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Postdoctoral Researcher (x2) - Renewable Energy, School of Computer Science, College of Science and Engineering (University of Galway 065-24)

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for two full-time fixed term positions as a Postdoctoral Researcher with the School of Computer Science at the University of Galway. The University of Galway is a university with a strong focus on research, and a growing international profile, ranking among the top 1% of universities in the world. 

 

These positions are available from 1st of October 2024 for one year with the possibility of extension subject to satisfactory performance. The position will be under the direction of Dr. Karl Mason, within his research group in the School of Computer Science

 

There have been many high-profile achievements of Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms in recent years, demonstrating their effectiveness. This project will develop new AI algorithms and apply these methods to the agriculture sector in Ireland, focusing on dairy farming. Dairy farming is a very energy intensive form of farming. In order to decarbonise the dairy farming sector, it is necessary to better integrate renewable energy generation into dairy farming. This project will develop and apply AI methods to effectively integrate renewable generation into dairy farming, by combining it with recent technological developments in the energy sector. This project will investigate a range of topics relating to AI (deep learning, reinforcement learning, multi-agent systems, and agent-based modelling) and energy systems (energy modelling, renewable energy, energy management, and energy in agriculture). 

 

Job Description: 

The successful candidate will develop new AI algorithms and apply these methods to challenges relating to integrating renewable energy into dairy farming. 

Duties:  

  • To develop AI algorithms and simulated dairy farm energy environments. 
  • Plan and conduct simulations and experiments. 
  • Work with other team members to plan project activities and set key milestones. 
  • Determine appropriate methodologies for research, with advice and support as appropriate. 
  • Keep up to date with research related methods and techniques. 
  • To complete administrative work to support the programme of research. 
  • To assist in the financial management of the project. 
  • Manage research resources, e.g. software and equipment, appropriately. 
  • Present findings at international conferences, leading peer-reviewed publications, lead/contribute to proposal and project report writing. 
  • Mentor junior team members. 
  • Develop software related to research activities. 
  • Write up results from own research activity. 
  • Engage in the dissemination of the results of the research with the support and under the supervision of the Principal Investigator by publishing reports. 
  • Publish on a regular basis. 
  • Assist with other research group activities. 
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post 

 

Qualifications/Skills required: 

Essential Requirements:  

  • PhD in Computer Science, Engineering, Agricultural Science or related technical discipline. PhD should be awarded or near completion (Thesis submitted). 
  • Experience with computer programming. 
  • Knowledge of artificial intelligence, renewable generation, or agriculture. 
  • Excellent publication record. 
  • Extremely strong written and verbal English communication skills. 

 

Desirable Requirements:  

  • Experience with deep learning, reinforcement learning or multi-agent systems. 
  • Experience with the agriculture sector. 
  • Minimum of two first-author publications in a relevant high-impact journal or conference. 

 

Salary: Postdoctoral Researcher €42,782 - €54,965 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.   

  

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.  (Research Salary Scales - University of Galway) 

 

Start date: Position is available from 1st October 2024. 

 

Continuing Professional Development/Training

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information. 

 

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway 

 

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie  

 

Informal enquiries concerning the post may be made to Dr. Karl Mason, karl.mason@universityofgalway.ie  

 

To Apply: 

Applications to include a covering letter, CV, and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (in word or PDF only) to Dr. Karl Mason: karl.mason@universityofgalway.ie   

 

Please put reference number University of Galway 065-24 in subject line of e-mail application. 

 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time) Tuesday, 30th April 2024 

 

Interviews will be held remotely 

 

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post. 

 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer. 

 

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment.

Closing Date: Tuesday, 30 Apr 2024

Application: Postdoctoral Researcher (x2) - Renewable Energy (University of Galway 065-24)

Research Fellow – National HPC Service Support Lead, Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC) (University of Galway 071-24)

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time specific purpose position of Research Fellow - National HPC Service Support Lead at the Irish Centre for High End Computing (ICHEC), University of Galway.  

 

The position is available immediately until contract end date 31st December 2025 (like all other positions funded under the Centre’s core funding, are aligned to funding cycles (the current funding cycle is 2021-2025), with expectation of continued funding for the period 2026-2030). This position will be based at our Dublin location. 

 

Irish Centre for High-End Computing (ICHEC) 

ICHEC is Ireland’s national centre for High-Performance Computing (HPC) providing digital infrastructure capabilities and expertise through R&D engagements and skills development programmes to academia, industry and public sector organisations. 

With a highly ambitious leading-edge Strategy for 2021-2025, ICHEC provides infrastructure services and expertise in HPC and data intelligence to develop efficient platforms, solutions and services based on technologies including AI, high performance data analytics, Earth Observation, quantum computing and cybersecurity across a broad range of domains including materials and environmental sciences, engineering, healthcare, agriculture, energy, astrophysics, applied mathematics, financial services, ICT and others. 

ICHEC works in close partnership with a number of national and international researchers, enterprises and public authorities for joint R&D, skills development, and provisioning HPC and data services to accelerate their digital transformation and green transition. 

At the core of ICHEC’s Mission is the ambition of placing the Irish research community in a position to compete with global leaders in Research & Innovation, through the delivery and operation of advanced platforms for compute and data. These services are provided under the auspices of the National Service, for which ICHEC is now seeking to fill the leadership position.   

For more details reach out to our Centre Director, J.-C. Desplat or visit www.ichec.ie

 

Job Description: 

The primary function of this leadership position is to maximise the impact of the National HPC Service. This is a role for a highly-motivated, enthusiastic and proactive solutions-orientated person with a creative and analytical mind, embracing continuous service improvement. You will be responsible for the day-to-day leadership, management and development of a diverse team of HPC specialists and the operational management of our service catalogue and related systems. You will need to demonstrate highly developed inter-personal skills, the ability to understand the research culture and have sufficient technical knowledge to explain in lay language how HPC and related technologies can help researchers step up their ambition and global competitiveness. 

 

Duties: 

Success will be assessed on the basis of: 

  • Improved scientific output, both in terms of volume and excellence. 
  • Heightened levels of satisfaction from the research community. 
  • Successful on-boarding of emerging communities (e.g., in healthcare, the humanities, etc.) 
  • Successful leveraging of international open access programmes such as the EuroHPC open access calls.  

In the performance of her/his role, the successful candidate will be expected to: 

  • Take a user-centric perspective of the service, placing researchers’ needs at the core her/his considerations.    
  • Align service delivery to relevant national strategies, including (but not limited to) those on Research & innovation (“Innovation 2030”) and Artificial Intelligence (“AI, here for Good”). 
  • Oversee and coordinate user support requests via the Helpdesk and other sources. This will involve some technical understanding of the HPC systems, applications, workflows and policies involved in order to be able to effectively triage and bring together the right people to address the requests optimally. An effective problem-solving approach will be required to distill the essential aspects of the support requests and to provide a clear path towards an effective solution. 
  • Develop and nurture constructive relationships with relevant actors of the national Research & Innovation ecosystem, including PIs, SFI Research Centres, domain-focused communities and HEIs.  
  • Identify EU-level initiatives that would benefit the national community and putting in place the necessary awareness and when required programmes to leverage those. Examples of this include ICHEC’s Academic Flagship and Digital Innovation Flagship Programmes which successfully leveraged the EuroHPC network of National Competence Centres. 
  • Identify emerging domains that could benefit from access to the National HPC Service and be pro-active at on-boarding them. This will involve evangelising on the benefits of modern (data-centric) HPC, the definition of personalised plans for on-boarding and follow ups. 
  • Establish a close relationship with the Chairs of the Science and Users Councils. Engage fully with the Science Council to streamline access to the National HPC Service without compromising the high standards of quality; engage fully with the Users Council to develop new activities in support of the Service and establish a high quality and always on communication channels with users of the Service.  
  • Manage communications with users and other stakeholders during service outages. 
  • Liaise with other relevant ICHEC Programmes and functions, e.g.,  
  • With the PR & Comms team to maximise visibility of users of the National Service.  
  • With the Skills Programme to define training requirements in support of the National Service. 
  • With the Lead of the EuroHPC Irish National Competence Centre, ensuring that relevant activities and opportunities within the EuroCC network are suitably publicised to Irish researchers. 
  • With the Infrastructure team, to discuss service specification and configuration. 
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post 

The postholder will lead a team of c. 6 FTEs initially and report to the Centre Infrastructure Manager.  

 

Qualifications/Skills required:  

Essential Requirements:  

  • An MSc. with 10+ years full-time experience in a relevant domain such as leadership and service improvement, computational sciences or equivalent professional experience post primary degree. 
  • Experience in Team Leadership positions with demonstrated decision-making skills and leadership ability to assist with management of project portfolio and support operations.  
  • Demonstrable understanding and experience of Technical Computing.   
  • Broad understanding of technologies such as Big Data and Analytics, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence. 
  • Ability to “learn fast”, synthesise new information and “connect the dots”.  
  • Proven ability to provide formal documentation and briefings. 

 

Desirable Requirements:  

  • Exposure to the Lean or PRINCE2 project management frameworks. 
  • Prior knowledge of online contents sharing platforms such as GitHub. 
  • Prior experience of change management. 
  • Programming skills in either Fortran or C/C++. 
  • Prior experience as a user of HPC services. 

 

Salary: Research Fellow salary scale €61,318 - €80,048 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.  

 

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale. 

 

(Research Salary Scales - University of Galway) 

 

Start date: Position is available immediately. 

 

Continuing Professional Development/Training:  

Researchers at the University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. The University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information. 

 

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research & Innovation at the University of Galway

 

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie  

 

Further information about ICHEC is available at www.ichec.ie 

 

Informal enquiries concerning the post may be made to careers@ichec.ie  

 

To Apply: 

Applications to include a 1-page motivation letter, CV (max. 3 pages), and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (in a single PDF only) to careers@ichec.ie  

Please put reference number University of Galway 071-24 in subject line of e-mail application. 

 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 17:00 (Irish Time) on 21st May 2024 

 

A We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post. 

 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer. 

 

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment  

Closing Date: Tuesday, 21 May 2024

Application: Research Fellow – National HPC Service Support Lead(University of Galway 071-24)

Postdoctoral Researcher, Centrosomal Responses to Genotoxic Stress, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences (University of Galway 106-24)

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time, fixed term position as a Postdoctoral Researcher in cell/ molecular biology at the University of Galway, Ireland.  

This position is funded by Science Foundation Ireland under an Award made under the Frontiers for the Future programme and is available from 1.6.2024 to contract end date of 30.5.2027. 

Job Description: 

The successful candidate will explore centrosome functions, using cell biology, molecular genetic and biochemical analyses to test the mechanisms that act at the centriole distal end and that control centrosome numerical homeostasis. The successful candidate for this position should be curiosity-driven, creative, and passionate about science. A high degree of self-motivation and independence is important, as well as the ability to communicate well within an international, multidisciplinary team. 

Duties:   

  • Conduct a specified programme of research and scholarship on centrosomes/centrioles/cilia under the supervision and direction of the Principal Investigator. 
  • Perform tissue culture, fluorescence microscopy, molecular cloning and cell biology analyses and related techniques using appropriate technologies. 
  • Keep up to date with research related methods and techniques. 
  • Demonstrate a systematic understanding of the biology of centrosomes, cilia and DNA damage responses. 
  • Demonstrate the ability to manage a research project including the accurate and timely recording of data, presentation and discussion of findings, co-supervision of students. 
  • Contribute to the research project’s dissemination - reports, papers, chapters, book contributions, etc. 
  • Mentor and collaborate with graduate research students, as appropriate and as directed. 
  • May participate in limited teaching hours for career development.  The extent of this must not adversely impact the primary research role. 
  • To have knowledge and understanding of the policy, practices and procedures, relevant to the role (e.g. Commercial Awareness, Research Ethics, Knowledge Transfer, Patents, Intellectual Property Rights, Health and Safety, Equal Opportunities & Diversity). 
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post. 

Qualifications/Skills required:  

Essential Requirements:  

  • PhD in cell/ molecular biology, biochemistry or related area. 
  • Demonstrable experience in mammalian cell culture and gene targeting/ genome editing. 
  • Demonstrable research experience in microscopy (fluorescence and/ or electron). 
  • Demonstrable research experience in molecular biology. 

Desirable Requirements:  

  • Experience in student project supervision. 
  • First author published/accepted research paper(s) in international peer-reviewed scientific literature. 
  • Specific research experience and expertise in centrosome and/ or ciliary biology. 
  • Specific research experience and expertise in DNA damage response. 
  • Specific research experience and expertise in protein biochemistry and/ or proteomics. 

Salary: Postdoctoral Researcher salary scale €42,782 - €54,965 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.  

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the pay scale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.  

Research Salary Scales - University of Galway). 

Start date: Position is available from 1.6.2024. 

Continuing Professional Development/Training: 

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information. 

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway 

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie  

Further information about the Centre for Chromosome Biology and the research in our group is available at https://chromosome.ie/groups/morrison/ and https://www.universityofgalway.ie/our-research/people/biological-chemical-sciences/ciaranmorrison/. Informal enquiries concerning the post may be made to Professor Ciaran Morrison, ciaran.morrison@universityofgalway.ie  

To Apply: 

Applications to include a covering letter, CV, and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (in Word or PDF only) to Professor Ciaran Morrison ciaran.morrison@universityofgalway.ie  

Please put reference number University of Galway 106-24 in subject line of e-mail application. 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time) 19th April 2024. 

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post. 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer. 

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment  

 

Closing Date: Friday, 19 Apr 2024

Application: Postdoctoral Researcher (University of Galway 106-24)

Postdoctoral Researcher, Acute ischemic stroke clot histopathology: RESTORE and ICAD registries Physiology, School of Medicine and Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM) (080-24)

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time fixed term position as Postdoctoral Researcher within the School of Medicine at the University of Galway, Ireland and associated with the Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM). The project, which runs for three years runs in collaboration with colleagues in the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Industry partner Cerenovus and clinical collaborators across Europe and Asia. 

This position is funded through Science Foundation Ireland (CÚRAM) and is available from April 2024 for 3 years. 

Organisation: The University of Galway is a vibrant University on the West coast of Ireland and is home to CÚRAM, which is a partnership of scientists, engineers, and clinicians, who all share a common vision of developing the next generation of medical devices to provide solutions for current clinical needs. The University provides a research-friendly social and cultural environment. Galway is also one of the key cities in Europe with a significant presence in the medical device industry sector. For more information on CÚRAM please refer to http://www.curamdevices.ie/ 

Job Description: 

The successful candidate will explore the characteristics of thrombi from acute ischemic stroke patients using a mix of histological and immunohistochemical techniques. Additionally, the role will also involve the management and analysis of the database of clot pathology, exploring the correlation of clot characteristics with clinical characteristics.  

The position will require a suitably experienced biomedical scientist with experience in pathology, excellent histology, immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization and proteomics skills.  

The successful candidate will work as part of a team with collaborators in the School of Medicine, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Cerenovus and collaborating stroke centres internationally. 

Duties:   

  • Compositional and pattern analysis of blood clots retrieved from acute ischemic stroke patients 
  • Establishment of a clinical database of Intracranial Atherosclerotic disease clot histopathology in collaboration with stroke centres in Asia 
  • Development and establishment of additional protocols and development of capacity for the analysis and characterisation of blood clot samples  
  • Publication of research outcomes in high impact factor journals  
  • Travel: active participation and presentations at international conferences, in-person collaborators meetings and networking events  
  • Data science and statistical analysis 
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post

Qualifications/Skills required:  

Essential Requirements:  

  • Applicants must have a Ph.D. in the Biomedical Sciences or Medical degree (M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O or equivalent) with 4 years full-time relevant research experience after primary degree.    
  • An excellent record of accomplishment in histopathological analysis with experience of histology and immunohistochemistry 
  • High quality first author publications  
  • Excellent statistical analysis skills  
  • Excellent oral presentation skills  
  • Excellent team working, organisational and inter-personal skills 
  • Candidates must be highly motivated 

 Desirable Requirements: 

  • Minimum of 6 high quality publications, 3 as first author 
  • Leadership and project management capability 
  • Public patient interaction experience 
  • In situ hybridization experience 
  • Proteomics skills 

Salary: Postdoctoral Researcher salary scale: €42,782 - €54,965 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.     

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.  

Research Salary Scales - University of Galway). 

Start date: The position is available from 01 May 2024 

Continuing Professional Development/Training: 

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information. 

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway 

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie  

Informal enquiries concerning the post may be made to Prof. Karen Doyle (karen.doyle@universityofgalway.ie) 

 To Apply: 

Applications to include a covering letter, CV, list of publications and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (in word or PDF file) to Professor Karen Doyle (karen.doyle@universityofgalway.ie  

Please put reference number University of Galway 080-24 in subject line of e-mail application. 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time) Wednesday 17th April 2024. 

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post. 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer. 

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment.  

Closing Date: Wednesday, 17 Apr 2024

Application: Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Medicine (University of Galway 080-24)

Research Associate/Postdoctoral Researcher, VibrioWatchNet Training Development and Delivery, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, University of Galway 100-24

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time fixed term position as a Research Associate/Postdoctoral Researcher within the Discipline of Bioinformatics, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at the University of Galway, Ireland. This full-time appointment is part of VibrioWatchNet, an international training and capacity-building project that aims to increase global capacity to use genomics to control cholera.

This position is funded through a sub-award from the Wellcome Sanger Institute (WSI), and is available immediately through to an expected end date of 30/05/2026, with the possibility of extension.

Job Description:

The successful candidate will play a key role in the development, delivery, and continuous improvement of research-informed training courses for cholera genomics in low/middle income countries (LMICs). The appointee will travel overseas to deliver three one-week training courses, as part of a training team of international experts in pathogen genomics and Vibrio cholerae biology.

The appointee will use their research-derived knowledge of genomics, pathogen biology, or public health to distil requirements and ensure – in partnership and collaboration with in-country hosts and other stakeholders – that training meets the specific needs of each audience. The appointee will take a leading role in creating a bespoke, research-led online course, which will be delivered asynchronously and will also play a critical role in widening and deepening the international reach of the VibrioWatchNet community. The appointee will contribute wherever possible to the objectives of the overall VibrioWatchNet research grant and its linked activities, and to the use of the VibrioWatch platform for cholera genomics research.

As well as in-person and remote training, the appointee will help to support an online forum of cholera genomics experts and trainees, as well as a capstone symposium on cholera genomics towards the end of the project. Successful execution of this role will contribute to the creation and maturation of a global Community of Practice on using genomics for effective cholera control. The appointee will benefit from the existing network of collaboration around which VibrioWatchNet is built, and will be supported logistically by administrative resources at WSI dedicated to this project.

The University of Galway is collaborating with WSI to deliver the VibrioWatchNet project. Project investigators are based at University of Galway and at WSI, and the overall project is led by the WSI principal investigator.

N.B.: Applicants should be aware that the successful appointee will be required to travel overseas to deliver in-person training, and that course delivery dates may not be flexible. The host countries for training courses are subject to change, but it is expected that courses will be run in Southern Africa, South East Asia, and North Africa/the Middle East. More details on all of these points can be provided at the interview stage.

Duties

  • To conduct a specified programme of research and scholarship under the supervision and direction of the Principal Investigator at the University of Galway (PI);
  • To develop, refine, and teach on research-led and cutting-edge training programmes in cholera public health and cholerae genomics, tailored to the needs of LMICs and specific audiences, making use of the post-holder’s expertise in genomics or pathogen biology research, and in partnership with project team members and international collaborators;
  • To travel to at least three overseas destinations, including LMICs, to deliver in-person training courses using the material developed by the post-holder;
  • To collaborate with the project team and use personal expertise to support cholera genomics research projects or other research activities linked to VibrioWatchNet;
  • To contribute actively to publications or other disseminating activities resulting from the VibrioWatchNet project;
  • To know the legal requirements regarding data protection and confidentiality data protection requirements, and to comply with these requirements;
  • To act independently, with delegated authority where appropriate and previously approved, but to escalate issues or decisions to senior team members when necessary;
  • To present on research progress and outcomes e.g. to bodies supervising research; conferences, steering groups; funders; stakeholders; other team members, as agreed with the PI / project leads;
  • To engage in appropriate training and professional development opportunities as required by the PI, your School or Institute, or the University;
  • To be an active and collegiate team member within the PI’s research group;
  • To interact closely with postgraduate research students who are studying for a Masters or a PhD, and possibly have an agreed role in supporting these students in their day to day research in conjunction with an academic supervisor;
  • To complete any administrative work needed to support the programme of research, including contributing to management of project finances (under the guidance of the PI/budget holder);
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post. 

