UCD Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1

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Institution:

University College Dublin

Vacancy Category:

Research

Salary From:

€38 631.00

Salary To:

€41 025.00

Contract Type:

Temporary

Vacancy closing date: 

2 Sep, 2021

Reference:

013514

Subject / Area:

Agriculture, Food and Veterinary

Applications are invited for a temporary post of a UCD Post-doctoral Research Fellow Level 1 within Veterinary Medicine /Veterinary Biosciences. ORAL-PEP is a new project led by Professor David Brayden and funded by Enterprise Ireland to further examine the capacity of silica-based nanoparticles to orally-deliver peptides. A biologist is sought to carry out pharmacological assessments of the capacity of the nanoparticles to deliver insulin and exenatide in a rat model. The peptide-loaded nanoparticles will synthesised in the UCD School of Chemistry and provided to the candidate to perform bioassays. Details of the nanoparticle and initial biology data is available in: Hristov D, et al. (2020) ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 12(1):1257-1269. doi: 10.1021/acsami.9b16104. The post is associated with a set of specific technical and commercial milestones and deliverables agreed with Enterprise Ireland for an initial 12- month period. This is a research focused role, where you will conduct a specified programme of research supported by research training and development under the supervision and direction of a Principal Investigator. The primary purpose of the role is to further develop your research skills and competences, including the processes of publication in peer-reviewed academic publications, the development of funding proposals, the mentorship of graduate students along with the opportunity to develop your skills in research led teaching. In addition to the Principal Duties and Responsibilities listed below, the successful candidate will also carry out the following duties specific to this project:* Perform intestinal instillations and oral gavage studies in rats under an HPRA licence (submitted)* Perform flux studies with labelled nanoparticles in Caco-2 monolayers* Provide monthly technical reports against milestones agreed with the funding agency* Attend entrepreneurial training opportunities provided by the funding agency* Be an active project team member in helping ORAL-PEP with its commercialisation tasks Salary Range: €38,631 - €41,025 per annumAppointment on the above range will be dependent upon qualifications and experience. Closing date: 17:00hrs (local Irish time) on the 27th of August 2021.

Prior to application, further information (including application procedure) should be obtained from the Work at UCD website: https://www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/.

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 17:00hrs (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications.UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CV's submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.