22 Postdoctoral Fellowship at Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom

This postdoctoral research associate position is to join Dr Agnes Nishimura’s research group at the Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London. The post-holder will examine the effect of lipid dysregulation in stem cell lines derived from patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Stem cell research and molecular biology techniques will be applied to investigate the potential role of lipids in the disease mechanisms of ALS. The post-holder will participate in lab meetings, journal clubs, and departmental research meetings, co-supervise students and manage the stem cells biobank. They will also present data at high-profile international and national meetings

We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our team, working in the area of biomechanics. The successful candidate will create numerical models of biomechanical structures and validate them through experimental work. They will write and publish research papers, contribute to research proposals and liaise with medical partners. The role involves working closely with team members with different research expertise, and also supervising current PhD students in the group.

This is an exciting industrial project funded by Innovate UK. The post will be focused on developing islanded microgrid pilot powered by wave energy converters for a remote Island in Thailand under the supervision of Dr Kamyar Mehran.

A fully funded Postdoctoral Research Assistant position is available to join a team led by Prof Susana Godinho to study how amplified centrosomes, often seen in human tumours, impact cancer evolution. This computational project will be performed in close collaboration with Prof Nicholas McGranahan (UCL Cancer), who is an expert in tumour evolution. Our teams offer a vibrant and creative multidisciplinary environment, and the successful candidate will be supported to develop their scientific career.

We are looking to apppoint a  Clinical Trials Research Fellow in IBD at Queen Mary University of London and The Royal London Hospital. We have international reputation for translational research and clinical excellence in IBD. You will work in our dedicated clinical trials unit recruiting to commercial and investigator led clinical studies as well as supporting the clinical IBD service as part of our MDT.  This has been endorsed as an IBD clinical fellow post by the BSG.

The post is based at the Mile End Campus in London. It is a part-time, permanent appointment. As the primary contact for all postgraduate research (PGR) activities within the School of Mathematical Sciences, you will lead and manage the PGR and Associate Research programmes for the School. This role involves close collaboration with the School Research Manager, Director(s) of Graduate Studies, the Research Degrees Office, the Doctoral College, the Research Services Directorate, and Finance. You will provide comprehensive support across a range of activities to ensure an outstanding postgraduate experience. 

The Astronomy Unit at Queen Mary is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work with Dr Edward Gillen on age-dating stars and their planetary systems as part of the European Research Council (now UKRI Frontier) grant “Age-Enabled Exoplanet Science”. The successful candidate will play a key role in developing a new comprehensive method to age-date stars between ~1 Myr – 10 Gyr using a suite of observational constraints, and then applying this new model to a range of outstanding astrophysical questions, including to age-date young, maturing and old stars that host planetary systems. They will be expected to both lead and contribute to journal publications, and will be encouraged to develop and pursue independent research programs according to their interests.

A Postdoctoral Research Assistant position is available at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) to work with Dr Vladimir Volkov. The post is funded by Wellcome Trust on a project entitled “Structural and mechanistic understanding of kinetochore-mediated control of microtubule dynamics”.The goal of this ambitious project is to understand at the structural level how the kinetochore-microtubule interface senses and transmits mechanical forces to ensure error-less cell division. Long-term support provided by the Wellcome funding enables the team to explore the subject in depth using a variety of methods of biochemistry, biophysics, and structural biology, many of these developed uniquely in the Volkov lab.

The post holder will be joining the Centre for Preventive Neurology at the Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London. They will work within the Parkinson`s disease (PD) group, whose studies focus on the clinical, genetic and biomarker aspects in people with PD and at risk of PD.

The Clinical Research Fellow will undertake research assessments and investigations as part of the clinical research team and under the supervision of the Professor for Neurology and Neuroepidemiology and the Consultant Neurologist at the Centre for Preventive Neurology. The post-holder will be expected to assist with specific aspects of PPMI and related projects. These include clinical assessments, biological sample collection, data analysis/quality control and patient management and recruitment.

This position has been developed as a result of a DoD funded grant award (JW230169) Artificial Intelligence Trauma Risk Management System (AI TRIPS). The post-holder will play a key role as a member of the research team delivering the outputs of the award and will be expected to register for a higher degree (MD Res or PhD). This appointment would suit an individual who has already demonstrably committed to their academic development and has a strong interest in Major Trauma.AI TRIPS is a $2.3M study across the four London Major Trauma Centres and London’s Air Ambulance, to investigate the impact of an AI-powered clinical decision support system. Using a step-wedge, cluster-randomised design, the study will involve real-time evaluation of machine-learning derived clinical predictions on clinician decision-making and clinical processes.

A Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) position is available in Prof. John Connelly’s group to develop novel immuno-competent human skin models. This will be a multi-disciplinary project in collaboration with Glaxosmithkline for 12 months with the possibility of extension for a further 12 months.  The successful PDRA will establish new methods for integrating tissue-resident immune cells into 3D skin equivalent models and investigate the response to inflammatory cytokines and immunotherapy.  The PDRA will be expected to prepare manuscripts using high-quality data, make oral presentations and contribute to the overall management of the laboratory. 