Qualifications/Skills required:

Essential Requirements:  

  • Minimum of primary degree (level 8) in relevant discipline with 4 years full-time relevant research after primary degree (for Research Associate appointment) or a minimum of PhD in relevant discipline (for Postdoctoral Researcher appointment);
  • Research experience in UNIX/Linux-based bioinformatics with emphasis on analysing whole-genome sequencing data from pathogens (e.g., experience in the calling of single-nucleotide variants, and the assignment of samples to genomic lineages with clustering and/or phylogenetic approaches);
  • Experience of training others in bioinformatics or computational genomics, including demonstrating or supervising dry-lab practicals at university level;
  • Meticulous organisational skills and an ability to work to inflexible deadlines (such as pre-determined course delivery dates);
  • Consummate professionalism in interacting with stakeholders, in Ireland as well as overseas;
  • Demonstrated respect for cultural differences and an agility to accommodate such differences in teaching or other project activities;
  • Confidence in communicating complex research observations and conclusions to non-expert audiences;
  • Fluency in the vocabulary and vernacular of at least two of: bioinformatics, bacterial pathogen genomics, public health, cholera epidemiology, or communicating research data to policymakers.

Desirable Requirements:  

  • Prior experience in the genomic analysis of Vibrio cholerae or other bacterial pathogens;
  • Experience of interpreting genomic or infectious disease research data in the context of public health interventions;
  • Experience of teaching overseas;
  • Familiarity with containerised approaches to software packaging – Docker, etc.;
  • Experience of working in resource-limited settings and/or of performing research analyses using minimal computational infrastructure;
  • Experience of managing research and/or operational activities across multiple timezones and with multiple stakeholders;
  • Practical skills in using Oxford Nanopore sequencers, library preparation, and flow cell loading;
  • Spoken or written proficiency in any of French, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic, Filipino, or Malay.

Employment permit restrictions apply for this category of post

Salary:  Research Associate/Postdoctoral Researcher salary scale €42,782 - €54,965 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.

Research Salary Scales - University of Galway).

 

Start date: Position is available immediately

 

Continuing Professional Development/Training:

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information.

 

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway

 

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie

 

Further information about the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences is available at https://www.universityofgalway.ie/science-engineering/school-of-maths/

 

To Apply:

Applications to include a covering letter (two A4 pages max), CV (two A4 pages max), and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (in word or PDF only) to Dr Matthew Dorman: matthew.dorman@universityofgalway.ie

 

Please put reference number University of Galway 100-24 in subject line of e-mail application.

 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time) on 10th April 2024

 

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post.

 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer.

 

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment

 

Closing Date: Wednesday, 10 Apr 2024

Application: Research Associate/Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Galway 100-24

PDR, Biostatistical analysis of acute ischemic stroke clot pathology: RESTORE and ICAD registries, Physiology, School of Medicine & Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM) (079-24)

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time fixed term position as Postdoctoral Researcher within the School of Medicine at the University of Galway, Ireland and associated with the Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM). The project, which runs for three years runs in collaboration with colleagues in the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Industry partner Cerenovus and clinical collaborators across Europe and Asia. 

This position is funded through Science Foundation Ireland (CÚRAM) and is available from April 2024 for 3 years. 

Organisation:  

The University of Galway is a vibrant University on the West coast of Ireland and is home to CÚRAM, which is a partnership of scientists, engineers and clinicians, who all share a common vision of developing the next generation of medical devices in order to provide solutions for current clinical needs. The University provides a research-friendly social and cultural environment. Galway is also one of the key cities in Europe with a significant presence of the medical device industry sector. For more information on CÚRAM please refer to http://www.curamdevices.ie/    

Job Description:  

The successful candidate will involve management and analysis of the database of clot pathology, exploring the correlation of clot characteristics with clinical characteristics. Additionally, the successful candidate will also explore the characteristics of thrombi from acute ischemic stroke patients using a mix of histological and immunohistochemical techniques. 

The position will require a suitably experienced biomedical scientist with excellent skills and experience in management of large databases and biostatistical analysis methods including the use of R statistical computing software.  

The successful candidates will work as part of a team with collaborators in the School of Medicine, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Cerenovus and collaborating stroke centres internationally.   

Duties:   

  • Organisation and maintenance of large database structures to facilitate data visualisation and analysis 
  • Multivariate statistical analysis of registry databases  
  • Compositional and pattern analysis of blood clots retrieved from acute ischemic stroke patients 
  • Development and establishment of additional protocols and development of capacity for the analysis and characterisation of blood clot samples  
  • Publication of research outcomes in high impact factor journals  
  • Travel: active participation and presentations at international conferences, in-person collaborators meetings and networking events  
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post. 

Qualifications/Skills required:  

Essential Requirements:  

  • Applicants must have a Ph.D. in the Biomedical Sciences, Biostatistical Sciences or Medical degree (M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O or equivalent) with 4 years full-time relevant research experience after primary degree.   
  • Excellent statistical analysis skills 
  • An excellent track record in multivariate statistical analysis of large databases with experience in R statistical programming software 
  • A track record in histopathological analysis  
  • High quality first author publications  
  • Excellent oral presentation skills  
  • Excellent team working, organisational and inter-personal skills 
  • Candidates must be highly motivated 

Desirable Requirements: 

  • Minimum of 6 high quality publications, 3 as first author 
  • Leadership and project management capability 
  • Public patient interaction experience 
  • Histology and immunohistochemistry experience 

Salary: Postdoctoral Researcher salary scale €42,782 - €54,965 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.   

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.  

Research Salary Scales - University of Galway). 

Start date: The position is available from 01 May 2024 

Continuing Professional Development/Training: 

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information. 

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway 

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie  

Informal enquiries concerning the post may be made to Prof. Karen Doyle (karen.doyle@universityofgalway.ie)  

To Apply: 

Applications to include a covering letter, CV, list of publications and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (in word or PDF file) to Professor Karen Doyle (karen.doyle@universityofgalway.ie)  

Please put reference number University of Galway 079-24 in subject line of e-mail application. 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time) Wednesday 17th April, 2024  

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post. 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer. 

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment

Closing Date: Wednesday, 17 Apr 2024

Application: Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Medicine (University of Galway 079-24)

Research Associate (Clinical Research Nurse), HRB Clinical Research Facility Galway, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Ref. No. University of Galway 069-24

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time fixed term appointment as Research Associate (Clinical Research Nurse), with the HRB Clinical Research Facility Galway at Galway University Hospitals and the University of Galway.   

This post is available immediately for 2.5 years initially, with the possibility of extension, subject to research funding availability.  

The HRB Clinical Research Facility Galway (CRFG) provides the infrastructure, physical space, facilities, expertise and culture needed to support bioscience and medical research. We focus on studies aimed at understanding a range of diseases and translating this knowledge into regulatory approved advances in patient care. Research nurses work with multidisciplinary teams to improve our understanding of a variety of diseases and to develop new tests and treatments to help tackle these diseases. The CRFG aims to provide research participants and patients with the latest advances in areas such as Cancer, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Endocrinology, Neurovascular Disease, Critical care, Cardiovascular Disease, Psychiatry, Gastroenterology, Renal Disease, Radiation Oncology, Dermatology and Respiratory Illness. Research undertaken may be interventional (e.g. novel drugs, medical devices) or non-interventional (e.g. registries) and work will be assigned based on the existing and arising needs of the CRFG research programme.  

Job Description: 

The successful candidate will be part of a multi-disciplinary team who engage with research personnel, interdisciplinary teams and clinicians to support clinical research activities in the CRFG, assisting with the planning, implementation and coordination of clinical research studies. 

The purpose of the role is to ensure that the conduct of clinical research studies within the CRFG is in compliance with the currently approved protocol/amendment(s), ensuring adherence to CRFG standard operating procedures (SOP’s), applicable regulations, and the principles of Good Clinical Practice (ICH-GCP).  

The research nurses will work under the direction of Principal Investigators (PI) and with a highly qualified team to initiate, screen, recruit, adhere to study and institutional protocols, undertake clinical assessments, manage research data and documentation and support the close out of clinical studies conducted within the CRFG.   

Duties: 

  • Adhere to CRFG SOPs and associated processes for clinical research projects.  
  • Adhere to nursing procedures within the CRFG and hospital. 
  • Support the setup of clinical research studies in line with CRFG and institutional processes 
  • Plan and conduct clinical research activities to ensure the smooth operation of each  

Study within the CRFG in compliance with the study protocol, ICH-GCP and applicable regulations. 

  • Participate in the education process of research participants about their disease, clinical research participation plans, gold standard treatment options and outcomes.  
  • Ensure participants are informed of all details pertaining to the clinical study/research project prior to their recruitment. 
  • Screen and contribute to obtaining fully informed consent from participants enrolling into CRFG studies.  
  • Help to meet study specific target recruitment projections as agreed by sponsor and PI. 
  • Contribute to the collation of metrics for activities undertaken at the CRFG. 
  • Ensure participant confidentiality and dignity is maintained at all times during all study related activities.  
  • Upkeep of the individual research documentation including site files, case report forms, monitoring arrangements, data correction documentation etc. as they pertain to the CRFG and Study.  
  • Provide nursing knowledge, expertise, and care to participants participating in study protocols and to nursing and other health care professional colleagues. 
  • Work within a multi-disciplinary team to evaluate and treat clinical issues in line with research protocols.  
  • Facilitate the ongoing education of multi-disciplinary teams with respect to ICH-GCP, specific  

study Protocol, and research requirements.  

  • Ensure continuity of participant and patient care by liaising with outside health professionals and those who are involved with patient clinical care.  
  • Utilise agreed protocols to deal with referrals and enquiries from other departments/ hospitals/ CRFs. 
  • Promote a safe clinical environment for research participants, patients, visitors and staff of the CRFG.  
  • Undertaking further education as appropriate to the role.  
  • Attend investigator meetings (national and international) and educational conferences where applicable  
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post  

Qualifications/Skills required:   

Essential Requirements: 

  • Successfully completed degree level or equivalent nursing education  
  • Current registration with an appropriate division of An Bord Altranais  
  • Have a minimum of 4 years working as a qualified nurse 
  • Excellent communication skills  
  • Good problem solving and organizational skills  
  • Proven ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.  
  • Strong IT skills, including MS Office applications  
  • Competence (or willingness to train) in phlebotomy procedures   

Desirable Requirements: 

  • Completed the RCSI level 9 module for clinical research nurses (or equivalent)  
  • Experience in the field of clinical or translational research and/or other academic studies  
  • Certified ICH-Good Clinical Practice training  

 

NB: Gárda vetting is a requirement for this post. 

 

Salary: Postdoctoral Researcher/Research Associate Pay scale €42,782 - €54,965 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.   

 

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale, where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.  (Research Salary Scales - University of Galway) 

      

Continuing Professional Development/Training: 

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information. 

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway 

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie  

 

To Apply: 

Applications to include a covering letter, CV, and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (in word or PDF only) to crfg@universityofgalway.ie   

Please put reference number University of Galway 069-24 in subject line of e-mail application. 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00pm (Irish Time) on Thursday 11th April 2024. 

A panel may be formed for future posts. 

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post 

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer. 

Closing Date: Thursday, 11 Apr 2024

Application: Research Associate (Clinical Research Nurse) University of Galway 069-24

Postdoctoral Researcher: eXtended Reality (XR) and Knowledge Graphs, Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics (University of Galway 070-24)

Applications are invited from suitable candidates for one full-time, fixed-term, 18-month contract position as Postdoctoral Researchers with the Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics at the University of Galway.  

The position is part-funded through the Insight Centre for Data Analytics, Openverse, and DSSC projects funded by the European Union and is available from 01.04.2024 to contract end date of 31.09.25 

This position is highly interdisciplinary as it supports the advancement of XR, data and AI in Europe on an unprecedented scale with a European approach to that optimizes economic benefits combined with European values. The postdoctoral researcher will be expected to perform research and development in the area of eXtended Reality (XR – Augmented and Virtual Reality), Knowledge Graphs, and data visualisation within an established group of researchers and PhD students with expertise in data and knowledge engineering, data analytics and large-scale data processing, as well as a long tradition of applying this expertise in various domains, including healthcare, education, sustainability, smart cities, privacy and digital humanities.   

Insight is the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Centre for Data Analytics. It is one of the largest data analytics centres in Europe. It seeks to derive value from Big Data and provides innovative technology solutions for industry and society by enabling better decision-making. It supports 450 researchers across the country in areas such as the Fundamentals of Data Science, Sensing and Actuation, Scaling Algorithms, Model Building, Multi Modal Analysis, Data Engineering and Governance, Decision Making and Trustworthy AI. More information on the Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics is available at www.insight-centre.org  

Job Description: 

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to shape the Data & XR landscape within Europe, research the design and development of novel XR-driven approaches for data spaces and support stakeholder awareness and education. In particular, the candidate will explore the potential of exploration and management of knowledge graphs through custom-designed immersive cross-platform virtual experiences. You will participate in cross-consortium meetings with academic and industry project partners and engage within external events with stakeholders in the European Data and XR Ecosystems. You will also link and collaborate with extended, broad range of XR experts from beyond Europe, including representatives of organisations and industries from the USA.  

The successful candidates will be based in the Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics at the University of Galway. The candidates will be supported in their professional development, be able to avail of a range of career level focussed training opportunities, have the potential to publish research findings in leading journals and international events. 

Duties:  

The successful candidates will be expected to: 

  • Research, design, and develop, interactive, immersive XR environments, based on the latest advancements. 
  • Propose new and optimize existing approaches to 3D data visualisation and exploration to harness the benefits of immersive mode of engagement and ensure performance and efficiency of XR-driven data management and enhancing applicability across a wide range of domains. 
  • Conduct research and develop innovative solutions using knowledge graphs to allow for the application of novel XR-driven paradigm for data exploration and management. 
  • Conduct a programme of research at the intersection of XR, data spaces and knowledge graphs. 
  • Establish principles and tools to support development of new approaches and practices in data spaces and XR collaboration with the European data and Metaverse communities. 
  • Working with the team/independently to develop a proof of concept for validating research ideas/outcomes. 
  • The project will involve international travel to consortium meetings and presentations of research at international conferences. 
  • Produce top-quality journal and conference publications in collaboration with students and PIs. 
  • Assist in the attraction of funding.   
  • Provide support and advice to PhD students working on similar topics. 
  • Assist the Principal Investigator in overseeing software and system development for various projects in the area of XR, knowledge graphs and data spaces.  
  • Design and implementation of industrial prototype demonstrators. 
  • Participate in Centre activities, including industry showcases, annual reviews and industry and agency visits. 
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post. 

Qualifications/Skills required:  

Essential Requirements: 

  • PhD Degree in computer science or a closely related discipline. 
  • A proven track record of research performance, including publication and dissemination of results and collaborations. 
  • Strong expertise in the area of eXtended Reality – Virtual Reality and/or Augmented Reality, or Media/3D Game development including Unity and/or Unreal Engine development and data visualisation. 
  • Expertise in WebGL or WebXR development 
  • Proficiency in classic RDBMS and knowledge graph-based solutions 
  • Excellent communication and analytical skill. 

Desirable Requirements: 

  • Understanding of storytelling and visualisation in XR or 3D Games 
  • Experience in developing immersive XR of 3D Game development 
  • Understanding and experience in designing WebGL and WebVR or WebXR experiences for Web & VR users 
  • Knowledge of WebXR collaborative platforms such us Mozilla Hubs, or WebGL – Spatial.io 
  • Understanding of Databases technologies and data visualisation 
  • Expertise in Semantic Web and Linked Data 
  • Experience in development using web-technologies,  
  • Experience in research projects and academic-Industrial research collaborations. 
  • Previous experience working on European Union (EU) projects will be an advantage. 

 

Salary: Postdoctoral Researcher pay scale €42,782 - €54,965 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.   

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.  

Research Salary Scales - University of Galway). 

 Start date: The position is available immediately. 

Continuing Professional Development/Training: 

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information. 

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway 

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie  

Further information about {school/centre} is available at www.insight-centre.org 

Informal enquiries concerning the post may be made to Dr Lukasz Porwol lukasz.porwol@insight-centre.org or Christiane Leahy-Coen, christiane.leahy-coen@universityofgalway.ie  

To Apply: 

Applications to include a covering letter, CV, and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (in word or PDF only) to lukasz.porwol@insight-centre.org or christiane.leahy-coen@insight-centre.org  

Please put reference number University of Galway 070-24 in subject line of e-mail application. 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time) 10th April 2024 

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post. 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer. 

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment  

Closing Date: Wednesday, 10 Apr 2024

Application: Postdoctoral Researcher, Data Analytics (University of Galway 070-24)

Research Associate - Research Physician – HIVE LAB, School of Medicine (University of Galway 105-24)

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full time, fixed term position as a Research Associate - Research Physician with the HIVE lab in the School of Medicine at the University of Galway, Ireland.  

This position is funded by CURAM and is available from 15th July 2024 to contract end date of 14th July 2025. 

Digital health is providing solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing healthcare systems. The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of technology within healthcare and has demonstrated the potential of virtual healthcare to manage patients outside the typical hospital setting. Digital health solutions are particularly relevant to people who live in remote locations. The HIVE Lab has funding for several digital health projects, including a Healthy Islands project that will build on experience with remote patient care provision for patients in rural areas. 

The HIVE Lab is a collaborative venture that brings together healthcare professionals, academic researchers, technology partners, business partners and patients to address challenges in healthcare. 

Job Description: 

The successful candidate will be a Research Associate - Research Physician on the Healthy Islands Project in the HIVE Lab 

Duties:   

  • Conduct programme of research and scholarship under the supervision and direction of the Principal Investigator Prof Derek O’Keeffe. 
  • Develop project research objectives and carry out original and significant research that supports research activity in the HIVE Lab, University of Galway. 
  • Actively participate as a member of a research team and assist an individual research leader or team to conduct the Healthy Islands Project (or other studies). 
  • Provide assistance in conducting research activities, including planning, organizing, conducting, and communicating research studies.  
  • Coordinate and perform a variety of independent tasks and team activities involved in the collection, analysis, documentation and some interpretation of information/results. 
  • Coordinate the development of forms, questionnaires and the application of qualitative and quantitative research techniques; write procedures manuals for data collection and coding. 
  • Collaborate with team to develop technical solutions to the Healthy Islands Project (or other studies). 
  • Present information on research progress and outcomes to others responsible for the research project.   
  • Conduct literature and database searches and interpret and present the findings of the literature searches as appropriate. 
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post  

Qualifications/Skills required:  

Essential Requirements:  

  • Qualified medical doctor, with 2:1 or higher awarded, with at least 5 years postgraduate/Research experience post primary degree. 
  • At least 3 years postgraduate clinical experience  
  • At least 1 year research experience in digital health solutions for remote island patient populations 
  • Objective evidence of innovation in a healthcare setting 
  • Experience working in a collaborative research role in digital healthcare  
  • Experience in developing policy documentation 

Desirable Requirements:  

  • Track record of prior academic publications / presentations 
  • Objective evidence of experience in planning and delivering clinical research projects 
  • Demonstratable experience in patient participation group activities  
  • Track record of publicising research work and engaging with media 
  • Evidence of engagement in social inclusion activities  

Salary: Research Associate/Postdoctoral Researcher salary scale €42,782 - €54,965 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.  

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.  

Research Salary Scales - University of Galway). 

Start date: Position is available from 15th July 2024 

Continuing Professional Development/Training: 

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information. 

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway 

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie  

Further information about the School of Medicine is available at School of Medicine - University of Galway and the laboratory @HIVE_LAB 

To Apply: 

Applications to include a covering letter, CV, and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (in word or PDF only) to Prof Derek O’Keeffe: derek.okeeffe@universityofgalway.ie  

Please put reference number University of Galway 105-24 in subject line of e-mail application. 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time) 12th April 2024 

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post. 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer. 

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment  

Closing Date: Friday, 12 Apr 2024

Application: Research Associate- Research Physician, School of Medicine (105-24)

Research Assistant (0.75 FTE), Adaptation and Diversity of wild honey bees in Ireland, School of Natural Sciences/CSE, University of Galway 096-24

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a part-time (0.75 FTE) fixed term position as a research assistant with the Molecular Evolution and Systematics Laboratory in the School of Natural Sciences at the University of Galway, Ireland.

This position is funded by Science Foundation Ireland and is available from 1st June 2024 to 31st October 2024.

