Research

Application(s) are invited from suitably qualified candidates for full-time funded PhD scholarship(s) starting in 08/2023 affiliated to the CMNHS/Medicine/Regenerative Medicine Institute/CURAM at the University of Galway. 

The candidate will be based in Professor Thomas Ritter’s research group and the position is supported by a recently funded HorizonEurope consortium grant. Prof Ritter’s research focus on the development of novel gene and cell therapies to modulate ocular inflammation and injury. His current research focuses on evaluating the therapeutic efficacy of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) and their extracellular vesicles (EVs) for modulation of inflammation in ocular disease models. The project will be on evaluating the therapeutic efficacy of “pre-activated” MSC-EVs and analysing the MSC-EV cargo for therapeutic molecules and to identify mechanism of action.

www.nuigalway.ie/curam  

Ritter Group - University of Galway

Living allowance (Stipend): 18,500 per annum, [tax-exempt scholarship award]

University fees: 5,750 

Start date: 08/2023

Academic Entry Requirements: The successful candidate should have a 1st class or a 2:1 honours first degree and a Masters in any of the following areas: immunology, biomedical engineering, chemistry, molecular biology, biotechnology, tissue engineering, medicine, cell biology, biology, drug discovery or in a related area. The ideal candidate should have experience in as many of the following techniques: cell (permanently differentiated and stem cells) biology; molecular biology; protein / gene analysis; histology; and immunohistochemistry. Candidates should have excellent communication and organisational skills; be highly motivated and passionate about developing new products; and have strong 

written, oral and interpersonal skills. The candidate should be able to work independently and as a part of team. Leadership skills are desirable for this fellowship. The successful candidate will be working under the supervision of Prof Thomas Ritter in highly interdisciplinary and international group.

To Apply for the Scholarship: Expressions of interest comprising submission of a covering letter, CV, statement of personal research interests, evidence of performance or equivalent and the contact details of two referees, to be submitted via e-mail to

Contact Name: Professor Thomas Ritter

Contact Email: thomas.ritter@universityofgalway.ie

Application Deadline: 11/07 / 2023 and time 00:00 (Irish time 24hr format)

Primary Supervisor name (if applicable): Professor Thomas Ritter

Application(s) are invited from suitably qualified candidates for full-time funded PhD scholarship(s) starting in 08/2023 affiliated to the CMNHS/Medicine/Regenerative Medicine Institute/CURAM 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 The candidate will be based in Professor Thomas Ritter’s research group and the position is supported by a recently funded HorizonEurope consortium grant. Prof Ritter’s research focus on the development of novel gene and cell therapies to modulate ocular inflammation and injury. His current research focuses on evaluating the therapeutic efficacy of mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) and their extracellular vesicles (EVs) for modulation of inflammation in ocular disease models. The project will be on evaluating the therapeutic efficacy of “pre-activated” MSC-EVs and analysing the MSC-EV cargo for therapeutic molecules and to identify mechanism of action.

www.nuigalway.ie/curam   

Ritter Group - University of Galway

Living allowance (Stipend): €18,500 per annum, [tax-exempt scholarship award]

University fees: €5,750

Start date: 08/2023

Academic Entry Requirements: The successful candidate should have a 1st class or a 2:1 honours first degree and a Masters in any of the following areas: immunology, biomedical engineering, chemistry, molecular biology, biotechnology, tissue engineering, medicine, cell biology, biology, drug discovery or in a related area. The ideal candidate should have experience in as many of the following techniques: cell (permanently differentiated and stem cells) biology; molecular biology; protein / gene analysis; histology; and immunohistochemistry. Candidates should have excellent communication and organisational skills; be highly motivated and passionate about developing new products; and have strong written, oral and interpersonal skills. The candidate should be able to work independently and as a part of team. Leadership skills are desirable for this fellowship. The successful candidate will be working under the supervision of Prof Thomas Ritter in highly interdisciplinary and international group.

