

• At least one year postdoctoral experience necessary.
• Excellent cell culturing, molecular biology and gene editing skills essential.
• Strong research and scientific writing skills.
• Ability to work successfully and engage positively with colleagues, collaborators and project stakeholders.   
• Excellent organisational and communication skills

 

Knowledge & Experience (Desirable):

 

• Experience with stem cell culture and differentiation in any system would be helpful but not necessary as training in iPSC techniques will be provided in RCSI.
• Experience with CRISPR, cloning, lentiviral or other transfection techniques.
• Experience of managing a lab would be desirable but not essential.
• Bioinformatic skills in bulk and single cell RNA sequencing would be desirable.

 

We are all too aware that imposter syndrome and the confidence gap can sometimes stop fantastic candidates putting themselves forward, so please do submit an application — we’d love to hear from you.

 

 

Application Process

Please apply online through the RCSI careers portal on the closing date with your CV and cover letter.

 

Informal Enquiries can be directed to Prof. Killian Hurley at [email protected] . Please note we do not accept CVs directly.

 

Click here to read our Recruitment and Selection Policy for Researcher.

 

Employee Benefits

RCSI make sure you have the resources you need to thrive by offering a wide range of benefits in areas including time away, finance, community, health, and well-being and insuring your financial future. Below are some additional benefits available to you as an RCSI employee:

• • Minimum of 20 days annual leave, plus an additional 6.5 Privilege days
  • Flexible/hybrid working options for colleagues across many roles
  • Additional leave options incl. paid maternity leave, paternity/parental leave, study leave
  • 7% Employer pension contribution
  • Onsite gym €10 per/mth incl. classes and PT sessions
  • Childcare support 20% discount at Giraffe
  • Free eye test and annual flu vaccination
  • TaxSaver commuter tickets and Bike to Work schemes
  • A site sustainability team focusing on the environmental initiatives;Green Campus Initiative ’
  • Competitively priced café and restaurant
  • Equality, Diversity & Inclusion forums, and network groups
  • Employee assistance programme with Spectrum Life
  • Learning and Development training programmes incl. LinkedIn Learning for career progression
  • Discounted services incl. GP visits, 10% off dental, staff parking, mobile tariffs, Group Scheme discount on numerous brands
  • Sports and social club incl. yoga, Pilates, fitness classes, Zumba, running club, social evenings, Summer BBQ
  • Ticket Draws for events including; Rugby, Taste of Dublin, Dublin Horse Show, theatre, music & comedy events

 

 

Note: This job description may be subject to change to reflect the evolving requirements of the Department and RCSI. Similar vacancies that arise in the next 6 months may be filled from the pool of applicants that apply for this position.  RCSI is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability or race. RCSI is committed to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) across everything we do. This ensures we can all work and learn in an environment defined by dignity and respect. Eligibility to work in Ireland is a requirement of this role, Proof of eligibility documentation will be required at a later date. Under limited and specific circumstances (research/ specialist roles) RCSI may be in a position to seek a hosting agreement and/or work permits. Employees are required to undertake 6 months service in their current role before applying for other internal opportunities, unless agreed in advance by the SMT representative

 

Requirements

Research Field

Medical sciences » Other

Education Level

PhD or equivalent

Additional Information
Work Location(s)

Number of offers available

1

Company/Institute

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

Country

Ireland

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Where to apply

Website

https://my.corehr.com/pls/coreportal_rcsip/erq_jobspec_details_form.jobspec?p_i…

Contact

City

Dublin

Website

http://www.rcsi.ie/careers

Street

121/122 St. Stephen's Green

STATUS: EXPIRED