The project “Adaptation and Diversity of wild honey bees in Ireland” investigates the native honey bee subspecies Apis mellifera mellifera at many locations across Ireland. Using citizen science approaches wild nest sites of the honey bee are reported and validated and monitored over time to learn about honey bee survival. How wild colonies survive despite the presence of parasites and pathogens is of interest. Also of interest is whether wild colonies show signs of adaptation to living outside of the managed apiaries, if they have been impacted by the importations of non-native bees and whether wild colonies show more native traits than traits of imported bees. 

Job Description:

The successful candidate will assist the team by processing the large numbers of samples from wild colonies gathered by the team. Techniques will largely include finding and sampling honey bee colonies, honey bee dissection, morphometric analyses, DNA extraction, PCR, and DNA sequence management. Other duties may include engagement with citizen scientists, processing data, presenting and writing.

Duties: 

  • Wild bee hunting
  • processing of honey bee samples
  • honey bee dissections
  • extraction of DNA
  • PCR and purification
  • DNA sequence management
  • report writing
  • presentations

 

Qualifications/Skills required:

 

Essential Requirements:

  • Primary Degree (level 8) in zoology, biology or related disciplines
  • Experience in locating wild honey bee nests
  • Experience in sampling from wild honey bee nests
  • Experience in basic molecular biology techniques (DNA, PCR)
  • Experience in dissecting honey bees

Desirable Requirements:

  • experience in data management,
  • experience with citizen science
  • experience in report writing and presenting science
  • working as part of a team

 

Employment permit restrictions apply for this category of post

 

Salary: Research Assistant salary scale €30,025 - €39,908 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.

 

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.

 

Research Salary Scales - University of Galway).

 

Start date: Position is available from 01/6/24

 

Continuing Professional Development/Training:

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information.

 

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway

 

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie

 

Further information about the school/centre is available at Galway Honey Bee Research Center – Passionate about bees (galwayhbrc.com)

 

Informal enquiries concerning the post may be made to Professor Grace McCormack, grace.mccormack@universityofgalway.ie

 

To Apply:

Applications to include a covering letter, CV, and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (in word or PDF only) to grace.mccormack@universityofgalway.ie

 

Please put reference number University of Galway 096-24 in subject line of e-mail application.

 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time) on 20th April, 2024.

 

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post.

 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer.

 

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment

Closing Date: Saturday, 20 Apr 2024

Application: Research Assistant, School of Natural Sciences, University of Galway 096-24

Postdoctoral Researcher - Computational Modelling of the Microbiome School of Medicine (University of Galway 103-24)

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time, fixed term position as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Galway, Ireland.

This position is available from 01.06.2024 to contract end date of 30.05.2026.

The project aims to use omics data and metabolic modelling to explore and ultimately improve functional coupling along the diet-microbiome-host axis. A particular emphasis will be on exploring in silico different feed additives that could improve the health of the host by modulating the microbial composition. Therefore, novel computational approaches that are tractable and versatile will be developed. The project involves various European partners.

Job Description:

The successful candidate will develop computational modelling tools and perform omics-based computational modelling analyses to improve our understanding of microbes, diet additives, and host-microbiome interactions.

Duties:  

  • Develop computational metabolic modelling methods to investigate the host-microbiome co-metabolism and the role of feed additives.
  • Reconstruct and maintain the microbiome reconstruction compendium.
  • Perform computational modelling of microbiome metabolism.
  • Analyse omics-data in the context of the microbiome.
  • Contribute to writing of scientific papers, progress reports, and grant applications.
  • Contribute to supervision of student research projects.
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post.

 

Qualifications/Skills required:

 Essential Requirements:

  • PhD degree in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Systems Biology, or related fields.
  • Demonstrable experience in biocomputational modelling.
  • Demonstrable knowledge of software development.
  • Excellent communication skills are required.
  • Excellent working knowledge of English is required.
  • High motivation and interest in interdisciplinary work is required.

Desirable Requirements:

  • Experience with the constraint-based modelling approach is desired.
  • Software development skills in Matlab is of advantage.
  • Working knowledge of statistical methods and tools is of advantage.
  • Experience with proteomic, transcriptomic and metabolomic data is desirable.
  • Demonstrable expertise in genomic data analysis.
  • Programming experience in other languages is of advantage (C++, Perl, R, Python).

Salary: Postdoctoral Researcher salary scale € 42,782 - €54,965 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.

Research Salary Scales - University of Galway).

Start date: Position is available from 01.06.2024

Continuing Professional Development/Training:

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information.

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie

Further information about the research group is available at http://thielelab.eu.

To Apply:

Applications to include a covering letter, CV, and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (in word or PDF only) to Prof. Ines Thiele: ines.thiele@universityofgalway.ie

Please put reference number University of Galway 103-24 in subject line of e-mail application.

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time) 15.04.2024

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post.

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer.

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment

Closing Date: Monday, 15 Apr 2024

Application: Postdoctoral Researcher -School of Medicine ( University of Galway 103-24)

Research Fellow - Mechanobiology and Medical Device Research Group, Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering (University of Galway 101-24)

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time fixed term position as a Research Fellow with the Mechanobiology and Medical Device Research Group in Biomedical Engineering at University of Galway, Ireland.  

This position is funded by the European Research Council (ERC) and are available from 1st May 2024 to contract end date of 30th August 2025. 

Research Project information: 

Despite immense efforts to develop therapies for osteoporosis, conventional drugs that target bone loss only prevent osteoporotic fractures in half of sufferers, and the worldwide economic burden of treatment is escalating. Recently our research has provided evidence that the biological mechanisms by which bone cells normally respond to their mechanical environment are impaired. However, no existing therapeutic approach has been developed to account for these. Current understanding of bone mechanobiology and pathophysiology has been derived either using approaches that cannot fully capture, or account for both human biological and mechanical factors, and this project seeks to address this challenge. The global objective of the MEMETic project is to provide a paradigm change for studies of bone disease and therapeutics by consolidating, and significantly advancing, our novel approaches to develop advanced ex vivo models that recreate in vivo biomechanical cues in a living and multicellular 3D environment to replicate the mechanobiological function of bone.  A unique multidisciplinary approach, combining cell and molecular biology with biomechanical and mechanobiological techniques, will enable these important advances, and consolidate a world leading mechanobiology research program. 

Job Description: 

The successful candidate will contribute to the management of a substantial research project focused on developing novel ex-vivo models to mimic the co contribute to the management of mplex multicellular and mechanical in vivo environment of bone during osteoporosis. These models will be applied for studies of the role of mechanobiology in the aetiology of osteoporosis and potential therapies. This research will be conducted using the equipment, technical expertise, office and research space within the Alice Perry Engineering Building and the BioSciences Research Building (BRB) at University of Galway. The 14,000m2 Alice Perry Engineering building houses state-of-the-art Biomedical Engineering facilities including cell culture laboratories, biomechanical testing laboratories, micro-CT scanning, microscopy, research space and computer suites. The BioSciences Research Building incorporates 8,000m2 of high-end laboratory space for over 300 researchers from research groups working in the areas of cancer research, regenerative medicine and cell and molecular biology.  

Duties:  

The Research Fellow will contribute to the management of a substantial programme of research, under the supervision and direction of the Principal Investigator, to develop advanced ex-vivo multicellular models to study osteoporosis and to inform therapeutic approaches. The successful applicant will be required to: 

  • Support the Principal Investigator and research group in the development, management and administration of the research programme 
  • Contribute and support the development of research grant funding applications. 
  • Develop and implement quality assurance measures. 
  • Provide leadership for research graduate students and researchers, as requested, to include mentoring, training, work coordination, expert and day-to-day advice and support of associated with the research group. This will include organising meetings to develop work plans/timetables and communicate progress. 
  • Participate in the recruitment of staff. 
  • Publish research in high quality peer review manuscripts and present at international conferences and meetings 
  • Conduct in vitro and ex-vivo cell culture studies using bioreactors; 
  • Biochemical assays and RT-PCR to quantify gene and protein expression;  
  • Tissue dissection, histology and immunohistochemistry 
  • Analyse data in an accurate and precise manner 
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post 

Qualifications/Skills required:  

Essential Requirements:  

Candidates MUST: 

  • Hold a doctoral degree in a relevant discipline (Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Science or a related field) plus 4 years full-time postdoctoral research experience 
  • Have a proven track record in a research environment  
  • Possess excellent communication and organizational skills and attention to detail 
  • Proven independent initiative and ability to work in a collaborative environment  
  • Proven experience of mentoring graduate research students  
  • Be highly motivated and passionate about advancing biomedical engineering research 
  • Possess sufficient breadth or depth of specialist knowledge in the discipline to develop research methodologies and act in a supporting leadership role. 
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the policy, practices and procedures, relevant to the role, and provide advice to junior colleagues on these (e.g. Research Ethics, Procurement, Knowledge Transfer, Health and Safety, Equal Opportunities & Diversity). 
  • Know the legal requirements regarding data protection and confidentiality data protection requirements 
  • Have a track-record of applying for external funding. 

It is ESSENTIAL that applicants have experience in the below techniques: 

  • Experience of biomaterial-based approaches for tissue regeneration  
  • Experience of Epifluorescent and Confocal microscopy 
  • Experience of cell biology techniques (e.g. tissue histology, immunohistochemistry, immunocytochemistry) 
  • Experience of Tissue dissection and histology 

Desirable Requirements:  

As well as the above essential skills, it is DESIRABLE that applicants have expertise in as many of the following areas as possible: 

  • Experience of molecular biology techniques (e.g. western blotting, RT-PCR) 
  • Experience of using bioreactors and parallel plate flow chambers  
  • Biomechanical testing and micro-CT scanning 

 

Salary: Research Fellow scale €61,318 - €80,048 per annum (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.  

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.  

(Research Salary Scales - University of Galway) 

 

Start date: Position is available from 1st May 2024 

 

Continuing Professional Development/Training: 

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information. 

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway 

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie  

Further information about the Mechanobiology and Medical Devices Research Group is available at www.mechanobiology.ie. Informal enquiries concerning the post may be made to Professor Laoise McNamara, Laoise.McNamara@universityofgalway.ie 

To Apply: 

Applications to include a covering letter, CV, and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (in word or PDF only) to Laoise.McNamara@universityofgalway.ie 

Please put reference number University of Galway 101-24 in subject line of e-mail application. 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time) 10th April 2024. 

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post. 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer. 

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment.  

Closing Date: Wednesday, 10 Apr 2024

Application: Research Fellow, School of Engineering (University of Galway 101-24)

Research Fellow - HIVE Lab Project Manager, School of Medicine (University of Galway 099-24)

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full time, fixed term position as Research Fellow with the HIVE Lab in the School of Medicine at the University of Galway, Ireland.  

This position is funded by CURAM and is available from 1 May 2024 to contract end date of 30 April 2025. 

Digital health is providing solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing healthcare systems. The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of technology within healthcare and has demonstrated the potential of virtual healthcare to manage patients outside the typical hospital setting. The HIVE Lab has funding for several digital health projects, including a Virtual Hospital project that will build on experience with remote patient care and create a system of remote care virtual wards for patients in Galway.  

The HIVE Lab is a collaborative venture that brings together healthcare professionals, academic researchers, technology partners, business partners and patients to address challenges in healthcare.  

Job Description: 

The successful candidate will be the Project Manager for current and future HIVE Lab projects.  

Duties:  

  • Define research objectives and carry out original and significant research that supports research activity in the College/School/Research Unit. 
  • Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the research area(s) both nationally and internationally. 
  • Engage in the wider research and scholarly activities of your research group, School and Institute. 
  • Successfully manage several research projects. 
  • Support the Principal Investigator and research group in the design and development of the research programme. 
  • Complete administrative and management work associated with your programme of research. 
  • To identify potential funding sources and to prepare and write bids for funding proposals.  To contribute and support the development of research grant funding applications. 
  • Co-ordinate the work of research staff.  Organise and conduct meetings with research staff to clarify objectives, develop work plans/timetables for research and support staff and communicate progress. 
  • Develop and implement quality assurance measures. 
  • Deal with contract negotiation and financial allocation with other collaborators for research projects. 
  • Contribute to the dissemination of research findings as appropriate to the discipline in high quality/impact peer reviewed publications, conference presentations, knowledge share events. 
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post 

Qualifications/Skills required:  

Essential Requirements:  

  • PhD in a scientific subject 
  • At least 8 years’ postgraduate research experience, including at least 1 year experience in digital health 
  • Experience in managing large digital health projects from conception to delivery within a university environment  
  • Evidence of operationalising digital health projects in rural and island settings  
  • Experience of managing multiple stakeholders across industry, university, public service and healthcare organisations  
  • Evidence of successfully applying for large research grants from both commercial and academic sources 

Desirable Requirements: 

  • Thorough knowledge of project management processes in relation to managing large research projects 
  • Expertise in financial management and scheduling  
  • Expertise in understanding the healthcare needs of remote populations and delivering research projects that aim to meet these needs in a novel way  
  • Track record of publications in high quality journals, including evidence of at least two publications in the area of digital health 

Salary: Research Fellow salary scale €61,318 - €80,048 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.  

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.  

Research Salary Scales - University of Galway). 

Start date: Position is available from 1 May 2024 

Continuing Professional Development/Training: 

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information. 

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway 

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie  

Further information about the School of Medicine is available at School of Medicine - University of Galway and the laboratory @HIVE_LAB 

To Apply: 

Applications to include a covering letter, CV, and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (in word or PDF only) to Prof Derek O’Keeffe: derek.okeeffe@universityofgalway.ie  

Please put reference number University of Galway 099-24 in subject line of e-mail application 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time) 10th April 2024. 

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post. 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer. 

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment  

Closing Date: Wednesday, 10 Apr 2024

Application: Research Fellow, School of Medicine (University of Galway 099-24)

Research Assistant – Physiology, Discipline of Physiology, School of Medicine (University of Galway 093-24)

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time (1 FTE), fixed-term position of Research Assistant in the Vascular Physiology Research Lab (VPRL) in the Discipline of Physiology at University of Galway for 18 months. The project is funded under the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF) Round 3 which is a €500 million fund established under the National Development Plan (NDP). This position is available immediately and will run to contract end date of January 31st 2025. 

Job Description: 

The successful candidate will support research tasks for the Vacusense project and liaise with consortium partners in University of Galway, Technological University Dublin (TUD) and MedTech firms Integer and Versono Medical Ltd. The role involves supporting other team members in testing a novel, ultrasound activated, integrated crossing-atherectomy device to treat critical limb ischaemia (CLI) patients in a minimally invasive manner with the aim of reducing pain, improving blood flow and ultimately preserving the limb. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for contributing to, organising, and delivering vascular function testing with researchers at the University of Galway. The successful candidate will be based in the Human Biology Building at University of Galway, working with Dr Leo Quinlan and Dr Brendan Higgins. 

Duties 

The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting other team members in the development drug delivery system and co-ordinating, organising, managing the characterisation and formulation of prototypes for in vitro testing. The successful candidate will be based in the VPRL lab, Discipline of Physiology at University of Galway, working under the supervision of Dr Leo Quinlan and Dr Brendan Higgins. 

 

  • Support laboratory in the preparation of bioreactor and isometric tension testing of human blood vessels as models of healthy and diseased vascular disease 
  • Prepare and test clinical samples from patients who have had chronic total occlusions 
  • Liaise with academic and vascular surgical teams at Galway University Hospital on appropriate preparation and laboratory testing of blood vessels 
  • Interact with scientific teams at University of Galway to ensure timely delivery of tissue samples to facilitate physiological and histological testing 
  • Support lead chemist in the preparation of prototypes 
  • Carry out physiochemical analysis of drug prototypes 
  • Liaise with the biological team on appropriate formulation and stability testing 
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post 

Qualifications/Skills required:   

Essential Requirements: 

  • Minimum of B.Sc. in Physiology or a related biomedical area 
  • Minimum of 1 year research experience post-qualification 
  • Knowledge and skills related to physiology testing of biological material 
  • Experience in writing technical reports  
  • Experience in data handling and analytical skills 

Desirable Requirements: 

  • Excellent communication skills 
  • Experience and skill in laboratory analytical techniques including but not limited to histology and image analysis  
  • Experience and ability in scientific writing  
  • Ability to work independently or as part of a research group 

Salary: Research Assistant salary scale €30,025 - €39,908 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.  

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the pay scale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.  

Research Salary Scales - University of Galway. 

Start date: Position is available from 1st May 2024 

Continuing Professional Development/Training: 

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia. Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information. 

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway 

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie  

Further information about the Discipline of Physiology at the University of Galway is available at www.universityofgalway.ie/physiology/ 

Informal enquiries concerning the post may be made to Dr Brendan Higgins brendan.higgins@universityofgalway.ie 

To Apply: 

Applications to include a covering letter, CV, and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (as docx or pdf only) to Dr Brendan Higgins  

(brendan.higgins@universityofgalway.ie) or Dr Leo Quinlan 

(leo.quinlan@universityofgalway.ie ) 

Please put reference number University of Galway 093-24 in subject line of e-mail application. 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time) 19th April 2024. 

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post. 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer. 

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment  

Closing Date: Friday, 19 Apr 2024

Application: Research Assistant, School of Medicine, (University of Galway 093-24 )

Postdoctoral Researcher – Physiology Discipline of Physiology, School of Medicine (University of Galway 092-24)

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time (1 FTE), fixed-term position of Postdoctoral Researcher in the Vascular Physiology Research Lab (VPRL) in the Discipline of Physiology at University of Galway for 18 months. The project is funded under the Disruptive Technologies Innovation Fund (DTIF) Round 3 which is a €500 million fund established under the National Development Plan (NDP). This position is available immediately and will run to contract end date of January 31st 2025.  Job Description: 

The successful candidate will support research tasks for the Vacusense project and liaise with consortium partners in University of Galway, Technological University Dublin (TUD) and MedTech firms Integer and Versono Medical Ltd. The role involves testing a novel, ultrasound activated, integrated crossing-atherectomy device to treat critical limb ischaemia (CLI) patients in a minimally invasive manner with the aim of reducing pain, improving blood flow and ultimately preserving the limb. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for co-ordinating, organising, managing and delivering vascular function in health and disease activities for researchers at the University of Galway, as well as contributing to the strategic development of the laboratory’s research agenda. The successful candidate will be based in the Human Biology Building at University of Galway, working with Dr Leo Quinlan and Dr Brendan Higgins. 

Duties 

  • Manage and test bioreactor and isometric tension testing of human blood vessels as models of healthy and diseased vascular disease 
  • Prepare and test clinical samples from patients who have had chronic total occlusions 
  • Liaise with vascular surgical teams at Galway University Hospital to consent patients, schedule tissue harvest, collate relevant clinical data and risk factors and acquire imaging 
  • Interface with scientific teams at University of Galway to ensure timely delivery of tissue samples to facilitate physiological and histological testing 
  • Leading research teams in conjunction with the PI and contributing to the co-supervision of post-grads and PhD students 
  • To independently and proactively identify research tasks to be carried out individually or by a team 
  • Analysis and interpretation of results of project research 
  • Present project results nationally and internationally at scientific conferences 
  • Contribute to project and research team meetings 
  • Plan project activities and set key milestones 
  • Contribute to publications and/or IP protection of findings 
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post 

 Qualifications/Skills required 

 Essential Requirements: 

  • PhD in a scientific or health science or related area or primary degree (level 8) with 4+ years research industry experience leading significant research project(s)/teams post primary degree   
  • Experience in wet lab based cardiovascular / vascular physiology methodologies 
  • Evidence of independent research and a track record of publications in high impact journals 
  • Experience of histology and imaging 
  • Evidence of strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including skills to produce scientific information that is appropriately presented and effectively received by academic and non-academic audiences 

 Desirable Requirements 

  • Previous experience in handling ex vivo human tissues 
  • A previous senior role in managing multidisciplinary projects 
  • Knowledge of university project management systems (including Agresso) 
  • Evidence of data handling, analysis and visualisation of dynamic physiological data 
  • Experience in the pharmaceutical/MedTech sectors 
  • Demonstrated ability to multi-task with demanding timeframes and to respond appropriately to rapidly changing deadlines 
  • Flexible, self-motivated; ability to work independently and collaboratively 

 

Salary: Postdoctoral Researcher salary scale €42,782 – €54,965 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.  

 The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.  

Research Salary Scales - University of Galway 

 

Start date: Position is available from May 1st 2024 

 Continuing Professional Development/Training: 

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia. Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information. 