We are seeking a motivated researcher to work within the School of Engineering and Materials Science on the project “Small-scale vertical-axis wind turbines for backup domestic electricity generation in rural South African communities”. The role will be based in the London campus of QMUL, and will involve designing and conducting a series of wind tunnel experiments on the unsteady aerodynamic flow around the blades of vertical-axis wind turbines, with a focus on characterising the structural loading on the turbine blades. You will use the experimental data to support the design of a small-scale vertical-axis wind turbine. You will be expected to plan and conduct all elements of the project, liaise with partners and report project outputs.

The project aims to develop new routes to high efficiency solar energy conversion – both for photovoltaics (PV) and photo electrocatalysis (PEC) – by producing nanocomposite thin films of ferroelectric and photoactive materials. Ferroelectric nanostructures will be developed that demonstrate a bulk photovoltaic effect, which will then be coupled to high efficiency light absorbers, such as photocatalysts or halide perovskites. These nanocomposites will be studied in detail using both experimental and computational techniques in order to understand and thus optimise their interactions and ultimately the device efficiency.

In this position you will be required to produce thin films of ferroelectric materials and nanocomposites using Pulsed Laser Deposition facilities at the University of Cambridge. The rest of the research work will be undertaken at Queen Mary in Mile End, London, so you will need to travel regularly between the two sites. You will characterize the materials at QMUL using a range of techniques including scanning electron microscopy, piezo response force microscopy, and x-ray diffraction. You will also carry out photovoltaic measurements on the materials to identify signatures of the bulk photovoltaic effect.

The postholder will coordinate the project’s clinical, administrative and laboratory activities. Duties include the recruitment of patients and family members, and care and monitoring of patients and patient data during the studies. The postholder will ensure the project’s clinical, administrative and laboratory aims are achieved while maintaining standards of care and monitoring of patients, family members and their data. The postholder will contribute to the research output of the department.

 

(18) Postdoctoral Fellowship Position

Postdoc Fellowship Position summary/title: Postdoctoral Research Associate

Deadline : 02/01/2025

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This 2-year post is to conduct world-leading research on the topic of methane emissions from shipping. It is part of a large international study (US, UK, Denmark, Netherlands) to conduct multi-scale measurements of methane emissions from liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping. Queen Mary University of London will lead on measurement of fugitive and vented emissions from ships, as well as assisting in engine stack measurements. We will also lead in conducting multi-ship modelling to better understand emissions and how to reduce them. The role will involve a combination of on-ship measurements, creating innovative emissions models and writing high-impact peer-reviewed outputs.

A Postdoctoral Research Assistant position is available in the Department of Biological and Experimental Psychology to work with Dr Margherita Malanchini on a project titled: “Understanding the combined impact of behavioural and neurodevelopmental disorders on learning and child development.” The post holder will be an integral part of Dr Malanchini’s Cognition, Development and Education (CoDE) Lab.

Despite sharing several features —their developmental onset, common cognitive and affective profiles, and clinical observations of their co-occurrence— the overlap between neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) and disruptive behaviour disorders (DBD) is critically under-researched. This project seeks to bridge this major gap in our knowledge by investigating the combined impact of NDD and DBD on learning and child development outcomes, considering genetic and environmental risk factors and their interplay. Ultimately, this research aims to address the following question: Do children with a higher risk for NDD and DBD experience different environments that in turn lead them down divergent educational and developmental trajectories? The goal is to pinpoint protective environments that work in interplay with genetic risk as intervention targets aimed at narrowing the educational gap between children with different neurodivergent and behavioural profiles, a gap that is amplified when multiple disorders co-occur.

We are looking for a highly motivated post-doctoral research associate (PDRA) to join the research group of Professor Cédric John. You will be a key member of the John Lab at DERI, contributing to our development and the success of our mission, as well as collaborating with key members of TOTAL OneTech, which will include regular visits to Pau (France) to present results.

Broadly speaking, the aim of the research project is to develop a principled approach to forward stratigraphic models using data assimilation, working closely with partners in TOTAL OneTech, and members of Professor John’s research group.

We are looking for a highly motivated post-doctoral research associate (PDRA) to join the research group of Professor Cédric John. You will be a key member of the John Lab at DERI, contributing to our development and the success of our mission, as well as collaborating with key members of TOTAL OneTech, which will include regular visits to Pau (France) to present results.

Broadly speaking, the aim of the research project is to develop a series of surrogate models focusing notably on Physics-Informed Neural Networks to emulate the process of sediment deposition, diagenesis, and potentially fracturing, working closely with partners in TOTAL OneTech, and members of Professor John’s research group.