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ILLUMINATE: THE VICE CHANCELLOR'S FELLOWSHIP SCHEME

A MESSAGE FROM PROFESSOR IAN GREER, PRESIDENT AND VICE CHANCELLOR

Queen’s University is an exciting place that delivers both local and international impact. Queen’s is a member of the prestigious Russell Group of UK research intensive universities, combining excellence in research and education with a student-centred ethos.

As a Fellow at Queen’s, you will be part of a world-class international university built on teaching excellence, leading-edge research, innovation, collaboration and engagement, and will play a key role in shaping our future priorities.

With a career pathway to a permanent Senior Lecturer post, you will benefit from membership of the Fellowship Academy to support your development and progression.

We look forward to welcoming candidates and seeing you become the next generation of world-class researchers at Queen’s.

Professor Ian Greer, President and Vice-Chancellor

The Vice Chancellor's Illuminate Fellowship particularly encourages applications from candidates whose research falls within the following range of research themes:

  • Medicine, Health and Life Sciences

    To be successful at shortlisting you must submit your CV which includes a double sided A4 Research Proposal explaining how this aligns to the area of specialism within the School/Centre:

    • Multidisciplinary approaches and/or patient-based investigations in cancer, eye disease, inflammation of lung and lung regeneration with emphasis on immunology, molecular/cellular biology or microbiology, including how pathogens become established and proliferate.
    • Public health, complexity science, health systems and policy research, public health modelling, behaviour change, implementation science, planetary health, epidemiology, and data science
    • Maternal and Child Health, Chronic Illness and Palliative Care and Education and Practice
    • Pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacy practice or clinical pharmacy across the areas of drug delivery, biomaterials, advanced manufacture, drug targeting, biosensors, pharmaceutical microbiology and microbiomics, respiratory medicine, primary and secondary care
    • Understanding Health and Disease, Transforming Agrifood Systems, or Sustaining Ecosystems and Biodiversity

    Data/advanced technologies and platforms in healthcare to address societal issues relevant to these themes is particularly encouraged

    APPLY

  • Engineering and Physical Sciences

    To be successful at shortlisting you must submit your CV which includes a double sided A4 Research Proposal explaining how this aligns to the area of specialism within the School/Centre:

    • Chemistry and Chemical Engineering : Net Zero Engineering with an emphasis on clean energy including batteries, fuel cells, hydrogen systems and closely related areas and circular economy
    • Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering: Digital twins; cyberphysical systems; VR/AR for engineering/manufacturing system design
    • Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science: Electronics for a sustainable society or Sustainable materials and Electronic Systems, including topics spanning materials, flexible electronics, sensors, and power electronics
    • Natural and Built Environment: Civil: activities in The Intelligent and Sustainable Infrastructure Group or The Water and Energy Resources Group
    • Psychology: Behaviour change, decision-making, and intervention

    APPLY

  • BENEFITS

    Queen's wants to recruit, develop and nurture outstanding researchers who will deliver world-leading research and become our research leaders of the future.  This is why we will invest in you with: 

    • Internationally Competitive Salary  
    • Generous fellowship enhancement award of between £20,000 to £50,000 to support your research. 
    • Funding to recruit a full-time PhD student within the first two years of appointment. 
    • A career pathway to a permanent Senior Lecturer post at the end of the Fellowship. 
    • Access to a Fellows Network through our Fellowship Academy
    • A maximum teaching and administrative workload in years 3 & 4 not exceeding 20% of your time.  
    • A vibrant campus in the heart of Belfast City with award winning libraries and cutting edge facilities. Explore our campus. 
    • Mentorship Programme and a range of professional learning and development opportunities
    • Excellent relocation expenses in line with Queen's Relocation Policy. 
    • Many other great benefits offered to all Queen’s staff. 
  • RESEARCH THEMES

    Our Faculties are particularly interested in applications from researchers who specialise in the following areas of research:

    Medicine, Health and Life Sciences

    Data/advanced technologies and platforms in healthcare to address societal issues relevant to these themes is particularly encouraged

    • Multidisciplinary approaches and/or patient-based investigations in cancer, eye disease, inflammation of lung and lung regeneration with emphasis on immunology, molecular/cellular biology or microbiology, including how pathogens become established and proliferate.
    • Public health, complexity science, health systems and policy research, public health modelling, behaviour change, implementation science, planetary health, epidemiology, and data science
    • Maternal and Child Health, Chronic Illness and Palliative Care and Education and Practice
    • Pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacy practice or clinical pharmacy across the areas of drug delivery, biomaterials, advanced manufacture, drug targeting, biosensors, pharmaceutical microbiology and microbiomics, respiratory medicine, primary and secondary care
    • Understanding Health and Disease, Transforming Agrifood Systems, or Sustaining Ecosystems and Biodiversity

    Engineering and Physical Sciences

    • Chemistry and Chemical Engineering : Net Zero Engineering with an emphasis on clean energy including batteries, fuel cells, hydrogen systems and closely related areas and circular economy
    • Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering: Digital twins; cyberphysical systems; VR/AR for engineering/manufacturing system design
    • Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science: Electronics for a sustainable society or Sustainable materials and Electronic Systems, including topics spanning materials, flexible electronics, sensors, and power electronics
    • Natural and Built Environment: Civil: activities in The Intelligent and Sustainable Infrastructure Group or The Water and Energy Resources Group
    • Psychology: Behaviour change, decision-making, and intervention
  • ELIGIBILITY
    • A completed PhD in a relevant subject
    • Normally 2 - 8 years’ post-PhD experience
    • A high quality publication record
    • A research profile and plan which is aligned to an existing research strength at Queen’s
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    Our academics are tackling some of the greatest global issues of our age. They are shaping the world around us through innovative and collaborative research across the globe. Meet some of our research experts.

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