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway 

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie  

Further information about the Discipline of Physiology at the University of Galway is available at www.universityofgalway.ie/physiology/ 

Informal enquiries concerning the post may be made to Dr Brendan Higgins brendan.higgins@universityofgalway.ie 

To Apply: 

Applications to include a covering letter, CV, and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (as docx or pdf only) to Dr Brendan Higgins  

(brendan.higgins@universityofgalway.ie) or Dr Leo Quinlan 

(leo.quinlan@universityofgalway.ie ) 

Please put reference number University of Galway 092-24 in subject line of e-mail application. 

 Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time) 19th April 2024 

 We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post. 

 University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer. 

 All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment  

Closing Date: Friday, 19 Apr 2024

Application: Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Medicine, (University of Galway 092-24)

Research Associate – Computational Modelling and Optimisation of Functionally Graded Lattice Structures (BioMEC), School of Engineering (University of Galway 090-24)

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time, fixed term Research Associate position on computational mechanics of Computational Modelling and Optimisation of 4D Lattice Structures at the Biomechanics Research Centre (BioMec), School of Engineering at the University of Galway 

This position is funded through a Horizon Europe EIC Pathfinder project, BIOMET4D, whose aim is to develop to create a new generation of shape-shifting and load-bearing implants for dynamic tissue restoration through the development of novel lattice-based structures. The position is available from 1st June 2024 to the 31st August 2025. 

Project Description:  

Reconstructive surgeries frequently require multiple, often complex, procedures at high social and economic costs. A shape-morphing implant that can be implanted using less invasive procedures and that then undergoes predesigned shape changes, leading to tissue expansion and allowing for complete degradation coupled with tissue regeneration, is a radically new treatment concept. BIOMET4D aims to create a new generation of shape-shifting and load-bearing implants for dynamic tissue restoration for both soft- and hard-tissue applications. This position will develop a computational optimization framework that integrates key aspects of spatial and temporal device performance (mechanical, physiochemical, and biological) in the implanted environment and thus provides a basis to systematically improve implant design through the production of functionally-graded lattice-based implants.  

This research will be conducted using the equipment, technical expertise, office and research space within the Biomechanics Research Centre in the School of Engineering at the University of Galway. The Alice Perry Engineering building houses state-of-the-art Biomedical Engineering facilities including cell culture laboratories, biomechanical testing laboratories, micro-CT scanning, microscopy, research space and computer suites.   

Job Description:  

The successful candidate will be involved in the computational design, development and verification of the 4D lattice-based medical implants under development. This role will require computational modelling expertise in the area of optimization of scaffold/lattice-based, structures for medical implant applications. The role will also predict the long-term load-bearing behavior of these devices, with mechanoregulation models being implemented to predict implant-tissue interactions and optimize proof-of-concept designs. The candidate will work closely with industrial and academic collaborators within the BIOMET4D consortium..  

Duties:  

The successful candidates will: 

  • Develop finite element models of metallic lattice-based structures to predict functional performance.  
  • Develop and implement computational optimisation algorithms to optimise the design and topology of lattice-based structures, thereby producing functionally-graded implants.  
  • Develop and implement mechanoregulation models that will consider the cellular processes that drive tissue damage, growth, and regeneration in the implant environment.  
  • Be responsible for preparation of project reports on project deliverables.  
  • Actively participate in national/international conferences and meetings. 
  • Publish data in high impact factor journals and/or protect new intellectual property. 
  • Be responsible for project-related management and preparation of project reports.  
  • Actively participate in national/international conferences and meetings 
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post 

 Qualifications/Skills required: 

Essential Requirements:  

  • Applicants must have a primary degree/PhD in biomedical engineering, or a related discipline or 4+ years post qualification relevant experience (in lieu of PhD). 
  • Applicants must have a strong background in computational modelling of lattice-based structures and/or scaffolds for medical device applications. 
  • Applicants must have a strong background in computational optimisation approaches and/or the design of functionally-graded structures.  
  • Applicants must have a strong background in the mechanobiological theory and modelling 
  • Applications must have a strong background in the Abaqus Finite Element software, or similar and must have experience in engineering programming languages (e.g. Fortran, C, Matlab, Python). 
  • Applicants must have evidence of peer-reviewed journal publications in the area of medical devices, preferably in the area of lattice-based, or porous implants.  
  • Applicants should have excellent communication and organizational skills and should be highly motivated and passionate about development of advanced computational engineering solutions. 

Desirable Requirements:  

  • Experience in topology optimisation tools used during the design process of medical devices (or similar). 
  • Experience of working on industry-related projects, or in collaboration with industry. 
  • Demonstrated ability to conduct independent research with limited supervision. 

Salary: Research Associate/Postdoctoral Researcher salary scale €42,782 – €54,965 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.     

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.   

Research Salary Scales - University of Galway). 

Start date: Position is available from 1st June 2024 

Continuing Professional Development/Training 

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information. 

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway 

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie  

Further information about the School of Engineering is available at School of Engineering - University of Galway 

Informal enquiries concerning the post may be made to Prof. Ted Vaughan at ted.vaughan@universityofgalway.ie     

To Apply: 

Applications to include a covering letter, CV, and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (PDF attachments only) to Prof. Ted Vaughan at ted.vaughan@universityofgalway.ie 

Please put reference number University of Galway 090-24 in subject line of e-mail application. 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time), Friday 19th April 2024 

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post. 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer. 

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment 

Closing Date: Friday, 19 Apr 2024

Application: Research Associate, School of Engineering(University of Galway 090-24)

Research Fellow , School of Medicine (University of Galway 097-24)

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full time, fixed term position as a Research Fellow with the Translational Medical Device lab within the School of Medicine at the University of Galway, Ireland. The position is funded by the European Research Council (ERC) and is available from April 2024. 

Job Description: 

The successful candidate will support the development of polymer-based therapeutics to pharmaceutical therapies. The candidate work will span both prototype development and clinical translation/evaluation of candidate solutions.   

Duties: 

  • Plan, create, manage, and implement synthesis protocols for polymer-based therapeutics to pharmaceutical standard. 
  • Generate prototype concepts to address product performance and optimisation, leveraging the allied in-vitro and in-vivo knowledge within the project. 
  • Research state of the art technologies that relate to the scope of the project in order to advance and accelerate the project. 
  • Plan, create, manage, and implement physicochemical testing and characterisation for these polymer-based therapeutics to pharmaceutical standard. 
  • Participate in project meetings. 
  • Provide intellectual input into the research programme and wider technology development. 
  • Contribute to and disseminate the project’s outputs through SOPs/ presentations / reports and peer-reviewed journal publications as appropriate. 
  • Expert knowledge of testing polymer-API materials on HPLC; Viscometer; GPC and Rheometer. 
  • Test method development for the characterisation of Polymer-API materials. 
  • Carry out other appropriate and relevant duties under the direction of the Principal Investigator. 
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post. 

Qualifications/Skills required:   

Essential Requirements: 

  • PhD qualification in biomedical engineering and 4-6 years full-time postdoctoral research experience. 
  • Experience with synthetic modification of biomacromolecules  
  • Experience with nanomaterial synthesis and formulation of hydrogel nanocomposites 
  • Experience with preclinical/in vivo models of disease 
  • Significant experience in analysis of large datasets 
  • Ability to work to deadlines and produce appropriate research reports 
  • Publication record in peer review journals commensurate with career stage 
  • Experience in training and mentorship of undergraduate /postgraduate research students 
  • Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and collaborate effectively 
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication (written and oral) and facilitation skills 

Desirable Requirements: 

  • Experience with analytical and preparative chromatography 
  • Experience with stereolithography/digital light processing  
  • Experience with magnetic polymer nanocomposite materials  
  • Track record of successful funding applications appropriate to career stage 
  • Experience of research project management 

Salary: Research Fellow salary scale €61,318 - €80,048 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.   

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale, where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.   Research Salary Scales - University of Galway). 

 Start date: Position is available immediately 

Continuing Professional Development/Training: 

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information. 

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway 

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie 

Further information about the school of Medicine is available at School of Medicine - University of Galway 

Informal enquiries concerning the post may be made to Prof. Martin O’Halloran  (martin.ohalloran@universityofgalway.ie) 

To Apply: 

Applications to include a covering letter, CV, and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (in word or PDF only) Prof. Martin O’Halloran (martin.ohalloran@universityofgalway.ie) 

Please put reference number University of Galway 097-24 in subject line of e-mail application. 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time) 9th April 2024. 

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post. 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer. 

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment. 

Closing Date: Tuesday, 09 Apr 2024

Application: Research Fellow,School of Medicine(University of Galway 097-24)

Research Assistant, Multimodal Scene Analysis and Visualization, Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics, Data Science Institute, University of Galway 094-24

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time fixed term position as a Research Assistant with the Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics at the Data Science Institute at the University of Galway, Ireland. This position is funded by Science Foundation Ireland and is available from August 1st, 2024 to contract end date of July 31st, 2025.

The Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics (https://www.insight-centre.org/) is Ireland’s national centre for data science and AI and is one of the largest research centres on these topics in Europe. It seeks to derive value from big data and provides innovative technology solutions for industry and society by enabling better decision-making. We support 450 researchers across areas such as the Fundamentals of Data Science, Sensing and Actuation, Scaling Algorithms, Model Building, Multimodal Data Analysis, Data Engineering and Governance, Decision Making and Trustworthy AI. The Data Science Institute (https://www.universityofgalway.ie/dsi/) hosts the University of Galway node of the nationwide Insight Centre, performing fundamental and applied research in a range of research areas, including knowledge graphs, natural language processing, multimodal data analysis, and data semantics, among others. Research outcomes are applied in use cases across a range of application domains, including digital humanities, financial services, manufacturing, health care and biomedical research.

This position is associated with the Insight Research Challenge 4 on Multimodal Data Analysis and will focus on the combination of natural language processing, multimodal data analysis and knowledge graphs for the analysis of scenes in narrative text and for generation of multimodal visualizations accordingly, with particular attention to character consistency.

Job Description:

The successful candidate will assist the PI (Prof. Paul Buitelaar) in developing innovative methods for automatic scene analysis in narrative text and multimodal story visualization by use of knowledge graphs and multimodal (visual and textual) foundation models.

Duties:

  • Present information on research progress and outcomes.
  • Conduct literature and database searches and interpret and present findings.
  • Write up results from their research activity (e.g. as project report) for review by PI.
  • Provide input into the research project's dissemination, in whatever form (report, papers, chapters, book) as directed by the PI.
  • Present on research progress and outcomes e.g. to bodies supervising research; steering groups; other team members, as agreed with the PI.
  • Attend and contribute to relevant meetings/conferences.
  • Keep appropriate records as directed and in line with Funder/University policy.
  • Plan and manage own day-to-day research activity within this framework & direction by PI.
  • Where appropriate, provide advice and/or assistance to support staff, research students.
  • Continue to update knowledge and develop skills.
  • Develop internal and external contacts with researchers in related areas.
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post. 

Qualifications/Skills required: 

Essential Requirements:

  • BSc in Computer Science or other relevant fields
  • Good programming skills in Python
  • Programming experience with deep learning (e.g. Pytorch)
  • Evidence of previously completed software projects, e.g. in GitHub

Desirable Requirements:

  • Experience with semantic analysis in textual and/or visual data
  • Experience with multimodal analysis and visualization
  • Experience with deep learning techniques such as transfer learning
  • Scientific publications in NLP and/or multimodal analysis 

Salary: Research Assistant salary scale €30,025 – 39,908 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.

(Research Salary Scales - University of Galway) 

Start date: Position is available from August 1st, 2024

Continuing Professional Development/Training: Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information. Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie

To Apply: Applications to include a cover letter, CV, and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (in PDF) to Prof. Paul Buitelaar: paul.buitelaar@universityofgalway.ie

 

Please put reference number University of Galway 094-24 in subject line of e-mail application.

 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time) on April 15th, 2024

 

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post.

 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer.

 

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment

Closing Date: Monday, 15 Apr 2024

Application: Research Assistant, Data Science Institute, University of Galway 094-24

Research Assistant – Culture Marine Organisms, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences (University of Galway 088-24)

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time fixed term position as a Research Assistant in culture of marine organisms at the University of Galway, Ireland.  

This position is funded by Interreg project – Marrinnonet (Atlantic Area EAPA_0017/2022) and is available from 1 May 2024 to contract end date of January 2026 

MARINNONET is a joint initiative of key actors of the quadruple helix of Canarias, Galicia, and País Vasco (ES), Bretagne (FR), Northern & Western and Southern (IE), Norte and Centro (PT), dedicated to Marine Biotechnology R&D&I. It aims at jointly exploiting their complementary competences and capacities to the common benefit of the blue innovation ecosystems of the Atlantic Area (AA), to ensure their competitiveness in the European and global Blue Economy, and the sustainable use of marine resources, contributing to the adaptation to climate change. 

The new transnational R&D&I cooperation network will enable to boost the innovation capacity of the A Blue Biotech sector, by implementing the conditions for widely participative open innovation practices and market-driven R&D&I activities involving the innovators and innovation facilitators. Pilot actions and projects will showcase the diverse and impactful Blue Biotech innovation pathways that the new network is able to stimulate. 

 Job Description: 

The successful candidate will work on the culture of Irish seaweed/sponges in aquaria at the Carna Research Station. The sponges will be selected for their interest in the blue bioeconomy and experiments will be performed to enhance the production of biomolecules of interest 

 Duties: 

  • Interacting with partners of the project the ensure the good and timely delivery of the results of the project; 
  • Collect and inventory seaweeds and sponges of the west coast of Ireland; 
  • Identify the species collected through morphology analysis 
  • Setting up aquaria in the carna research station for maintaining targeted macroorganisms; 
  • Perform the chemical profiling of extracts/fractions prepared the specimens maintained in aquaria. 
  • Effectively interacting with other members of the Marine Biodiscovery lab; 
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post 

 

Qualifications/Skills required:  

Essential Requirements:  

  • BSc in aquaculture or a related area 
  • Experience in setting up aquaria  
  • Experience in maintaining marine invertebrates and seaweeds 
  • Experience in the collection of data from the marine environment 

Desirable Requirements:  

  • MSc in aquaculture or a related area 
  • Experience in managing an aquaculture facility 
  • Proficient in the use of softwares related to data collection 
  • A diverse array of experience in different environments 

Salary: Research Assistant salary scale €30,025 - €39,908 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.   

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.  

Research Salary Scales - University of Galway). 

 Start date: Position is available from 01 May 2024 

 

Continuing Professional Development/Training: 

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information. 

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway 

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie  

Further information about the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences is available at https://www.universityofgalway.ie/science-engineering/schoolofbiologicalandchemicalsciences/ and the marine biodiscovery laboratory at https://www.universityofgalway.ie/our-research/people/biological-chemical-sciences/olivierthomas/  

Informal enquiries concerning the post may be made to Professor Olivier Thomas  

To Apply: 

Applications to include a covering letter, CV, and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (in word or PDF only) to Prof. Olivier Thomas: olivier.thomas@universityofgalway.ie  

Please put reference number University of Galway 088-24 in subject line of e-mail application. 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time) 11th April 2024 

Interviews are planned to be held on 19 April 2024 

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post. 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer. 

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment  

Closing Date: Thursday, 11 Apr 2024

Application: Research Assistant(University of Galway 088-24)

Research Assistant (0.8 FTE), Health Promotion Research Centre,College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Galway 091-24

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a part-time (0.8 FTE), fixed term (15 month) position as a Research Assistant with the Health Promotion Research Centre at the University of Galway.

This position is funded by the Health Service Executive (HSE) and is available from May 1, 2024, to the contract end date of July 31, 2025.

The Health Promotion Research Centre was established in 1990 with support from the Department of Health. The Centre produces high quality research, of national and international significance, that supports the development of best practice and policy in the promotion of health. As the only designated research centre in Ireland dedicated to Health Promotion, the Centre collaborates with regional, national, and international agencies, including the EU and WHO, on the development and evaluation of health promotion initiatives. The Centre has an active multidisciplinary research programme and has been designated as a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre since 2009. Further information is available here: https://www.universityofgalway.ie/hprc/ 

Job Description:

A Realist Evaluation on Social Prescribing in HSE-funded services in Ireland.  This research study concerns an evaluation of HSE-funded social prescribing services in Ireland.  The post holder will work with key stakeholders (including Social Prescriber Link Workers and service users) to establish how social prescribing works for different population groups and for whom is social prescribing most effective. The project will use mixed methods within a realist evaluation study design with a predominant focus on qualitative methods. 

The successful candidate will:

  • Identify, review and synthesise the literature and research evidence in relevant areas.
  • Assist with recruitment of project stakeholders.
  • Work to recruit study participants.
  • Participate in data collection and data analysis.
  • Draft reports, scientific papers and contribute to other dissemination activities.
  • Other project and research related duties as required.
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post 

Qualifications/Skills required:

Essential Requirements:

  • A Masters’s degree: This should be in Health Promotion or a related discipline in Social Science, Psychology etc.  
  • Excellent communication, self-management, and interpersonal skills. 
  • Well-developed understanding of quantitative and qualitative research design, data collection and data analysis 
  • Evidence of ability to work effectively as part of a team.
  • Full Irish driving licence and use of car. 

Desirable Requirements:

  • Understanding and appreciation of social prescribing service.
  • Understanding and appreciation of evaluation research.
  • A Master’s degree in a relevant subject area 
  • Evidence of writing for publication 
  • Evidence of knowledge translation activities 
  • Advanced qualitative analysis skills
  • Familiarity with NVivo (or similar software) for qualitative data management and analysis.

Employment permit restrictions apply for this category of post. 

Salary: Research Assistant salary scale €30,025 - €39,908 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.  

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.

Research Salary Scales - University of Galway).

 

Start date: Position is available from May 1, 2024

 

Continuing Professional Development/Training:

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information.

 

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway

 

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie

 

Further information about the Health Promotion Research Centre is available

at www.universityofgalway.ie/hprc.

 

Informal enquiries concerning the post may be made to Dr Verna McKenna (verna.mckenna@universityofgalway.ie).

 

NB: Gárda vetting is a requirement for this post.

 

To Apply:

Applications to include a covering letter, CV, and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (in word or PDF only) to hprc@universityofgalway.ie.

 

Please put reference number University of Galway 091-24 in subject line of e-mail application.

 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time), 8th April 2024

 

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post.

 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer.

 

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment

 

Closing Date: Monday, 08 Apr 2024

Application: Research Assistant, Health Promotion Research Centre, University of Galway 091-2

Research Associate/Research Physician (0.75) – Virtual Care, School of Medicine (University of Galway 095-24)

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a part time (0.75 FTE), fixed term position as a Research Associate - Research Physician with the HIVE lab in the School of Medicine at the University of Galway, Ireland.  

 This position is funded by CURAM and is available from 8th July 2024 to contract end date of 7th July 2025. 

 Digital health is providing solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing healthcare systems. The Covid-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of technology within healthcare and has demonstrated the potential of virtual healthcare to manage patients outside the typical hospital setting. The HIVE Lab has funding for several digital health projects, including a Virtual Hospital project that will build on experience with remote patient care and create a system of remote care virtual wards for patients in Galway.  

 The HIVE Lab is a collaborative venture that brings together healthcare professionals, academic researchers, technology partners, business partners and patients to address challenges in healthcare. 

 Job Description: 

The successful candidate will be a Research Physician on the Virtual Care Programme in the HIVE Lab 

 Duties:   

  • Conduct programme of research and scholarship under the supervision and direction of the Principal Investigator Prof Derek O’Keeffe. 
  • Develop project research objectives and carry out original and significant research that supports research activity in the HIVE Lab, University of Galway. 
  • Actively participate as a member of a research team and assist an individual research leader or team to conduct the Virtual Care Programme (or other studies). 
  • Provide assistance in conducting research activities, including planning, organizing, conducting, and communicating research studies.  
  • Coordinate and perform a variety of independent tasks and team activities involved in the collection, analysis, documentation and some interpretation of information/results. 
  • Coordinate the development of forms, questionnaires and the application of qualitative and quantitative research techniques; write procedures manuals for data collection and coding. 
  • Collaborate with team to develop technical solutions to the Virtual Care Programme (or other studies). 
  • Present information on research progress and outcomes to others responsible for the research project.   
  • Conduct literature and database searches and interpret and present the findings of the literature searches as appropriate. 
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post.  

 

Qualifications/Skills required:  

 Essential Requirements:  

  • Qualified medical doctor, with at least 5 years postgraduate/Research experience post primary degree. 
  • European Board Examination in Endocrinology. 
  • Postgraduate Qualification in Patient Safety. 
  • Objective evidence of innovation in a healthcare setting. 
  • Evidence of successful grant applications. 
  • Experience working in a collaborative research role in healthcare.  