To Apply for the Scholarship: Expressions of interest comprising submission of a covering letter, CV, statement of personal research interests, evidence of performance or equivalent and the contact details of two referees, to be submitted via e-mail to

Contact Name: Professor Thomas Ritter

Contact Email: thomas.ritter@universityofgalway.ie 

Application Deadline: 11/07 / 2023 and time 00:00 (Irish time 24hr format)

Primary Supervisor name (if applicable): Professor Thomas Ritter

Applicants are invited for a four-year Doctoral (PhD) Scholarship, starting September 2023 (or as soon as possible thereafter), as part of the SFI-IRC Pathway project Exploring the Arctic Archive: Recovering Documentary Visual and Literary Sources of the Circumpolar North in the Long Nineteenth Century. Further details are available on https://mooreinstitute.ie/2023/04/24/doctoral-research-scholarship-3/

This interdisciplinary project explores the documentary art and literature of the western Arctic environment (in Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and the Nordic countries) during the long nineteenth century (1789-1914) and recovers scattered materials that can be difficult for researchers to locate. These include drawings, sketches, paintings and their adjacent texts, which show the region as represented by Indigenous peoples, settlers, and travellers to the circumpolar North. This is not the perpetually icy and terrible space that appears repeatedly during the nineteenth century in public contexts, but a biodiverse, inhabited, and seasonal place. The work aims to rewrite the history of the visual representation of the Arctic and to upend popular stereotypes.

Your Role: The topic of the PhD research should connect broadly to the project’s field of attention (by engaging with aspects of travel, Arctic studies, visuality, the environment, Indigenous peoples, or the archive). Applicants are invited to develop their own ideas in response to the overall theme. Proposals could focus, for example, on a sub-period from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries, on individuals or groups of writers and/or artists, on specific themes, territories, environments, or peoples in the Arctic. In addition to pursuing your research, you will also work with the PI and supervisor, Dr Eavan O’Dochartaigh, in populating a database with information gathered in archival repositories and be responsible for co-creating an online exhibition with the PI.

The PhD Scholarship: This exciting opportunity will cover the candidate’s PhD fees and provide the successful applicant with an annual stipend of €18,500. There is funding available from the project for travel to archival repositories as well to attend up to two conferences per year for the first three years.

The successful candidate will be situated at University of Galway, within the Moore Institute under the supervision of Dr O’Dochartaigh, Prof. Daniel Carey, and a Graduate Research Committee. They will be enrolled in the structured 4-year PhD Programme in the Department of English and will be able to avail of taught modules as well as short courses offered by the Researcher Development Centre at University of Galway. Interdisciplinarity is encouraged, and a third supervisor in another discipline can be appointed if necessary.

Living allowance (Stipend): €18,500 per annum, [tax-exempt scholarship award]

University fees: €5,026

Start date: September 2023

Academic Entry Requirements: An undergraduate degree (with a first-class -preferred or 2:1 grade or equivalent) in a relevant academic area (including but not limited to: Literature, Art History, History of Science, History, Visual Culture, Indigenous Studies, Geography, Folklore, Ethnology, Political Science, Environmental Studies, Gender and Women’s Studies).
Fluency in English.

To Apply for the Scholarship: The Application Must Include

•          A 1-2 page cover letter that highlights the candidate’s suitability, based on the essential and desired criteria and their motivation for application

•          A 3-4 page research plan including abstract, aims, objectives, state of the art, theory, and methodology

•          A detailed CV

•          Two letters of recommendation from referees familiar with the applicant’s academic work (these can be emailed directly from referees if preferred)

•          A sample of academic writing (essay, thesis chapter etc.)

•          Applications should be sent as a single pdf file to mooreinstitute@universityofgalway.ie and must include “SFI-IRC Pathway PhD Scholarship” in the subject line.

•          Certified academic transcripts and certificates of all degrees will be required at shortlisting stage

Informal enquiries can be sent by email to Dr Eavan O’Dochartaigh eavan.odochartaigh@universityofgalway.ie with the words “SFI-IRC Pathway PhD Enquiry” followed by the applicant’s name in the subject bar.

Further details are available on https://mooreinstitute.ie/2023/04/24/doctoral-research-scholarship-3/

Contact Name: Dr / Eavan / O’Dochartaigh 

Contact Email: eavan.odochartaigh@universityofgalway.ie

Application Deadline: date 30 /06 / 2023 and time 17:00 (Irish time 24hr format)

Primary Supervisor name (if applicable): Dr Eavan O’Dochartaigh

Application(s) are invited from suitably qualified candidates for full-time funded PhD scholarship(s) starting in October, 2023 and affiliated to the College of Science & Engineering, within the disciplines of Physics and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Galway.

