"Professor Positions at Queen’s University Belfast"

Queen’s University Belfast is seeking to appoint professors who will strengthen research leadership in areas of national and global importance. Appointments will be held within the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences (MHLS), focusing on translational life science research, and the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences (EPS), which will spearhead appointments in advanced manufacturing, defence, and digital technologies.

The Faculty of MHLS has a thriving research environment from discovery science through to clinical development and implementation, focusing on three Health Grand Challenges: One Health, Precision Health, and Equal Health. Successful applicants will join this environment, working within leading research centres such as the Johnston Cancer Research Centre or the Wellcome Wolfson Institute of Experimental Medicine. They will develop translational research programmes in key areas like cancer, ophthalmology, respiratory conditions, immune disorders, and infectious disease. Applicants will be supported by major infrastructure investments, including the £55 million Future Medicines Institute (FMI) drug discovery research hub and the £64 million iREACH-Health clinical research facility (opening in 2027).

Those in EPS will join a faculty that serves as the academic engine for major regional innovation centres: the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre (AMIC) and Momentum One Zero, aligned to regional and local development plans.

Enquiries can be made, in confidence, to Jamie Cumming-Wesley or Evan Yeckley at WittKieffer. More information on the position can be found in the candidate brochure and on the WittKieffer website. Completed applications should be submitted electronically to rsmith@wittkieffer.com.