 Desirable Requirements:  

  • Track record of prior academic publications and conference presentations. 
  • Objective evidence of leadership roles. 
  • Demonstratable experience in teaching and mentoring.  
  • Experience of service improvement and audit.  

 

Employment permit restrictions apply for this category of post  

 

Salary: Research Associate/Postdoctoral Researcher salary scale €42,782 - €54,965 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.  The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.   

Research Salary Scales - University of Galway). 

 Start date: Position is available from 8th July 2024. 

 Continuing Professional Development/Training: 

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information. 

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway 

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie  

Further information about the School of Medicine is available at http://www.nuigalway.ie/medicine/ and the laboratory @HIVE_LAB 

To Apply: 

Applications to include a covering letter, CV, and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (in word or PDF only) to Prof Derek O’Keeffe: derek.okeeffe@universityofgalway.ie 

Please put reference number University of Galway 095-24 in subject line of e-mail application. 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time) 9th April 2024. 

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post. 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer. 

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment  

Closing Date: Tuesday, 09 Apr 2024

Application: Research Associate/Research Physician (0.75) University of Galway 095-24)

Postdoctoral Researcher, STEMMA: Systems of Transmitting Early Modern Manuscript Verse, 1475–1700 , School of English, Media, and Creative Arts(University of Galway 086-24)

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time, fixed-term position as a Postdoctoral Researcher for the project ‘STEMMA: Systems of Transmitting Early Modern Manuscript Verse, 1475–1700’, led by Professor Erin A. McCarthy, School of English and Creative Arts at the University of Galway, Ireland. The position is funded by a European Research Council Consolidator Grant awarded to Professor McCarthy.

This position is funded by a European Research Council Consolidator Grant awarded to Professor McCarthy and is available for thirty-six months from 1 July 2024.

Project Description

This project develops and applies a data-driven approach in order to provide the first macro-level view of the circulation of early modern English poetry in manuscript. It focuses on English verse manuscripts written and used between the introduction of printing in England in 1475 and 1700, by which time the rapid changes in both literary taste and publishing norms ushered in by the Restoration had fully transformed literary culture. The project includes manuscripts circulating in England and anywhere else English was spoken and read, including Ireland, the North American colonies, and continental exile communities. It develops innovative computational models and quantitative methods for studying the social and material forces that informed literary culture.

 

Whereas the current state of the art has seen the scholarly community address manuscripts primarily as case studies, STEMMA seeks to open new frontiers in manuscript research by facilitating the identification of patterns and trends at scale. To that end, the project begins by synthesizing six of the most comprehensive datasets about early modern English manuscripts in preparation for advanced literary, material, and quantitative analyses. This first work package sets the stage for four further, interlocking work packages, to which the doctoral and postdoctoral positions are allocated: networking early modern manuscript poems; early modern literary communities in the English-speaking world; rolling archetypes, computational text analysis, and scholarly editing; and textual circulation between manuscript and print. The research team will comprise the PI, three postdoctoral researchers, and one PhD student with expertise in literary history, textual studies, computational text analysis, and social network analysis. They will be based in the Moore Institute for Research in the Humanities and Social Studies, located in the Hardiman Research Building.

Job Description:

The successful candidate will focus on Work Package 4, ‘Rolling Archetypes, Computational Text Analysis, and Scholarly Editing’.

This work package will test methods from textual editing and stylometry to assess their usefulness for identifying poets and/or scribes. The first several months of the contract will focus primarily on data

preparation and reconciliation. The researcher will then identify one or more previously unidentified textual ‘clusters’ and prepare a full-text corpus. The researcher will apply computational text analysis methods to investigate how compilers worked with rolling archetypes and how these insights might inform contemporary textual editing practice. The researcher will also contribute to the organization of a major international hackathon and conference and the communication of project results through peer-reviewed outputs and public outreach activities.

Duties:

· Preparation of data for online virtual research environment

· Analysing data and results

· Computational text analysis

· Archival research on major collections of manuscript miscellanies held in libraries internationally

· Preparation of papers for presentation and publication

· Contribution to the project website and social media channels

· Associated administrative duties

· Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post.

Qualifications/Skills required:

Essential Requirements:

· PhD in English literature, digital humanities, or another relevant field

· Significant experience in computational text analysis and/or stylometry

· Experience working with databases

· Excellent writing and communication skills

· Peer-reviewed publication record

· Ability to work well both collaboratively and independently

· Highly motivated, with excellent organisational skills

Desirable Requirements:

· Expertise in early modern manuscript culture and/or early modern English poetry

· Experience with textual editing

· Experience with network analysis

· Knowledge of one or more of the following languages: French, German, Italian, Latin, Spanish

· Excellent IT skills

 

Salary: Postdoctoral Researcher pay scale €42,782 - €54,965 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale, where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.

Research Salary Scales - University of Galway).

Start date: Position is available from 1 July 2024.

Continuing Professional Development/Training:

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia. Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information.

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie

Informal enquiries concerning the post may be made to Professor Erin A. McCarthy (erin.mccarthy@universityofgalway.ie).

To Apply:

Applications to include a covering letter, CV, a sample of academic written work (e.g. published article, thesis chapter), and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (in word or PDF only) mooreinstitute@universityofgalway.ie.

Please put reference number University of Galway 086-24 in subject line of e-mail application.

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time) 1 May 2024

Interviews are planned to be held on 31 May 2024

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post.

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer.

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment. 

 

Closing Date: Wednesday, 01 May 2024

Application: PDR, School of English, Media & Creative Arts(University of Galway 086-24)

Postdoctoral Researcher – Marine Biodiscovery, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, University of Galway 087-24

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time fixed term position as a Postdoctoral researcher in Marine Biodiscovery at the University of Galway, Ireland.

This position is funded by Horizon Europe-COMBO and is available from 1 August 2024 to contract end date of January 2026.

Despite their well-recognized potential, marine bioactive molecules are still difficult to source due to a lack of controlled culturing and processing infrastructures, and their chemical synthesis is hampered by their chemical complexity. The marine environment is largely affected by global change and wild harvesting of marine bioresources does not represent a sustainable supply of these biomolecules. The main sources of the high-value biomolecules are corals, sponges, algae, involving industrial end-users in the medical and pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetic sectors. Therefore, new approaches are urgently needed in marine biotechnology as microbial engineering has not fully met the expectations for producing the marine bioactives identified in invertebrates and seaweeds. Recent advances in the synthetic biology of terrestrial natural products are offering unique opportunities to supply bioactives of terrestrial origin. Omics technologies have also transformed the way the complexity of the marine holobiont can be viewed and today the integration of omics data such as genomics and metabolomics can increase our understanding of the functioning and processes of living organisms including their metabolic pathways. COMBO will allow the transfer of knowledge from terrestrial to marine biotechnology through the engineering of marine metabolic pathways using Omics approaches. The rationale behind COMBO lies in the power of synthetic consortia of host cells and microbial cells based on the concept of holobiont and auxotrophy. To this end, we will exploit the recent advances in co-cultures systems. Indeed, the development of synthetic consortia has been shown to support specific ecological dynamics, promote microbial species growth, and syntheses of valuable chemicals. COMBO will therefore expand the potential offered by underused marine sponges and seaweeds known to produce bioactives such as terpenoids and alkaloids for the cosmetic and pharmaceutical markets. 

Job Description:

The successful candidate will work on the isolation and structure elucidation of the marine natural products (terpenoids and alkaloids) isolated from the COMBO targeted organisms (seaweeds and sponges). (S)he will also be working on the management of the EU project COMBO, interacting with partners and attending meetings.

Duties:

  • Interacting with partners of the project the ensure the good and timely delivery of the results of the project;
  • Tracking the samples supplied and received form the partners of the project through the in-house webdatabase;
  • Perform the chemical profiling of extracts/fractions prepared for COMBO samples and perform the isolation and structure elucidation of the metabolites using standard tools in marine natural products chemistry such as HPLC, NMR, MS or ECD.
  • Preparing and writing research papers, presentations, grant proposals, etc.;
  • Effectively interacting with other members of the Marine Biodiscovery lab;
  • Mentoring undergraduate and graduate students;
  • Performing routine lab maintenance and daily lab duties.
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post

 

Qualifications/Skills required: 

Essential Requirements:

  • PhD in Natural Product Chemistry or equivalent
  • Track record of publications in natural product chemistry
  • Evidence of skills in the isolation of natural products using HPLC
  • Evidence of skills in the structure elucidation of natural products NMR MS and configurations

Desirable Requirements:

  • Experience in working on marine natural products
  • Experience in lab management
  • Supervision of UG or PG students
  • Computational chemistry for the assessment of the configurations of natural products

Salary: Postdoctoral Researcher salary scale €42,782 - €54,965 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.  

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.

Research Salary Scales - University of Galway).

 

Start date: Position is available from 01 August 2024

 

Continuing Professional Development/Training:

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information.

 

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway

 

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie

 

Further information about the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences is available at https://www.universityofgalway.ie/science-engineering/schoolofbiologicalandchemicalsciences/ and the marine biodiscovery laboratory at https://www.universityofgalway.ie/our-research/people/biological-chemical-sciences/olivierthomas/

 

Informal enquiries concerning the post may be made to Professor Olivier Thomas

 

To Apply:

Applications to include a covering letter, CV, and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (in word or PDF only) to Prof. Olivier Thomas: olivier.thomas@universityofgalway.ie

 

Please put reference number University of Galway 087-24 in subject line of e-mail application.

 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time) 11th April 2024

 

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post.

 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer.

 

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment

Closing Date: Thursday, 11 Apr 2024

Application: Postdoctoral Researcher – Marine Biodiscovery, University of Galway 087-24

Research Assistant - Theatronomics, School of English and Creative Arts (University of Galway 078-24)

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time, fixed term Research Assistant for six months, to work on the project ‘Theatronomics: the business of theatre, 1732–1809', led by Professor David O'Shaughnessy. This post will be based in the School of English and Creative Arts, College of Arts, Social Sciences & Celtic Studies  at the University of Galway, Ireland.  

The position is funded by a European Research Council Consolidator Grant awarded to Professor O’Shaughnessy and is available from 1 May 2024 for 6 months.  

 

Project: 

This project investigates the finances of eighteenth-century theatre in London, focusing on the two major theatres, Covent Garden and Drury Lane, 1732–1809. Account-books, ledgers, and ephemeral manuscript folios, held mainly at the British Library and the Folger Library, are the project's main sources; they contain extensive data on ticket sales, audience composition, actor salaries, payments to other theatre workers, repayments to investors, costume, scenery and other costs.  

The project will transcribe and digitize these manuscripts and will use econometric methods to analyse the theatres’ underlying commercial operations. The project will apply these economic methodologies so that new perspectives on the careers of managers, playwrights, actors, and plays emerge. By synthesizing this complex data, Theatronomics will further enable us, by interacting with other datasets, to ask new interdisciplinary questions about the place of theatre within the city of London. The project will develop innovative digital humanities resources for the next generation of eighteenth-century theatre studies. 

 

Our Team: 

The research team comprises of the PI, 2 postdoctoral researchers, and 2 Research Assistants and is based in the Hardiman Research Building.  

The position offers an opportunity for career development for early career researchers. The researcher will work closely with the project team and Principal Investigator Professor David O'Shaughnessy, and play a key role in the development of new interdisciplinary methodologies for the analysis of costs and revenues of the two major London theatres. The researcher will help to develop dynamic profiles of theatres, managers, playwrights, plays, and the theatre audience as the repertory evolves across the period. The researcher will also help research the salary lifecycle of the Georgian actor as well as building up a full picture of the other costs incurred by the theatres during the period. The role will also involve administration and data input/coding (full training provided). 

 

Job Description: 

The role is suited to candidates with a background in the humanities/social sciences with an interest in digital humanities/quantitative research OR to candidates with a background in economics/quantitative analysis and an interest in cultural history. 

Duties: 

  • Primary research into the careers of actors, managers, playwrights, and other theatre employees  
  • Primary research into eighteenth-century theatre financial data 
  • Analysing the revenues/costs of the theatre 
  • Developing a detailed profile of the Georgian actor's salary lifecycle 
  • Developing profiles of the theatre audiences across the period 
  • Associated administrative duties 
  • Contributing to the project website, social media outputs 
  • Data input / coding 
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post 

 

Qualifications/Skills Required:  

Essential Requirements: 

  • Primary Degree (level 8) in the Humanities or Economics or a cognate subject (e.g. Data Science, Digital Humanities)  
  • Experience of quantitative research 
  • Excellent writing and communication skills 
  • Ability to work well both collaboratively and independently 
  • Highly motivated, with excellent organisational skills 

Desirable Requirements: 

  • Experience of working with digital humanities / TEI  
  • Experience of working with databases 
  • Excellent IT skills / website design / social media 
  • Prior experience working as a research assistant 

 

Salary: Research Assistant salary scale €30,025 - €39,908 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.  

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.  

Research Salary Scales - University of Galway). 

 

Start date: Immediately.  

 

Continuing Professional Development/Training

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information. 

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway 

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie  
 

Informal enquiries concerning the post may be made to Prof. David O’Shaughnessy – david.oshaughnessy@universityofgalway.ie  

To Apply: 

Applications to include a covering letter, CV, and the contact details of two referees should be sent, via e-mail (in word or PDF only) to david.oshaughnessy@universityofgalway.ie   

Please put reference number University of Galway 078-24 in subject line of e-mail application. 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time) 5th April 2024  

 

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post. 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer. 

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment  

Closing Date: Friday, 05 Apr 2024

Application: Research Assistant - Theatronomics (University of Galway 078-24)

Research Assistant – Marine Biodiversity, School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, University of Galway 089-24

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time fixed term position as a Research Assistant in culture of marine organisms at the University of Galway, Ireland.

 

This position is funded by Interreg project – BEAP-MAR (Atlantic Area EAPA_0032/2022) and is available from 1 May 2024 to contract end date of April 2026

 

BEAP-MAR will tackle key challenges of the Blue Bioeconomy sector in the Atlantic Area - the limited knowledge of marine organisms, namely those non-traditionally commercially exploited, e.g., new algal strains, marine fungi and sponges, valorising them to develop new, innovative bioactive compounds and products for various industries. The research on these untapped organisms will lead to new methodologies for their industrial implementation. This will be done through Product Tests, envisaged as in-company knowledge transfer processes to provide new cost-effective and sustainable products of high-added value from new compounds. The Blue Bioeconomy is still in its infancy, so exchanging knowledge and best practices at a transnational level is needed. BEAP-MAR will establish cooperation schemes among partners and Quadruple Helix actors to share the lessons learnt in the project, increase knowledge of new marine organisms and their potential and reinforce the AA competitiveness

 

Job Description:

The successful candidate will work alongside researchers and students conducting various aspects of marine research. The candidate will mostly be involved with field collections, curation of the national marine biorepository and will have the opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research in marine biology

 

Duties:

 

  • Assist with marine fieldwork and sample collections focusing on seaweeds and sponges (including underwater diving).
  • Sample processing, data entry, and data management (https://biomarep.org/).
  • Media management (social media platforms).
  • Contribute to the preparation of reports and other admin related tasks.
  • Participate in team meetings, discussions, and collaborative research efforts
  • Interacting with partners of the project the ensure the good and timely delivery of the results of the project;
  • Effectively interacting with other members of the Marine Biodiscovery lab;
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post

 

Qualifications/Skills required:

 

Essential Requirements:

 

  • BSc in Marine Science or related field.
  • Driver’s licence.
  • Diving certificate.
  • Experience in field work in coastal areas and if possible cold/temperate waters.

 

Desirable Requirements:

  • MSc in Marine Science or a related area
  • Experience in field identification of marine invertebartes/seaweeds
  • Proficient in the use of softwares related to data collection
  • Experience in DNA barcoding

 

Salary: Research Assistant salary scale €30,025 - €39,908 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.  

 

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.

 

Research Salary Scales - University of Galway).

 

Start date: Position is available from 01 May 2024

 

Continuing Professional Development/Training:

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information.

 

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway

 

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie

 

Further information about the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences is available at https://www.universityofgalway.ie/science-engineering/schoolofbiologicalandchemicalsciences/ and the marine biodiscovery laboratory at https://www.universityofgalway.ie/our-research/people/biological-chemical-sciences/olivierthomas/

 

Informal enquiries concerning the post may be made to Professor Olivier Thomas

 

To Apply:

Applications to include a covering letter, CV, and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (in word or PDF only) to Prof. Olivier Thomas: olivier.thomas@universityofgalway.ie

 

Please put reference number University of Galway 089-24 in subject line of e-mail application.

 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time) 11 April 2024

 

Interviews are planned to be held on 19 April 2024

 

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post.

 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer.

 

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment

Closing Date: Thursday, 11 Apr 2024

Application: Research Assistant – Marine Biodiversity, University of Galway 089-24

Research Assistant - Economics, J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics (University of Galway 077-24)

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time fixed term position as a Research Assistant in the economics of flooding with the the Centre for Economic Research on Inclusivity and Sustainability (CERIS), in the J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics at the University of Galway, Ireland.  

 

This position is funded by Science Foundation Ireland and is available immediately to contract end date of 30/11/2024 (approx. 7.5 months).  

 

Project: 

The Stop Floods for Ireland (StopFloods4.ie) research project is funded by Science Foundation Ireland under the National Challenge Fund “Digital for Resilience” challenge. The project involves collaboration between Engineers, Data Scientists and Economists based at the University of Galway and is being led by Dr Indiana Olbert (Project Lead) and Dr Thomas McDermott (Project Co-Lead). The StopFloods4.ie project investigates the development of a novel flood forecasting system for prediction of coastal-fluvial floods in Ireland with the aim of providing decision-relevant and timely information and tools at a highly local level to aid decision makers in better preparing for and managing flood risks and their impacts on at-risk communities.   

 

Job Description: 

The successful candidate will be employed to support and conduct research in the area of estimating the social and economic value of improved flood forecasting systems in Ireland working directly under the supervision of the project Co-Lead Dr Thomas McDermott. This work will involve reviewing relevant academic literature, gathering of primary data through survey work, applied economic and econometric analysis, and direct engagement with stakeholders. The successful candidate will work in a multidisciplinary team with colleagues in Economics, Civil Engineering, Data Science and the Centre for Economic Research on Inclusivity and Sustainability (CERIS) at the University of Galway. 

 

Duties:  

  • Actively participate as a member of the StopFloods4.ie research team and assist the team in achieving the research aims of the project.  
  • To provide assistance in conducting research activities, including planning, organizing, conducting, and communicating research studies within the overall scope of the StopFloods4.ie project.  
  • Reviewing of relevant academic literature, writing up summaries and presenting findings to the project leaders and Research Team.  
  • To coordinate the development of forms, questionnaires and the application of qualitative and quantitative research techniques to gather data and conduct preliminary analysis.  
  • Contribute to and help coordinate engagement with key stakeholders.  
  • Contribute to the writing up of technical and progress reports for reporting to the project funders. 
  • Work under the direction of the Principal Investigator/Project Leader.  Plan and manage own day-to-day research activity within this framework & direction. 
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post.  

 

Qualifications/Skills required:  

Essential Requirements:  

  • Minimum of a primary degree (level 8) in Economics or a relevant discipline. 
  • Demonstrated ability to organise and manage datasets, carry out rudimentary data analysis and present findings.  
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a team, collaborate across disciplines and build effective relationships. 
  • Demonstrated excellent communication skills in English. 

 

Desirable Requirements:  

  • Masters degree (level 9) or other postgraduate qualification in Economics or a relevant discipline. 
  • Demonstrated expertise or qualification in environmental economics or a related discipline.  
  • Experience conducting quantitative or qualitative economic analysis.  
  • Experience carrying out surveys or research interviews with stakeholders.  
  • Experience or training in design thinking, product design, or related aspects of customer or stakeholder engagement.   
  • Experience with statistical software (e.g. Stata, R, or similar).  
  • Experience with coding (e.g. in Python) or in web design.   

 

Salary: Research Assistant salary scale €30,025 - €39,908 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.  

 

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale. Research Salary Scales - University of Galway). 

 

Start date: Position is available immediately.  

 

Continuing Professional Development/Training: 

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information. 

 

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway 

 

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie  

 

To Apply: 

Applications to include a covering letter, CV, and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (in word or PDF only) to Dr Thomas McDermott: thomas.mcdermott@universityofgalway.ie   

 

Please put reference number University of Galway 077-24 in subject line of e-mail application. 

 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time) 5th April 2024 

 

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post. 

 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer. 