Sustainability is a key challenge for advances in cell and tissue engineering. This includes both sustainability of laboratory methods, which are energy-intensive and can produce huge volumes of chemical and plastic waste, as well as sustainability of research careers and attitudes toward this research from various publics. For technological advances in these fields to have maximum impact, the tension between the imagined objectivity of laboratory experiments, and their real effects on our society and our planet, must be resolved. The focus of the liFETIME CDT on alternatives to animal models already attempts to address this, but methods from behavioural psychology, environmental science, and even the arts have the potential to go further.

This PhD project will be ideal for a science or engineering student looking to move beyond the bench and improve the field, using methods from the global Green Labs initiative as well as social science and public engagement with science. The project could also be suited to graduates from the arts, business, communications, psychology, or social science disciplines who wish to apply their skills to technical sectors that are supporting and revolutionising human health.

Laboratories, as large and constant users of energy, plastic, water, and chemicals can represent up to 25% of the total carbon footprint of a higher education institution. Thus, labs have a key role to play in delivering actions to meet the mandatory carbon zero targets set by Irish and UK governments. Green Labs programmes seek to quantify the climate impact of labs, and identify the means to co-design education, procedures and policies to mitigate these impacts. The PhD candidate would identify climate impact performance indicators from evidence-informed research before examining Green Labs approaches across the liFETIME CDT cohort and their impact, in terms of waste prevention, reuse policy, chemical management, and energy and water conservation.

Public engagement with research is also key to sustainability in these fields, and arts-based approaches using theatre, comedy, and even dance have been shown to communicate and drive engagement with technical topics. This area is sometimes known as STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Maths), and the many STEAM initiatives of CURAM’s Education and Public Engagement team, such as Science On Screen, Afterimage, Curious Young Minds, as well as the centre’s support of Bright Club Ireland, provide possible platforms to investigate the question, can performing arts approaches change public attitudes about cell and tissue engineering? Dr Fairfield is the director of Bright Club Ireland, a research comedy variety night running since 2015 (see https://youtu.be/UYSrH7qv0OU), and is a regular contributor to Newstalk’s ‘Futureproof’ science education programme (see https://www.newstalk.com/podcasts/futureproof-with-jonathan-mccrea/short-term-memory-illusions).

This PhD project would also include a placement, with either a learned society, a non-profit, or other advocacy organization to help translate the data collected during the PhD into policy and societal outcomes. This project is expected to yield deep insights about how the culture of a field can change, both internally and externally, to be more sustainable and open. Applications are encouraged from students who have STEM backgrounds, as well as experience in arts, social science, or advocacy work, for this highly interdisciplinary and impactful PhD project.

PROGRAMME INTRODUCTION: The EPSRC-SFI Joint Centre for Doctoral Training in Engineered Tissues for Discovery, Industry, and Medicine (lifETIME CDT) is a partnership between the University of Glasgow, University of Birmingham, Aston University, and the University of Galway. Within the University of Galway, the dynamic programme is hosted by CÚRAM, the SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices.

The lifETIME CDT will train future engineering and physical science (EPS) innovation leaders in interdisciplinary (engineering, chemistry, physics, maths and biology) research to develop humanised in vitro systems to accelerate therapeutic discovery in tissue engineering, sensing, and diagnostics.

Students will follow a four-year PhD model. Over the four years with the lifETIME CDT, students will undertake a range on skills training modules designed to help them network with stakeholders (industry, HSE, charity, funders and regulators) in the sector and will develop their skills in becoming a future leader. The cohort-based training will forge an Irish community of talented researchers with high-value skills sought by the market and who can deliver change. The students will spend time conducting research or training in partner institutions in the UK. The skills training programme will also include a summer school per year to develop professional skills and to strengthen the cohort.

The position is funded under the EPSRC – SFI CDT program.

QUALIFICATIONS:

The ideal candidate should have a 1st class or a 2:1 honours first degree and a Master’s in any of the following areas: biomaterials, developmental biology, biomedical engineering, chemistry, molecular biology, biotechnology, tissue engineering, medicine, cell biology, biology, drug discovery or in a related area. For this project, candidates from other disciplinary backgrounds will be considered if they state how their skills are transferable to advocacy and behavioural change in a cell and tissue engineering context. Candidates should have excellent communication and organisational skills; be highly motivated and passionate about developing new approaches to lab sustainability and advocacy within the life sciences; and have strong written, oral, and interpersonal skills. The candidate should be able to work independently and as a part of a team. Leadership skills are desirable for this fellowship.

