Research Assistant

Queen's University Belfast

Placed On: 16th March 2026
Closes: 30th March 2026
Job Ref: 26/113219

About the job:

The post holder will be a highly productive, ambitious and collaborative researcher who will be part of the research team within the field of polyphenols and health. The post arises from the establishment fund for Prof Gary Williamson, who recently joined Queen’s from Australia. The position is to generate data in the area of polyphenols and health and publish high quality papers, as well as being involved in scientific discussions, assisting PhD students, contributing research ideas and solving problems.

About the person:

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following essential criteria:

• Degree or equivalent in subject relevant to research activity such as food science, nutrition, biochemistry, chemistry or related subject.
• Practical experience of applying specialist skills and techniques required for the role including human interventions, polyphenol chemistry, databases and statistics.
• A proven track record of using human cell experimental models, databases in polyphenols and health research or closely related subject, critical evaluations of data, and interpretations of experimental data relevant to the research project in polyphenols and health.
• Experience with human cell culture studies, enzyme assays, biomarker measurement and knowledge of polyphenols/postprandial/bioavailability/ metabolism.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information document on our website.