 

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment  

Closing Date: Friday, 05 Apr 2024

Application: Research Assistant - Economics (University of Galway 077-24)

Research Assistant (0.2FTE) - Psychosocial Impact of Infertility, Discipline of General Practice, School of Medicine (University of Galway 074-24)

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a part-time (0.2 FTE) fixed term position as a Research Assistant with the Discipline of General Practice, in the School of Medicine, at the University of Galway, Ireland.  

  

This position is funded by a research grant from the University of Galway and is available from 1 July 2024 to contract end date of 31 December 2024 (6 months).  

 

Further information about University of Galway’s School of Medicine is available at School of Medicine Webpage

 

Further information about The MPS Foundation is available at The MPS Foundation

 

Job Description:  

Infertility is considered to be a priority public health issue. In the European Union, 25 million citizens are estimated to experience infertility and the prevalence is increasing year-on-year. Research suggests a number of negative outcomes for women and couples experiencing infertility including reduced quality of life and health-related quality of life, higher scores on measures of depression and anxiety, and an increased frequency of sexual and psychological problems. There are also significant financial impacts or considerations for individuals/couples experiencing infertility who pursue assisted reproductive treatments such as IVF.  This project will draw on existing literature to better elucidate the psychosocial impact of experiencing infertility on women, men, and couples so as to inform appropriate supports for individuals affected. 

  

This post offers an excellent opportunity for the successful candidate to be immersed within a multi-disciplinary research team with a strong research track record. The successful candidate will support the conduct of a meta-review that synthesises research on the psychosocial impact of infertility and will work closely with the PI (Dr Sinéad Lydon). They will contribute to conducting literature searches, extracting data from included papers, appraising study quality, synthesising the studies identified for inclusion, and preparing a draft manuscript for submission. The candidate will be supported and mentored in their professional development, be able to avail of a range of training opportunities, and will have the potential to write a first author journal article. 

  

Duties:   

The successful candidate will be a member of a multi-disciplinary team of researchers and healthcare professionals. They will:   

  • Conduct searches of electronic databases and reference list screening;  
  • Lead, under the supervision of the Principal Investigator and, appropriately manage, the extraction of data from studies identified for inclusion; 
  • Appraise the quality of studies identified for inclusion;  
  • Synthesise the data resulting from the review;  
  • Assist with the preparation of manuscripts and other outputs, and; 
  • Liaise with other researchers contributing to the project to support their participation and engagement. 
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post. 

 

Qualifications/Skills required:  

Essential Requirements:  

  • Masters in Psychology, or a related discipline.  
  • Prior involvement in conducting a systematic review. 
  • Experience of working as a research assistant within a population health or health services research project. 
  • Previous peer-reviewed publication(s) 
  • Evidence of excellent communication and organisational skills.  

Desirable Requirements:  

  • Completion of coursework relating to the conduct of systematic reviews. 
  • Completion of coursework in the area of population health and health services research. 
  • Receipt of first class honours within Masters Degree. 
  • Experience of delivering conference presentations. 

 

Employment permit restrictions apply for this category of post  

 

Salary: Research Assistant salary scale €30,025 - €39,908 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.  

 

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale. 

(Research Salary Scales - University of Galway) 

  

Start date: Position is available from July 1st 2024. 

 

Continuing Professional Development/Training

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information. 

 

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway 

 

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie  

 

Informal enquiries concerning the post may be made to Dr Sinéad Lydon (Associate Professor in Primary Care, School of Medicine) by email to sinead.lydon@universityofgalway.ie .  

 

To Apply: 

Applications to include a covering letter, CV, and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (in word or PDF only) to Dr Sinéad Lydon, email:  sinead.lydon@universityofgalway.ie 

 

Please put reference number University of Galway 074-24 in subject line of e-mail application. 

 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time) 5th April 2024 

 

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post. 

 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer. 

 

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment  

Closing Date: Friday, 05 Apr 2024

Application: Research Assistant (0.2FTE) - General Practice (University of Galway 074-24)

Postdoctoral Researcher - Business Intelligence and Analytics, Lero, The Irish Software Research Centre & University of Galway, University of Galway 085-24

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time fixed term (2 years) position as a Postdoctoral Researcher in Business Intelligence and Analytics with LERO, The Irish Software Research Centre at the University of Galway, Ireland.

 

This position is co-funded by LERO and Clydaville Investments Ltd. t/a The KILKENNY Group and is available from May/June 2024 to April/May 2026.

 

Background:

Effective data capturing, management and analytics are of huge importance to organisations operating in retail to deliver an optimal experience to customers during presales, sales and aftersales, and, ultimately, to compete in ever-changing markets. However, designing and deploying adequate data and analytics pipelines is quite complex due to the wide and ever-growing number of channels that organisations can use to reach customers. This project will focus on determining and exploring the characteristics and the challenges of the creation and deployment of an omni-channel self-service analytics architecture for a retail business. This project will be conducted in close and direct collaboration with the co-funding industry partner, Clydaville Investments Ltd. t/a The KILKENNY Group.

 

Job Description:

To address the issues above, we welcome applications from candidates across multiple disciplines, including information systems, computer science, operations management, and analytics. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of Dr Pierangelo Rosati at the University of Galway and will be based at the industry partner’s office in Cork, Ireland. The postdoctoral researcher is expected to publish in the top-ranked journals and must have a strong publication record as well as excellent writing skills. The postdoctoral researcher must be keen to work in direct collaboration with industry, a motivated self-starter, be focused, and exacting in their work ethic.

 

Duties:

The successful candidate is expected to:

  • Conduct a specified programme of research and scholarship under the supervision and direction of your Principal Investigator (PI).
  • Determine appropriate methodologies for research, with advice and support as appropriate.
  • Keep up to date with research related methods and techniques, in particular, developments in the specific research area.
  • Collaborate with colleagues on areas of shared research interest.
  • To have knowledge and understanding of the policy, practices and procedures, relevant to the role (e.g. Commercial Awareness, Research Ethics, Knowledge Transfer, Data Privacy, and Intellectual Property Rights).
  • To complete the administrative work to support the programme of research.
  • Know the legal requirements regarding data protection and confidentiality data protection requirements.
  • Present on research progress and outcomes to industry stakeholders, conferences, and other academics as agreed with the PI.
  • Engage in the dissemination of the results of the research with the support of and under the supervision of the PI.
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post.

 

Qualifications/Skills required:

 

Essential Requirements:

  • Applicants must have a Ph.D. in information systems, computer science, operations management, data analytics or equivalent.
  • Relevant experience in an area of relevance to the retail analytics project.
  • Excellent communications skills, both verbally as well as in writing.
  • A track record of publications.
  • Strong coordination, organisational and management skills.
  • Evidence of strong quantitative skills.

 

Desirable Requirements:

  • Good dissemination skills targeting non-academic audiences (industry-focused).
  • Prior industry experience or prior experience with collaboration with industry research partners.
  • Prior experience with Amazon Web Services or similar cloud service platforms.
  • Prior experience with Machine Learning projects.
  • Prior experience with PowerBI or Tableau.
  • Prior experience with systems design.

 

Salary: Postdoctoral Researcher salary scale €42,782 - €54,965 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.

 

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.

 

(Research Salary Scales - University of Galway)

 

Start date: Position is available from May 2024

 

Continuing Professional Development/Training:

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information.

 

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway

 

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie

 

Further information about Lero is available at https://lero.ie/.

Informal enquiries concerning the post may be made to Dr Pierangelo Rosati (pierangelo.rosati@universityofgalway.ie).

 

To Apply:

Applications to include a covering letter, CV, and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (in word or PDF only) to Dr Pierangelo Rosati: pierangelo.rosati@universityofgalway.ie.

 

Please put reference number University of Galway 085-24 in subject line of e-mail application.

 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time) on the 26th of April 2024

 

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post.

 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer.

 

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment

Closing Date: Friday, 26 Apr 2024

Application: Postdoctoral Researcher - BI and Analytics, University of Galway 085-24

Postdoctoral Researcher - System Dynamics Modelling at the Data Science Institute and School of Computer Science (University of Galway 084-24)

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time fixed term position as a Postdoctoral Researcher with the Data Science Institute and the School of Computer Science at the National University of Ireland Galway.  

This position is funded by Horizon Europe and is available from May 1st 2024, to April 30th, 2026. 

During cross-border health emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, health and care services are rapidly overwhelmed by high numbers of patients requiring care, leading to pressures throughout the whole healthcare system. Delays and backlogs in regular care left millions of patients with unmet health care  needs,  resulting  in  poor  health  outcomes.   

The RAPIDE (Regular and unplanned care adaptive dashboard for cross-border emergencies) project aims to develop, validate, and demonstrate a portfolio of powerful tools that enable healthcare  systems  to  build  in  robustness  of  decisions,  resilience  of  the  health  care professionals and patients and flexibility in the modalities of care delivery, thereby maintaining access to regular care during health emergencies.  

The project  focuses  on  two  closely-linked challenges – firstly,  identifying and predicting how much care, and which care, needs to be moved along the care chain; and secondly, identifying and verifying effective, feasible and acceptable ways to make this reconfiguration of care a reality. RAPIDE brings together an experienced multi-disciplinary team of research (Global Health, Data analytics, behavioural sciences), national public health agencies, and healthcare providers (hospital, primary care organisations) to address these challenges.  

Job Description: 

The successful candidate will support the goal of forecasting and planning of patients and resources over the healthcare chain. This will involve the development of tools and Decision Support Systems to forecast required resources (driven by patient demand) and available resources, and to optimize planning and prioritization of patient admissions and use of healthcare resources over the healthcare chain. These models will be developed using computational methods (system dynamics and agent-based modelling), and will be integrated with short term operation models for near-term planning. 

Duties:  

The successful candidate is expected to: 

  • Lead, under the supervision of the Principal Investigator, the project’s system dynamics group model building process to specify healthcare models based on inputs from project partners in the Netherlands, Slovenia, Malta, and Italy.  
  • Design, build and test models of healthcare pathways across a number of areas, including diabetes care, elective surgeries, and heart failure. 
  • Integrate model outputs with shorter term operational optimisation models; 
  • Design an overall dashboard which can enable users to interact and generate scenarios for future healthcare demands and required resources. 
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post 

Qualifications/Skills required:  

Essential Requirements:  

  • PhD in System Dynamics, Computational Modelling, or a related discipline. 
  • Demonstrated experience of using a computational modelling methodology, for example, system dynamics, agent-based modelling, discrete-event simulation, or mathematical modelling.  
  • Demonstrate a systematic understanding of a field of system dynamics and simulation, and its application to healthcare 
  • Evidence of excellent model building skills  
  • Evidence of research publication in peer-reviewed journals. 
  • Evidence of excellent communication and organizational skills 

 Desirable Requirements:  

  • Demonstrated experience in working in a multi-disciplinary team 
  • Skills in the following technologies and techniques: Stella/Vensim, Calibration methods, Group model building, and R/Python. 
  • Previous experience in working on public health projects/collaborations. 
  • Demonstrate the ability to manage a research project including the co-supervision of students. 
  • Demonstrate awareness of the research environment and the various grant sources and application mechanisms 

 

Salary: Postdoctoral Researcher salary scale €42,782 - €54,965 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts. 

 

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.  Research Salary Scales - University of Galway). 

 

Start date: Position is available from May 1st 2024. 

Continuing Professional Development/Training: 

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information. 

 

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway 

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie  

Further information about the Data Science Institute  is available at https://www.universityofgalway.ie/dsi/  

Informal enquiries concerning the post may be made to Professor Jim Duggan, jim.duggan@universityofgalway.ie   

 To Apply: 

Applications to include a covering letter, CV, and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (PDF only) to jim.duggan@universityofgalway.ie  

Please put reference number University of Galway 084-24 in subject line of e-mail application. 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time) Friday 5th April 2024. 

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post. 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer. 

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment  

 

 

Closing Date: Friday, 05 Apr 2024

Application: Postdoctoral Researcher,School of Computer Science(University of Galway 084-24)

Postdoctoral Researcher – Bioinformatics in sulfate-stressed anaerobic digestion School of Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, University of Galway 083-24

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time fixed term position as a Postdoctoral Researcher with Civil Engineering at the University of Galway, Ireland.

 

This position is co-funded by the Science Foundation Ireland and the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, and is available from 1st of August 2024 to contract end date of 31st of July 2027.

 

Information on project

Generation of renewable bioenergy from wastewater through anaerobic digestion is a crucial method for confronting two of our most pressing contemporary challenges: energy generation and pollution control. However, the efficiency of anaerobic digestion is low due to the slow growth of anaerobic microorganisms and the complex cooperation among syntrophic microorganisms. Recently, the concept of microbial niche nexus has been proposed to enrich diverse microbial communities for enhancing system resilience and stability. Furthermore, conductive materials have been shown to improve anaerobic digestion efficiency by enhancing electron transfer between syntrophs, which can be affected significantly by oxidation and reduction potentials of liquid solution and conductive materials. Therefore, the objective of this project aims to sustainably generate bioenergy from wastewater by developing a novel high-efficient anaerobic methanogenic biotechnology.

 

Job Description:

The successful candidate will be based at the University of Galway, Ireland and contribute towards a recently awarded project in the field of anaerobic digestion. The postdoctoral researcher will be employed to undertake work in lab-experiments for sulfate-stressed anaerobic digestion, bioinformatics/metagenomics analysis, and data-mining of microbial sources. The successful candidate will work in a multidisciplinary team with colleagues in Civil Engineering at the University of Galway.

 

Duties:

  • Conduct research (both independently and as part of a team) in sulfate-stressed anaerobic digestion.
  • Develop bioinformatics/metagenomics analysis methodologies, such as those relating to quorum sensing and sulfur metabolism.
  • Analysis microbial interactions in sulfate-stressed anaerobic digestion ecosystems.
  • Genome mapping of the studied sulfate-stressed anaerobic digestion systems.
  • Contribute to the writing of scientific papers for international journals.
  • Contribute to project reporting writing.
  • Assist with the coordination of research activities and actively contribute to research outputs to meet project milestones.
  • Participate in and/or present at conferences and/or workshops relevant to the project as required.
  • Assist with the supervision of PhD and research students.
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post.

 

Qualifications/Skills required:

 

Essential Requirements:

  • PhD in Environmental Microbiology, Microbiology, Life sciences, Biochemistry, or related area.
  • Demonstrated expertise in using bioinformatics tools.
  • Proven ability to work in molecular biology.
  • Demonstrated experience in anaerobic digestion or anaerobic microbiology.
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a team, collaborate across disciplines and build effective relationships.
  • Demonstrate excellent communication skills in English.

 

Desirable Requirements:

  • Competence in bioreactor design and optimisation.
  • Demonstrated understanding of methods such as cyclic voltammetry testing.
  • Demonstrated understanding of mathematical modelling.
  • Demonstrated ability to conduct independent research with limited supervision.
  • Demonstrated track record of publications and conference presentations relative to opportunity.

 

Salary: Postdoctoral Researcher salary scale €42,782 - €54,965 per annum (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.

 

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.

 

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Start date: Position is available from 1st of August 2024

 

Continuing Professional Development/Training:

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information.

 

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway

 

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie

 

Further information about School of Engineering is available at weblink https://www.universityofgalway.ie/engineering/.

 

Informal enquiries concerning the post may be made to Dr. Guangxue Wu (guangxue.wu@universityofgalway.ie).

 

 

To Apply:

Applications to include a covering letter, CV, and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (in word or PDF only) to Dr. Guangxue Wu: Guangxue.wu@universityofgalway.ie

 

Please put reference number University of Galway 083-24 in subject line of e-mail application.

 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time) 11th April 2024

 

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post.

 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer.

 

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment

Closing Date: Thursday, 11 Apr 2024

Application: Postdoctoral Researcher – School of Engineering, University of Galway 083-24

Research Assistant – Sustainability Assessments, School of Engineering , College of Science and Engineering (University of Galway 082-24)

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time fixed term position as a Research Assistant with School of Engineering and Construct Innovate at University of Galway, Ireland.  

This position is funded by Enterprise Ireland (Construct Innovate) and is available from 01.05.2024 to contract end date of 30.04.2025 (subject to extension if additional funding becomes available). 

Job Description: 

The successful candidate will work in the Sustainable and Resilient Structures Research Group (https://www.universityofgalway.ie/structures/) under the supervision of Dr Magdalena Hajdukiewicz to investigate environmental, social and governance methods for the construction industry, including definition of environmental product declarations and carbon accounting. The project is in collaboration with an industry partner, GLF Façades (https://www.glffacades.com/).  

The work is aligned with Construct Innovate, Ireland’s national research centre for construction technology and innovation (www.constructinnovate.ie) and MaREI Centre (www.marei.ie) at University of Galway (www.universityofgalway.ie).   

 Duties:  

Research 

  • Conduct a review of policy, standards, guidelines and best practice in environmental, social and governance (ESG) aspects with a focus on the Irish construction industry.  
  • Develop a methodology for identifying ESG priorities and creating a sustainability roadmap in line with the UN sustainable development goals.  
  • Demonstrate the methodology on an industry case study, including setting the sustainability goals.  
  • Develop an environmental product declaration (EPD) digital tool for verifying façade systems.  
  • Develop an awareness campaign to build understanding and commitment among industry in respect to sustainability and climate action.  
  • Coordinate and perform a variety of independent tasks and team activities involved in the collection, analysis, documentation and some interpretation of information/results. 
  • Present information on research progress and outcomes to others responsible for the research project.  
  • Provide assistance in conducting research activities, including planning, organising, conducting and communicating research studies within the overall scope of a research project.  
  • Share knowledge with the relevant stakeholders, including academia, industry and policy makers. 
  • Define research objectives and proposals for own (or joint) research in line with research strategy whilst contributing to the research programme of the Sustainable and Resilient Structures Research group (https://www.universityofgalway.ie/structures/) within Construct Innovate (www.constructinnovate.ie) and MaREI Centre (www.marei.ie) at University of Galway (www.universityofgalway.ie).  This will be under general guidance of the PI. 
  • Actively participate as a member of a research team and assist an individual research leader or team to conduct a particular study (or group of studies). 

Dissemination 

  • Write up results from own research activity (e.g. as project report) for review by PI and Industry Mentor, including preparing technical reports, conclusions and recommendations. 
  • Contribute to the publication of findings. 
  • Provide input into the research project’s dissemination, in whatever form (report, papers, chapters, book) as directed by the PI. Authorship should be decided in line with guidelines such as the Vancouver Protocol, or similar authorship guidelines as appropriate. 
  • Present on research progress and outcomes, e.g. to bodies supervising research; steering groups; other team members, as agreed with the PI and Industry Mentor. 
  • Attend and contribute to relevant meetings/conferences. 
  • Should write at least workshop level papers.  

 Management 

  • Keep appropriate records as directed and in line with Funder/University policy. 
  • Manage own personal and research resources (including, where required, laboratories and specialist equipment) appropriately. 
  • Work under the direction of the PI and in collaboration with Industry Mentor. Plan and manage own day-to-day research activity within this framework and direction. 
  • Provide guidance as required to any support staff and/or research students assisting with the research project, as agreed with the PI.  
  • To carry out any additional duties as may reasonably be required within the general scope and level of the post. 
  • Manage own research budget and keep records as directed and in line with Funder/University policy as appropriate.  

 Support 

  • Support and, where appropriate, co-supervise the work of undergraduate students, e.g. final year project students. 
  • Where appropriate provide advice and/ or assistance to support staff and research students.  
  • May participate in limited student contact hours for own development (e.g. deliver laboratory demonstrations, teaching laboratory test methods and demonstrating of various experiments and equipment used to undergraduates). The extent of this must not adversely impact the primary research role. 
  • Gain experience in grant writing and participate in internal/ external networks for the exchange of information and to form relationships for future research collaboration. 

 Other 

  • Continue to update knowledge and develop skills. 
  • Develop internal and external contacts with researchers in related areas. 
  • May contribute to work of the College/School/Research Unit through activities such as student Open Days, other promotion activity as appropriate. 
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post. 

 Qualifications/Skills required:  

The ideal candidate should hold a Degree (Level 8) in Engineering, Architecture, Environmental Science or or equivalent, have a strong background in developing environmental, social and governance methods and sustainability assessments. Candidates should have excellent communication and organisational skills; and have strong documentation, oral and interpersonal skills. The position requires communication with the different stakeholders; thus, excellent communication skills are mandatory. 

 Essential Requirements:  

  • Honours degree (at least 2.1 or equivalent) in Engineering, Architecture, Environmental Science or equivalent. 
  • Experience in developing environmental, social and governance methods and/or sustainability assessments. 
  • Excellent skills in data screening and analysis. 
  • Demonstrable experience in both independent and collaborative research. 
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills (English language). 