Living allowance (Stipend): €18,500 per annum, [tax-exempt scholarship award]

University fees: 5,00

Start date: 01/10/2023

Academic Entry Requirements: 2H1 or higher

To Apply for the Scholarship:

Contact Name: Dr / Jessamyn / Fairfield

Contact Email: jessamyn.fairfield@universityofgalway.ie

Application Deadline: date 09/_06 / 2023  and time 23:59 (Irish time 24hr format)

Primary Supervisor name (if applicable): Dr Jessamyn Fairfield

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for two 4-year full-time PhD scholarships starting in August, 2023 affiliated to the College of Science and Engineering/School of Engineering/Civil 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:

Methane recovery from waste reduces the dependence on fossil fuel energy, fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals. However, the existence of sulphate inhibits methane production, which can be alleviated by dosing conductive materials. In this project, by combining advanced techniques from microbiology, engineering, and chemistry, underlying microbial mechanisms and interactions for methane production will be investigated with the dosage of conductive materials for alleviating sulphate inhibition. The outputs will provide knowledge for developing novel methane recovery biotechnologies from waste to protect our ecosystem and conserve of our natural resources.

The student will conduct the system operation and analysis. The research includes the effect of conductive materials on the alleviation of sulphate inhibition on methanogenesis and strategies for improving system efficiency.

Living allowance (Stipend): €19,000 per annum [tax-exempt scholarship award]

University fees: €5,500 per annum. EU fees are covered by the grant; For non-EU students who are not in receipt of any other scholarship that supports the payment of full Non-EU fees are eligible to apply for the PhD International Merit Scholarship Scheme at University of Galway. If successful, this scholarship award reduces course fees from the full international level to EU level.

Start date: August 1^st, 2023

Academic Entry Requirements:

• A master’s degree or first-class honours B.E. in a relevant discipline (e.g., environmental engineering, environmental microbiology, or similar) with a good foundation in microbiology
• Adaptability, reliability, and the ability to work both independently and in a team
• Other requirements in University of Galway (Please see link for details Entry Requirements - University of Galway

• To Apply for the Scholarship:

  Expressions of interest comprising submission of a covering letter, CV, statement of personal research interests, evidence of performance or equivalent and the contact details of two referees, to Dr. Guangxue Wu at guangxue.wu@universityofgalway.ie with the subject of ‘PhD Application’.

   

  Contact Name: Dr. Guangxue Wu

  Contact Email: guangxue.wu@universityofgalway.ie

  Application Deadline: 23/06/2023and time 17:00 GMT

  Primary Supervisor name: Dr. Guangxue Wu

   

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a full-time funded PhD scholarship starting in September, 2023 affiliated to the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, College of Science and 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 .

The successful candidate will be based in the School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences at the University of Galway where there is a strong international reputation in Biostatistics and Health Data Science research. During this programme, the candidate will join the team of high profile and recognised researchers in the School in all aspects of Statistical Science and will have opportunities to attend national and international conferences.

The School is dynamic and highly supportive with more than 40 PhD students, national and international, which facilitates a seamless transition for any new PhD students to their new environment through peer support and social interaction.

Detailed Project Description

In clinical settings, conventional practice involves utilising reference ranges to evaluate the results of biomarker tests for individuals, categorising such values as normal or abnormal. However, to ensure effective monitoring and assessment of an individual's health over time, we proposed the implementation of personalised Adaptive Reference Ranges, wherein   reference ranges dynamically adjust with each new measurement obtained for the individual.

The aim of the proposed project is to build upon existing research by incorporating covariates and individual-level characteristics to existing models and also developing new and novel approaches in simultaneous longitudinal monitoring of multiple correlated biomarkers. In particular, the successful candidate will develop statistical methods to produce personalised multivariate adaptive reference regions that use informative pathophysiologic dependencies between two or more biomarkers to enhance diagnostic sensitivity and specificity in clinical decisions. Development of such adaptive reference regions will involve extensions to Bayesian methods, multivariate mixed effect models and tolerance regions.

Living allowance (Stipend): €18,500 per annum, [tax-exempt scholarship award]

University fees: Included at EU rate.

Start date: September 2023

Academic Entry Requirements:

• At least a Bachelor's degree (first class honours, GPA 3.0 equivalent or higher) in statistics, biostatistics, mathematics or a related quantitative discipline.
• Applicants for whom English is a second language will be required to demonstrate their competence in the English language in line with University of Galway requirements.