 Desirable Requirements:  

  • Experience of creating environmental product declarations. 
  • Experience in carbon accounting. 
  • Experience in collaborating with stakeholders in the building sector in the delivery of research objectives such as material manufacturers/producers/suppliers, architects, structural engineers, building designers, policy makers, suppliers, certification authorities, investors, academic researchers, environmentalists, politicians, etc. 
  • Evidence of innovative thinking, able to work both independently and in cross-disciplinary teams. 
  • Evidence of scientific publication and dissemination of results at conferences and/or journals. 

 Salary: Research Assistant salary scale €30,025 - €39,908 per annum (subject to the project’s funding limitations) and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.   

 The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.  (Research Salary Scales - University of Galway) 

 Start date: Position is available from May 2024 

 Continuing Professional Development/Training: 

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information. 

 

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway 

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie  

Further information is available at: 

 Informal enquiries concerning the post may be made to Dr Magdalena Hajdukiewicz (magdalena.hajdukiewicz@universityofgalway.ie 

 To Apply: 

Applications to include a covering letter, CV and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (in Word or PDF only), to Dr Magdalena Hajdukiewicz (magdalena.hajdukiewicz@universityofgalway.ie). 

Please put reference number University of Galway 082-24 in subject line of e-mail application. 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time) on 3rd April 2024. 

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post. 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer. 

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment  

 

 

Closing Date: Wednesday, 03 Apr 2024

Application: Research Assistant– Sustainability Assessments (University of Galway 082-24)

Postdoctoral Researcher – Protein Biochemistry, School of Biological and Chemical Science, College of Science and Engineering, University of Galway 081-24

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time, fixed-term position as a Postdoctoral Researcher within the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences (SBCS) at the University of Galway, Ireland.

This position is available from 8th April 2024 to the 28th March 2025, and is to undertake research within the research group of Established Professor Helen Blanchard in structure-based drug-design programs that target glycoproteins and proteases involved in disease progression including cancer.   

Job Description:

The successful candidate will undertake laboratory-based research of cloning, protein expression and purification of target proteins that includes the carbohydrate recognising proteins galectins. Biophysical assays will be designed and carried out to assess the binding of target proteins to endogenous molecules and chemically synthesised small molecules (generated within the group and through collaboration). The candidate will be expected to develop protocols for, and undertake experiments in, protein crystallisation as the basis for X-ray crystallographic studies. The post-holder will, as part of a team, and have opportunity to gain knowledge and potentially skills in computational chemistry and techniques for the determination of protein structure.

Duties:  

  • Design and carry out experiments associated with generating high-quality proteins (cloning, protein expression and purification)
  • Develop protocols and undertake biophysical assays, analyse protein-ligand interactions
  • Where required, undertaken basic informatics-based sequence alignments (genes, proteins)
  • Generate protocols for, and undertake, protein crystallisation experiments
  • Maintain laboratory notebooks, research records and generating technical reports and experimental data as required by the project management team
  • Keep up to date with research related methods and techniques, in particular, developments in the specific research area.
  • Preparation, delivery of periodic reports, research updates for the project management team
  • Ensuring that project work is performed in line with Health and Safety and other relevant University of Galway policies
  • Maintaining confidentiality of all background IP, foreground IP, and research results emerging from the project.
  • Strong collaborative skills are required to work as part of a highly interdisciplinary team.
  • Manage aspects of the research project including in-laboratory supervision of undergraduate and post-graduate students.
  • Write up research outcomes and engage in manuscript preparation.
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post. 

Qualifications/Skills required: 

Essential Requirements:

  • A PhD in Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology or equivalent
  • Demonstrated skills in plasmid cloning and protein biochemistry
  • Evidence of skills in recombinant protein expression and purification
  • Practical experience with Fast Protein Liquid Chromatography (FPLC)
  • Experience with working with fluorescently labelled proteins
  • Demonstrated experience with designing and conducting in vitro experiments
  • Motivation to publish research outcomes and apply for research grants
  • Fluency in written and spoken English is essential
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team

Desirable Requirements:

  • Experience with expression and purification of carbohydrate-recognising proteins is advantageous
  • An enthusiastic researcher with keen interest in multidisciplinary research
  • Prior experience in training and supervising undergraduates and postgraduates
  • Prior experience in drafting manuscripts and research proposals.

Salary: Postdoctoral Researcher salary scale €42,782 - €54,965 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts. 

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale, where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.

Research Salary Scales - University of Galway). 

Start date: Position is available from the 8th April 2024

Continuing Professional Development/Training:

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information.

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie

Further information about the School and also Established Professor Helen Blanchard is available at

https://www.universityofgalway.ie/science-engineering/schoolofbiologicalandchemicalsciences/

https://www.universityofgalway.ie/our-research/people/biological-chemical-sciences/helenblanchard/

Informal enquiries concerning the post may be made to Professor Helen Blanchard (helen.blanchard@universityofgalway.ie)

To Apply:

Applications to include a covering letter, CV, and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (in word or PDF only) to Professor Helen Blanchard: helen.blanchard@universityofgalway.ie

Please put reference number University of Galway 081-24 in subject line of e-mail application.

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time) on Wednesday 3rd April 2024

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post.

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer.

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment

Closing Date: Wednesday, 03 Apr 2024

Application: Postdoctoral Researcher – Protein Biochemistry, University of Galway 081-24

Research Associate/Postdoctoral Researcher (x2) - Data2sustain, Data Science Institute, College of Science and Engineering (University of Galway 073-24)

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for 2 full-time fixed-term positions as a Research Associate/Postdoctoral Researcher - Digital Business Applications (Data2sustain) with the European Digital Innovation Hub & Insight SFI Research Centre, Data Science Institute, College of Science and Engineering at the University of Galway.  

These positions are available immediately to work from our Galway location until the contract end date of 28th February 2026. 

Data2Sustain, a European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) focuses on advancing digitalisation and data innovation for businesses and public bodies. Our funded consortium includes the region’s universities, hosted research centres, innovation gateways across ten locations and all the region’s business support agencies, led by a one-stop-shop Data2Sustain Director and Digital Leadership Group. With numerous services available, we help advance SMEs’ digital competitiveness and solutions with data-driven innovation projects, sector-relevant consultancy and pilots, business model development, ecosystem funding access, and skills and capacity building. We work to combine digital and technology expertise with domain, sector, and industry specific applications across all the expertise and networks of the universities and research and innovation capacity as well as our other partners. 

Insight is the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Research Centre for Data Analytics. It is one of the largest data analytics centres in Europe. It seeks to derive value from Big Data and provides innovative technology solutions for industry and society by enabling better decision-making. It supports 450 researchers across the country in areas such as the Fundamentals of Data Science, Sensing and Actuation, Scaling Algorithms, Model Building, Multi Modal Analysis, Data Engineering and Governance, Decision Making and Trustworthy AI.  

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Job Description: 

The successful candidates will work as a Research Associate/Postdoctoral Researcher - Digital Business Applications in the European Digital Innovation Hub, Data2Sustain. This is a role for a highly motivated problem-solver, with a creative and analytical mind, who is excited to build new solutions that will have a global impact. 

Duties: 

  • Enable Irish enterprises across various sectors to integrate digital solutions into their core business models; 
  • Extend digital competencies (e.g., data analytics, artificial intelligence, interoperability/knowledge graphs, high performance and cloud computing, Internet of Things, and cybersecurity) and advanced skills in digital technologies to clients, especially  Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Public Service Organisations (PSOs). 
  • Work with a multidisciplinary team in the consortium to engage with and support clients implement proof-of-concepts and solutions to transform their business, strengthen their competitive position, and contribute proposals to the resolution of priority problems. 
  • Develop soft prototypes and demonstration systems based on functional requirements from SMEs and PSOs. 
  • Operate across a variety of regional Smart Specialisation Strategy priority areas: Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering; Audio Visual/Creative; Marine and Blue Economy; Renewable Energy, Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainability; Agri Food and AgTech; ICT and ICT Services; and Life Sciences, MedTech and Medical Devices. 
  • Work as the technology liaison on projects in the various sectors with SMEs, startups and public sector organisations. 
  • Gather, evaluate and clearly document business and digital solution requirements from users and customers of Data2Sustain and the University of Galway. 
  • Work hands-on in the implementation of requirements into software solutions and digital business applications with other Data2Sustain and University of Galway staff and technologists. 
  • Identify technical and project risks and issues that may arise during design, development, testing, delivery and operation. 
  • Regularly provide progress reports to senior management and stakeholders. 
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post  

Qualifications/Skills required:  

Essential Requirements:  

  • A Primary Degree (level 8) with 4 years full-time relevant research after primary degree in a discipline relevant to digital technologies: 

OR 

  • A PhD in a discipline relevant to digital technologies: 
  • Problem analysis with good understanding of key digital technologies, particularly data analytics, AI, data science, interoperability/knowledge graphs, IoT, cloud computing, HPC. 
  • Strong programming skills in Java and/or at least one other programming language (C, C++, Python, Scala) 
  • Preparing requirements specification to define functional and non-functional requirements. 
  • Demonstrate excellent documentation and reporting. 

Desirable Requirements:  

  • Customer engagement (client-facing) capabilities, communication skills with stakeholders at technical and executive levels. 
  • Good presentation skills in dealing with personnel from industry, agencies, and internal stakeholders. Ability to support seminars, webinars and workshops with Clients.  
  • Ability and experience to independently research new sectors, business opportunities and applications of digital and data/AI analytics technologies in multiple industry domains,  in collaboration with colleagues across the wider University of Galway and Data2Sustain consortium partners. 
  • Understanding of service costing and financial reporting. 
  • Exposure to Agile, PRINCE2 or similar (project) management frameworks. 
  • Knowledge of key players, products and programmes (national and international) related to AI, data, cybersecurity, HPC, IoT, cloud, etc. 

 

Salary: Research Associate/Postdoctoral Researcher salary scale €42,782 - €54,965 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.   The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.

Research Salary Scales - University of Galway). 

 

Start date: Two positions are available immediately. 

 

Continuing Professional Development/Training: 

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information. 

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway 

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie 

 

Informal enquiries concerning this post, may be directed to Professor John Breslin, john.breslin@universityofgalway.ie 

To Apply: Applications to include a covering letter, CV, and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (in word or PDF only) to Professor John Breslin, john.breslin@universityofgalway.ie  

Please put reference number University of Galway 073-24 in subject line of e-mail application. 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time) 29th March 2024 

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post. 

  

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer. 

  

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment 

Closing Date: Friday, 29 Mar 2024

Application: Research Associate/Postdoctoral Researcher(x2)

Postdoctoral Researcher - Language Technology, Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics, Data Science Institute (University of Galway 060-24)

Applications are invited from suitable candidates for a full-time, fixed-term position as Postdoctoral Researcher with the Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics at the Data Science Institute (DSI), College of Science and Engineering at the University of Galway.  

 

This position is funded by the Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics and is available from 1st June 2024 to 30th December 2025 (18-months). 

 

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Job Description: 

This postdoctoral position is in the area of Insight Research Challenge 4 on “Multimodal Data Analysis” and will focus on the combination of natural language processing and multimodal machine learning. In addition, the project will focus on the use of these technologies to improve NLP for equality, diversity, inclusion, and under-resourced languages. There has been an elevation in hate speech or abuse, and this position will focus on the LGBTQIA+ community. Due to the shortage of resources in the said study area, more research is needed. The Postdoctoral position will focus on improving the research by creating more data and creating novel NLP models to identify homophobic or transphobic comments in social media. In the context of this funded position, we will also look at the area of cultural analytics, which will involve the development of methods for the analysis of multimodal data (e.g. textual data and image data) from different cultural perspectives.  

 

The tasks of the successful candidate include the organization of an annotation effort, in which various types of hate and culturally specific attributes are annotated in a crowdsourcing setting. Based on this novel resource, the candidate will develop new methods for the detection of hate speech against minorities and create language and multimodal technologies for equality, diversity, and inclusion. This will also continue to improve the development of novel methods that advance the state of the art in relation to equality, diversity, inclusion and other bias mitigation areas. 

The postdoctoral position will focus on research work, however, the candidate will also be expected to contribute to the activities of the institute, in particular, through writing grant applications, assist in supervising PhD and MSc students and in public engagement activities as appropriate. 

 

The successful candidate will be based at the Data Science Institute and will be part of the Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics at the University of Galway. The candidate will be supported in their professional development, be able to avail of a range of career level focussed training opportunities and have the potential to publish research findings in leading journals and international events. 

 

Duties: 

  • Research, design, and develop foundation models in the field of NLP and Multimodal Learning, based on the latest advancements. 
  • Conduct a specified programme of research and scholarship under the supervision and direction of the Principal Investigator. 
  • Establish principles and tools to support best practices for data and NLP models in collaboration with the European data and AI communities. 
  • Plan, coordinate, and implement the described research project (this may include managing a small research team/coordinating other researcher activities). 
  • Assist in the attraction of funding. 
  • Keep up to date with research related methods and techniques, in particular, developments in the specific research area. 
  • Collaborate with colleagues on areas of shared research interest. 
  • Present on research progress and outcomes e.g. to bodies supervising research; conferences, steering groups; other team members, as agreed with the PI/project leader. 
  • Produce top-quality journal and conference publications in collaboration with students and  PI. 
  • Mentor and assist, as appropriate and as directed, the research graduate students in the institute. 
  • Engage in Education and Public Engagement (EPE) activities of the institute. 
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post  

 

Qualifications/Skills required:  

Essential Requirements:  

  • PhD in Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Computer Science or Linguistics 
  • Published at top conferences in the field or in high impact factor journals.  
  • Excellent understanding of experimental design and scientific methodologies 
  • Strong command of oral and written English 
  • Good programming skills  

 

Desirable Requirements:  

  • Strong knowledge of NLP / language technology for equality, diversity, and inclusion 
  • Knowledge of debiasing techniques in NLP tasks 
  • Knowledge of multimodal learning approaches 
  • Programming experience with deep learning in Python 
  • Experience in writing grant proposals 

 

Salary: Postdoctoral Researcher Point 1 €42,783 to Point 10 €54,965 per annum, pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts (public sector pay policy rules pertaining to new entrants will apply), depending on qualifications. 

 

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.  

 

Research Salary Scales - University of Galway). 

 

Start date: Position is available from 1st June 2024. 

 

Continuing Professional Development/Training: 

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information. 

 

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway 

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie  

 

Informal enquiries concerning the post may be made to: 

Dr. Bharathi Raja Chakravarthi bharathi.raja@universityofgalway.ie  

 

To Apply: 

Applications to include a covering letter, CV, and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (in word or PDF only) to Dr. Bharathi Raja Chakravarthi bharathi.raja@universityofgalway.ie  

 

Please put reference number University of Galway 060-24 in subject line of e-mail application. 

 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time) 31st March, 2024 

 

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post. 

 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer. 

 

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment  

Closing Date: Sunday, 31 Mar 2024

Application: Postdoctoral Researcher - Language Technology (University of Galway 060-24)

MedDevDoc Marie Skłodowksa Curie Fellowship Programme 2024,CÚRAM, SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices (University of Galway 020-24)

Applications are invited from suitable candidates for 25 full-time fixed term Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Fellows (DFs) with CÚRAM, SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices at University of Galway.  

These positions are availablefrom November 2024 for a period of 48 months. 

 

MedDevDoc is an advanced Industry-Academia Training, Career Development, and Mobility Fellowship Programme. 

CÚRAM MedDevDoc Fellowships are open to applicants of any nationality, resident anywhere in the world (see eligibility criteria in a guide for applicants), seeking a prestigious career development fellowship in medical device research and development based at one of the following host organisations:  University of Galway (GALWAY), University College Dublin (UCD), The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Trinity College Dublin (TCD), University of Limerick (UL), Dublin City University (DCU),Technological University of the Shannon (TUS), University College Cork (UCC), National Institute for Bioprocessing Research and Training (NIBRT) and Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin). 

 

Positions involve two main phases: an initial host organisation phase and a secondment phase in a non-academic sector. The projects will encompass the broad area of Medical Device Research and Development, including Biomaterials and Drug Delivery Devices, Machine Learning, Medical Imaging and Soft Robotics, Immuno Engineering, and Education and Public Engagement (EPE) and Science Advocacy Programmes and regulations.  

 

During the 48-month MedDevDoc Programme, the University of Galway will publish a call for applications and recruit 25 Doctoral Students. To ensure a wide range of applicants from different genders, nationalities, and types of background education can engage with the programme. The target group for MedDevDoc is formed by Masters students interested in the key scientific areas of interest to CÚRAM including, Regenerative Medicine, Medical Devices (Biomaterials and Drug Delivery) and MedTech AI.  All applicants must fulfil the requirements of the MSCA mobility conditions. Consequently, the dissemination will be internationally focused, use international media, and be in English. We welcome applications from candidates who have had career breaks and are looking to return to a research-based career and from candidates who have had a non-traditional career path. 

You can learn more about our vision, research platforms, a consortium of academic and industry partners, Science policy and advocacy, and public engagement on our website CÚRAM - CÚRAM (curamdevices. ie). MedDevDoc fellows will collaborate and integrate with multidisciplinary teams to provide the training ground for designing and manufacturing next-generation devices and implants. Further information can be found in the Detailed Guide for Applicants to MedDevDoc and Quick Guide for Applicants to MedDevDoc are available at: https://curamdevices.ie/curam/research/meddevdoc/application-&-selection-process/. 

This project has received co-funding from Horizon Europe’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, Grant Agreement No:101126640.

 

Essential Criteria: 

As per the MSCA definition: 

  • MedDevDoc are open to candidates who have a 1st class or a 2:1 honour first degree and have/are due to obtain a Master’s in Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Tissue Engineering, Cell Biology, Biology, Biochemistry, or related discipline from different genders and nationalities. They must not already own a doctoral degree. Medical Doctors are also invited to apply if they can demonstrate an understanding of the clinical or life sciences research process. 
  • All applicants for whom first language is not English must present an English language qualification taken within two years before the application (Suggested English language qualifications include IELTS, Cambridge C1 Advanced, Cambridge C2 Advanced, TOEFL iBT/TOEFL iBT Home Edition, Pearson PTE and Duolingo) 
  • Comply with the MSCA mobility rule: have not resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Ireland for more than 12 months in the three years immediately before the submission deadline.  Compulsory national service and short stays such as holidays are not considered. 

Please note: 

 

Gross Salary: 

Remuneration aligns with EC rules for Marie Skłodowska- Curie COFUND grants:  

The minimum gross salary range for doctoral fellowships is from €30,901 to €37,726 per annum. 

The range depends on the applicant's eligibility, such as Mobility and Family allowance. Salaries are subject to taxes and deductions, e.g., deduction of PRSI (employee social security) and income taxes. For more information about tax entitlements, please go to https://www.revenue.ie/ 

 

Start date: Positions are available from November 2024. 

 

Continuing Professional Development/Training

Fellows are encouraged to avail themselves of training and development opportunities to support their career development plans. Further, CÚRAM shall facilitate this training with its partners [For more details on our partners: CÚRAM - CÚRAM (curamdevices.ie)]. For information on moving to Ireland, please see www.euraxess.ie. Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon employment - see HERE for further information.  CÚRAM will also facilitate training along with its partners. 

For information on moving to Ireland, please see www.euraxess.ie.  

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion 

The University of Galway is committed to principles of equality and encouraging diversity and inclusion. Several of the participating academic Institutions and Schools are holders of Athena SWAN awards. We celebrate the diversity of our staff and students and work to support an inclusive environment free from discrimination and harassment.  

 

To Apply: The application process should include an Online application + Administrative Proposal: Part A plus Ethics Self-assessment form (including Max 2 Pages) + Part B (Research Proposal) + Academic CV (Max 3 pages with three references) 

  • Part A: Administrative Proposal: Max 1000 words: Part A plus Ethics Self-assessment form (including Max 2 Pages) 
  • Part B: The project summary (max. three pages) and a motivation letter (max. 1 page).  
  • Academic CV: Max 3 pages (With three references).  

 

Candidates must develop a project proposal on CÚRAM relevant themes and submit it via the online application system. The system will remain open for applications until midnight (UTC) on the call deadline of 4th January 2024. 

See the Detailed Guide for Applicants, Quick Guide for Applicants, and www.meddevdc.eu for more information. 

 

For informal enquiries, contact the University of Galway programme manager at meddevdoc@Curamdevices.ie.  Please put reference number University of Galway 020-24 in subject line of all queries related to this post. 

 

The closing date for submission of application 1 is 15th April 2024 at 23.59 UTC. 

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post.  

The University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer.  

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency-based Recruitment.   

Closing Date: Monday, 15 Apr 2024

Application: MedDevDoc Marie Skłodowksa Curie Fellowship (University of Galway 020-24)

2024 Hardiman PhD Scholarships

Applications are now open for the 2024 Hardiman PhD Scholarship.
These generous scholarships are funded for four years, with a stipend of €22,000 p.a. plus tuition fee waiver.
Apply today!
Full information can be found on webpage https://www.universityofgalway.ie/hardiman-scholarships/

Closing Date: Friday, 09 Feb 2024

Fully Funded PhD Scholarship in Pathogen Genomics

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time funded PhD scholarship starting in September 2024, affiliated to the Discipline of Bioinformatics, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, at the University of Galway.

University of Galway

Located in the vibrant cultural city of Galway in the west of Ireland, the University of Galway has a distinguished reputation for teaching and research excellence

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie

Detailed Project Description Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the benefits of whole-genome sequencing for pathogen research, and for understanding infectious disease transmission and evolution in a public health context, have been brought into shrp relief. Large datasets of pathogen genomes have been and continue to be published, offering substantial opportunity for new biological insights to be obtained through their (re-)analysis.

We wish to recruit a student with keen interests in infectious disease, in using “big data” computational population genomics approaches, and in maximising the utility of genomics to study bacterial pathogens of national and international importance. The project will study the genomics of aetiological agents of enteric and diarrhoeal disease – as well as antimicrobial resistant Gram-negative bacteria – of public health significance in Ireland and overseas. There will be specific focus placed on the role for horizontal gene transfer in pathogen evolution, and on effective communication of research findings of relevance to public health. The project may equally suit students with biological or experimental backgrounds who are interested in moving into microbial bioinformatics, or students with a mathematical/computational training who wish to apply their skills to biological problems of relevance to global public health and infectious disease.

Based in the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, and with primary supervision from Dr. Matthew Dorman, the student will benefit from an environment with strong expertise in quantitative data analysis. There will be scope to work with colleagues affiliated to the Discipline of Bacteriology (School of Medicine, University of Galway) and Galway University Hospital. The student will join Dr. Dorman’s newly-established group while it is in a phase of growth, and will have opportunities to contribute to shaping the team’s research direction as it matures. The student will also benefit from opportunities to interact with an international network of collaborators and contacts in acadaemia and public health.

The student will be enrolled in the four-year structured PhD programme at the University of Galway, which will involve the completion of 30 ECTS credits of level 9 taught courses. Every PhD student, in addition to a supervisor, has their own Graduate Research Committee (GRC) of three academic staff members. The formal role of the GRC is to review the student’s progress annually and to make a recommendation to the College on progression into the next year of the programme.

Living allowance (Stipend): €22,000 per annum, tax-exempt scholarship award funded by the College of Science and Engineering. University tuition fees (EU/non-EU) are waived in full.

University fees: The university tuition fees for 2024/2025 are €5,750 per annum for EU students and €15,000 per annum for non-EU students. There is an additional student levy of €140 per annum, which is mandatory for all students to pay.

Start date: September 2024

Academic Entry Requirements:

  • Primary degree in a relevant subject (e.g., Genetics, Genomics, Microbiology, Data Science, Bioinformatics, Public Health, Mathematics) [essential]
  • Postgraduate degree or work experience in a relevant subject [desirable]
  • High standard of spoken and written English (please see here for the University’s entry requirements) [essential]
  • Experience of guided or independent research, which may include final-year project work, summer projects, etc. [essential]
  • Familiarity with UNIX computing environments [essential] and with working with high-performance computing systems [desirable]
  • Familiarity with current and emerging nucleic acid sequencing technologies, such as Illumina, PacBio, and Oxford Nanopore [essential]
  • Experience of relevant bioinformatics analysis, including but not limited to mapping and variant calling, the handling of long-read sequencing data, genome assembly, pangenome and core genome alignment calculation, phylogenetic analyses, and relevant statistical approaches [desirable]
  • Experience in molecular microbiology which can be used to inform or validate bioinformatics research, including but not limited to targeted mutagenesis and mutant validation, transposon mutagenesis and library screening, TraDIS/Tn-seq, ChIP-seq, RNA-seq, whole genome sequencing [desirable]
  • Experience of working as part of a team inside or outside of research, which may include international team members [desirable]
  • Familiarity with coding, scripting, or data handling using at least one language (e.g., R, Python, etc) [desirable]
  • Understanding of the importance of confidentiality in the handling of sensitive or potentially-identifiable (meta)data, and of best practice in the management of such research data [essential]
  • Familiarity with the scientific publishing process, best practice for the management of research data, and research ethics principles in Ireland [essential]

To Apply for the Scholarship: Submit one email to Dr. Dorman, attaching a single PDF containing (i) a covering letter (two A4 pages maximum); (ii) a curriculum vitae (two A4 pages maximum); and (iii) contact details for academic referees who have agreed to support your application (two minimum, three maximum).

Applications must address each of the entry requirements above, and the email subject line must include the position reference MJD_CSEPHD2024. Applications lacking any of the materials requested or which fail to address the entry requirements will not be considered.

Contact Name: Dr Matthew Dorman

Contact Email: matthew.dorman@universityofgalway.ie

Application Deadline: 12/04/2024, 1700h (Irish time 24hr format)

Primary Supervisor name: Dr Matthew Dorman.

Closing Date: Friday, 12 Apr 2024

Application: PhD Scholarship in Pathogen Genomics

Fully Funded PhD Scholarship in Multimodal User Authentication and Personalization

Application(s) are invited from suitably qualified candidates for full-time funded PhD scholarship(s) starting from March 2024 affiliated to the College of Science & Engineering at the University of Galway.

University of Galway

Located in the vibrant cultural city of Galway in the west of Ireland, the University of Galway has a distinguished reputation for teaching and research excellence

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie

Detailed Project Description

This is one of 3 Ph.D. positions on the PRIVI-SENSE project to reinvent today’s computational imaging as a privacy-secured method of sensing human subjects. Positions are available from Jan 2024.

This Ph.D. research topic will explore the extension of existing embedded, in-device authentication methods, based on conventional imaging, to employ methods based on multi-modal imaging data. An additional objective of this research will be to determine some unique advantages of multimodal authentication over conventional imaging and to personalize some of the sensing methods explored in the PRIVI-SENSE project. Based on our most recent research work, it is likely that this research topic will focus on the use of event-cameras combined with sparse/spiking neural network architectures for authentication and personalization. This research topic may also encompass speech analysis to enhance computer-vision based sensing and authentication. (C3I has built significant know-how on child speech analysis and synthesis in the past 3 years).

A key end goal is to advance the use of smart-sensing in support of smart-city and smart-home use cases, including home workers.

A more complete description of the project work and related Ph.D. and postdoctoral opportunities is available here:  https://www.universityofgalway.ie/c3i/vacancies/

Living allowance (Stipend): €22,000 annual stipend (tax-free). Tuition fees are paid.

Academic Entry Requirements: Candidates must have a top honours grade in Electronic Engineering or Computer Science and completion of a relevant Masters degree or 5-year degree program is desirable.

In addition prospective candidates should have some background and experience in:   

  • State-of-Art Neural Architectures/Models for Computer Vision
  • Fine-tuning or customization of one or more Neural Network Models (i.e. significant re-training or re-programming of the neural model)

 Also Desirable to have experience in one or more of the following:

  • Designing and running experiments with well-defined research outcomes
  • Working with complex neural architectures (e.g. GANs, Transformers, Diffusion Models, etc)
  • Working with multi-modal imaging data (e.g. NIR, LWIR or Event Cameras).
  • Working on advanced data augmentation or learned augmentation techniques to support re-training of neural models
  • Techniques for implementation of neural architectures on embedded systems or in hardware (e.g. FPGA, tinyML, network compression, sparsification, etc)

To Apply for the Scholarship: Send e-mail directly to peter.corcoran@universityofgalway.ie  marking “PRIVI-SENSE Ph.D. #1” in the e-mail. Kindly apply for the opportunity best aligned with your experience & interests. DO NOT apply for more than one position.

Contact Name: Prof. Peter Corcoran

Application Deadline: open until all positions filled

Primary Supervisor: Prof. Peter Corcoran

Closing Date: Thursday, 25 Apr 2024

Application: PhD Scholarship in Multimodal User Authentication and Personalization

Fully Funded PhD Scholarship in Multimodal User Authentication and Personalization

Application(s) are invited from suitably qualified candidates for full-time funded PhD scholarship(s) starting from March 2024 affiliated to the College of Science & Engineering at the University of Galway.

University of Galway

Located in the vibrant cultural city of Galway in the west of Ireland, the University of Galway has a distinguished reputation for teaching and research excellence

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie

Detailed Project Description

This is one of 3 Ph.D. positions on the PRIVI-SENSE project to reinvent today’s computational imaging as a privacy-secured method of sensing human subjects. Positions are available from Jan 2024.

This Ph.D. research topic will explore the extension of existing embedded, in-device authentication methods, based on conventional imaging, to employ methods based on multi-modal imaging data. An additional objective of this research will be to determine some unique advantages of multimodal authentication over conventional imaging and to personalize some of the sensing methods explored in the PRIVI-SENSE project. Based on our most recent research work, it is likely that this research topic will focus on the use of event-cameras combined with sparse/spiking neural network architectures for authentication and personalization.  

A key end goal is to advance the use of smart-sensing in support of smart-city and smart-home use cases. This research will also contribution foundation techniques to the next generation of attentive computing – where computers will better understand the human they are interaction with. Note that C3I works with a number of industry partners and there will be opportunities for industry placements as part of this scholarship.

A more complete description of the project work and related Ph.D. and postdoctoral opportunities is available here:  https://www.universityofgalway.ie/c3i/vacancies/

Living allowance (Stipend): €22,000 annual stipend (tax-free). Tuition fees are paid.

Academic Entry Requirements: Candidates must have a top honours grade in Electronic Engineering or Computer Science and completion of a relevant Masters degree or 5-year degree program is desirable.

In addition prospective candidates should have some background and experience in:   

  • State-of-Art Neural Architectures/Models for Computer Vision
  • Fine-tuning or customization of one or more Neural Network Models (i.e. significant re-training or re-programming of the neural model)

 Also Desirable to have experience in one or more of the following:

  • Designing and running experiments with well-defined research outcomes
  • Working with complex neural architectures (e.g. GANs, Transformers, Diffusion Models, etc)
  • Working with multi-modal imaging data (e.g. NIR, LWIR or Event Cameras).
  • Working on advanced data augmentation or learned augmentation techniques to support re-training of neural models
  • Techniques for implementation of neural architectures on embedded systems or in hardware (e.g. FPGA, tinyML, network compression, sparsification, etc)

To Apply for the Scholarship: Send e-mail directly to peter.corcoran@universityofgalway.ie  marking “PRIVI-SENSE Ph.D. #1” in the e-mail. Kindly apply for the opportunity best aligned with your experience & interests. DO NOT apply for more than one position.

Contact Name: Prof. Peter Corcoran 

Application Deadline: open until all positions filled

Primary Supervisor: Prof. Peter Corcoran

Closing Date: Thursday, 25 Apr 2024

Application: PhD Scholarship in Multimodal User Authentication and Personalization

Fully Funded PhD Scholarship in building privacy-secure computer vision solutions for assistive supports for older adults at home

Application(s) are invited from suitably qualified candidates for full-time funded PhD scholarship(s) starting from March 2024 affiliated to the College of Science & Engineering at the University of Galway.

University of Galway

Located in the vibrant cultural city of Galway in the west of Ireland, the University of Galway has a distinguished reputation for teaching and research excellence

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie

Detailed Project Description

This is one of 3 Ph.D. positions on the PRIVI-SENSE project to reinvent today’s computational imaging as a privacy-secured method of sensing human subjects. Positions are available from Jan 2024. You can find out more about our work here.

This Ph.D. research topic will explore the extension of existing physiological, emotional and cognitive sensation based on conventional imaging, to employ methods based on multi-modal (NIR, LWIR and Neuromorphic) imaging data. A key challenge here will be to better correlate these involuntary behavioural patterns of a subject with their cognitive and emotional state. A secondary objective will be to investigate the potential of multi-modal imaging to achieve physiological sensing of, for example, a subject’s pulse rate. Other behavioural patterns, e.g. eye-movements or facial tics, could be linked to underlying physiological conditions.

A key end goal is to advance the use of smart-sensing in support of the well-being of home workers and older adults at home – a field where research is growing following the broad adoption of home-working during the pandemic. Also, this research topic may encompass speech analysis to enhance computer-vision based sensing. (C3I has built significant know-how on child speech analysis and synthesis in the past 3 years). Note that C3I works with a number of industry partners and there will be opportunities for industry placements as part of this scholarship.

A more complete description of the project work and related Ph.D. and postdoctoral opportunities is available here:  https://www.universityofgalway.ie/c3i/vacancies/

Living allowance (Stipend): €22,000 annual stipend (tax-free). Tuition fees are paid.

Academic Entry Requirements: Candidates must have a top honours grade in Electronic Engineering or Computer Science and completion of a relevant Masters degree or 5-year degree program is desirable. Candidates should be highly motivated and should have a strong background in programming, computer vision methods, and neural-network (NN) based data analysis.

In addition prospective candidates should have some background and experience in:   

  • State-of-Art Neural Architectures/Models for Computer Vision and/or Speech Processing
  • Fine-tuning or customization of one or more Neural Network Models (i.e. significant re-training or re-programming of the neural model)

 Also Desirable to have experience in one or more of the following:

  • Designing and running experiments with well-defined research outcomes
  • Working with complex neural architectures (e.g. GANs, Transformers, Diffusion Models, etc)
  • Working with multi-modal imaging data (e.g. NIR, LWIR or Event Cameras).
  • Working on advanced data augmentation or learned augmentation techniques to support re-training of neural models
  • Techniques for implementation of neural architectures on embedded systems or in hardware (e.g. FPGA, tinyML, network compression, sparsification, etc)

To Apply for the Scholarship: Send e-mail directly to peter.corcoran@universityofgalway.ie  marking “PRIVI-SENSE Ph.D. #1” in the e-mail. Kindly apply for the opportunity best aligned with your experience & interests. DO NOT apply for more than one position.

Contact Name: Prof. Peter Corcoran

Application Deadline: open until all positions filled

Primary Supervisor: Prof. Peter Corcoran

Closing Date: Thursday, 25 Apr 2024

Application: PhD Scholarship in building privacy-secure computer vision solutions

Research Assistant/Research Associate/PDR (0.5 FTE), MSCA-DN Project, (University of Galway 066-24

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the part-time fixed term position of Research Assistant/Research Associate/Postdoctoral Researcher (0.5 FTE) at the SFI Centre for Research in Medical Devices (CÚRAM) and Lambe Institute for Translational Research University of Galway, Ireland.  

 

The position is available immediately for a 42-month period at 0.5 FTE. This position is funded through a recent Horizon Europe MSCA DN consortium grant. 

 

Job Description: 

The successful candidate will project lead, under the supervision of the Principal Investigator, the EU-funded MSCA Doctoral Network Grant – NO-CANCER-NET: Advanced Engineering of Nitric Oxide Based Therapeutics for Triple Negative Breast Cancer Training Network. The postholder will work with the PI, Prof. Sharon Glynn, to 1) implement and take responsibility for the project management of the programme ensuring all scientific reporting is carried out in accordance with EU guidelines, 2) liaise with the EU Project Officer, 3) contribute significantly to the scientific programme through the recruitment and management of the doctoral candidates. The successful candidates may be required to travel nationally and internationally. 

 

Organisation: CÚRAM, SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices is a national, SFI funded, research centre that brings together researchers from University of Galway and other leading universities from Ireland. The prime objective for CÚRAM is to radically improve health outcomes for patients by developing innovative implantable ‘smart’ medical devices to treat major unmet medical needs. The Lambe Institute for Translational Research was established in 2015 with the aim to translate basic research findings to clinical applications, in particular cancer research.  The Lambe Institute boasts a state-of-the-art research infrastructure including imaging, histology, flow cytometry, molecular biology, gene vector and mammalian cell culture core facilities which are coordinated by a team of fully trained technical support staff. 

 

Website:  

https://www.universityofgalway.ie/our-research/people/sharonglynn/ https://www.universityofgalway.ie/cancercentre/research/no-cancer-net/ 

 

Main Duties & Responsibilities: 

 

At Research Assistant Level: 

  • Assist the Principal Investigator (PI) to conduct the research activities within the scope of the project. 
  • Monitoring and reporting of project milestones and deliverables in accordance with EU deadlines 
  • Day-to-day management of the project and leading regular Consortium meetings 
  • Liaising and reporting to the EU Project Officer, which includes preparation of periodic scientific and financial reports, allocation and use of resources 
  • Creating reports to adhere to deliverable and milestone deadlines 
  • Identify and apply for subsequent follow-on grant applications arising from the programme 
  • Implementing a strategy for the international dissemination of the programme’s outputs and engaging with stakeholders 
  • Any other duties assigned commensurate to this level of post 

Additional duties at Research Associate/Postdoctoral Researcher Level: 

  • Aid in scientific exploitation of research outputs 
  • Collaborate with colleagues on areas of shared research interest 
  • Be familiar with the publication process, present on research progress and outcomes, write up results and assess research findings for the need/scope for further investigations under the supervision of the PI. 
  • Mentor and assist the doctoral students, as appropriate and as directed by the PIs. 

Qualifications/Skills Required: 

 

Essential Requirements: 

  • A Masters qualification in a health/biomedical related field relevant to CÚRAM’s/Lambe Institute’s research focus 
  • Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills 
  • Excellent report writing, presentation and IT skills. 
  • Flexibility and ability to work in a team environment. 
  • Some national and international travel may be required. 
  • Excellent communication skills in English. 

 

Additional Essential requirements for Research Associate/Postdoctoral Researcher 

  • A PhD qualification in a health/biomedical related field relevant to CÚRAM’s/Lambe Institute’s research focus or Primary Degree (level 8) in relevant discipline with 4 years full-time relevant research experience after primary degree in a health/biomedical related field relevant to CÚRAM’s/Lambe Institute’s research focus for appointment to Research Associate (a masters is not a requirement for a Postdoctoral Researcher). 
  • Evidence of capability of working independently and autonomously.  
  • Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills with attention to detail.  
  • Proven track record of ability to meet deadlines, to initiate, plan, organise and deliver programmes of work. 
  • Evidence of involvement in writing grant applications to funding agencies 
  • Evidence of peer review publications and/or written reports 

 

Desirable Requirements: 

  • Formal certification in Project Management 
  • Any relevant working experience in clinical research, laboratory research or a data management-related role will also be considered. 
  • Documented experience in project and/or progamme management 
  • Evidence in successful management of consortium grants 
  • Experience in EU project reporting, financial and resource management. 
  • Experience supervising/mentoring postgraduate students 

 

Employment permit restrictions apply for this category of post   

 

Salary: Research Assistant salary scale €30,025 - €39,908 per annum, Research Associate/Postdoctoral Researcher salary scale €42,782 - €54,965 per annum (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.  

The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale.  

 (Research Salary Scales - University of Galway) 

Continuing Professional Development/Training: 

Researchers at University of Galway are encouraged to avail of a range of training and development opportunities designed to support their personal career development plans. University of Galway provides continuing professional development supports for all researchers seeking to build their own career pathways either within or beyond academia.  Researchers are encouraged to engage with our Researcher Development Centre (RDC) upon commencing employment - see HERE for further information. 

 

Further information on research and working at University of Galway is available on Research at University of Galway 

 

For information on moving to Ireland please see www.euraxess.ie  

 

Further information about {school/centre} is available at CÚRAM - CÚRAM (universityofgalway.ie) 

 

For informal enquiries about this post please contact Sharon Glynn at NOCancerNet@universityofgalway.ie  

 

To Apply: 

Applications to include a motivation letter, CV, and the contact details of three referees should be sent, via e-mail (in word or PDF only) to. NOCancerNet@universityofgalway.ie  

Please put reference number University of Galway 066-24 in subject line of e-mail application. 

Closing date for receipt of applications is 5.00 pm (Irish Time) April 3rd 2024

We reserve the right to re-advertise or extend the closing date for this post. 

All positions are recruited in line with Open, Transparent, Merit (OTM) and Competency based recruitment. 

University of Galway is an equal opportunities employer. 

Closing Date: Wednesday, 03 Apr 2024

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