The successful candidate will

• Be passionate about statistics and health data science.
• Be enthused by the opportunity to work closely in a multidisciplinary team with clinical collaborators.
• Have strong analytical or problem-solving skills.
• Have strong computational skills (e.g., R, Python, etc.)
• Have excellent communication and presentation skills.

The following attributes are desirable:

• Knowledge of Bayesian methods.
• Knowledge of mixed effect models.
• Knowledge of generalised linear models.
• Experience of working with clinical data.

To Apply for the Scholarship: Applications must be submitted via email to Davood.roshan@universityofgalway.ie and contain the following:

• Curriculum vitae
• A personal statement (800 words) on why you are applying for this PhD, your qualifications and vision for the post.

Please put reference number HDS MAR PhD 2023 in subject line of e-mail application.

Contact Name: Dr. Davood Roshan

Contact Email: For further information contact: Davood.roshan@universityofgalway.ie

Application Deadline:  30th June 2023 at 17:00 (Irish time 24hr format)

Primary Supervisor name (if applicable): Dr. Davood Roshan

Application(s) are invited from suitably qualified candidates for full-time funded PhD scholarship(s) starting in September 2023 affiliated to the College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences/School of Medicine/ Discipline of Bacteriology 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: “Utilising Integrated constructed wetlands (ICWs) to Reduce Antimicrobial resistance and increase Carbon sequestration in the Environment”I-RACEis funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This collaborative project includes different work packages simultaneously conducted at the University of Galway, Teagasc and University College Dublin. The primary goal of this project is to evaluate the impact of Integrated Constructed Wetlands (ICWs) on two crucial aspects: (i) the abundance and destiny of antimicrobial resistant organisms (AROs) in wastewater, and (ii) the levels of carbon sequestration achieved by these systems.

As part of the I-RACE project team, the main aim of this PhD work is to use state-of-the-art culture-independent genomic analysis to assess the presence of AROs and clinically important pathogens in surface waters of ICWs from different sectors.

The successful candidate will be based in the Discipline of Bacteriology, School of Medicine and will be co-supervised by Dr. Georgios Miliotis and Prof. Dearbháile Morris.

Living allowance (Stipend): €18,500 per annum, [tax-exempt scholarship award]

University fees: €5,890

Start date: 09/2023

Academic Entry Requirements: Minimum of a Bachelor of Science (2.1 or higher) in Microbiology, Genomics, Bioinformatics or a related discipline from the life sciences or data sciences. Master’s level research experience is highly desirable. Non-native English speakers require a IELTS(6.5)/TOEFL (88).

To Apply for the Scholarship: Please send a letter of motivation and a current CV, indicating your research experience and including the names of two referees to Dr. Georgios Miliotis via email to georgios.miliotis@universityofgalway.ie. Informal enquiries to the same email are welcome.

Contact Name: Dr. Georgios Miliotis

Contact Email: georgios.miliotis@universityofgalway.ie

Application Deadline: 23/06/2023 and time 17:00 (Irish time 24hr format)

Primary Supervisor name (if applicable): Dr. Georgios Miliotis

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

These positions are funded by the European Research Council (ERC) and are available from 1^st September 2023 to contract end date of 30^th August 2025.

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 candidates will develop novel ex-vivo models to mimic the complex 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 Postdoctoral Researcher will work within a team to develop advanced ex-vivo multicellular models that recreate in vivo conditions. The Postdoctoral Researcher will be responsible for consolidating the ex-vivo models with a postmenopausal model and validating these against the gold standard ovariectomized model. The successful applicant will be required to conduct:

• Characterise bone loss dynamics and the mineralisation using in vivo micro-CT
• 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;
• Actively participate in international conferences and meetings;
• Publish data in high impact factor journals;

What the successful candidate will do attached to the specific post (list /bulletpoint). Please refer to Researcher Competencies and ensure the duties are appropriate for the 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)
• 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
• Be highly motivated and passionate about advancing biomedical engineering research

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

(For research assistant and Part-time posts, please include this clause in the advertisement)

Employment permit restrictions apply for this category of post

Salary: Postdoctoral Researcher scale €42,033 - €54,153 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts.

Start date: Position is available from 1^st September 2023

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

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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