Trinity College Dublin Hiring For Research Assistant at Dublin, County Dublin Full Time

Post Summary

Applications are invited for a Research Assistant position in the Lavelle lab to build on cutting edge research on mucosal vaccine adjuvants. The successful candidate will work closely with our collaborators at Poolbeg Pharma, AnaBio Technologies Ltd and University College Dublin to develop innovative new oral vaccine formulations.

Vaccination is the most successful intervention to prevent infectious diseases. For most vaccines, adjuvants are a vital component and serve to enhance innate immune responses and thereby induce and direct protective adaptive immunity. The ongoing COVID19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of mucosal immune responses and the need for innovations in mucosal vaccination. The oral delivery route is particularly attractive but challenges remain to be addressed to facilitate development of improved subunit oral vaccines for intestinal pathogens. In this programme we will develop novel adjuvanted oral vaccines for bacterial pathogens.

Application Procedure

Applicants should submit a full Curriculum Vitae to include the names and contact details of 2-3 referees (including email addresses), to:-

Prof. Ed Lavelle

Email Address: [email protected]

At Trinity, we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. Trinity welcomes applications from all individuals, including those applicants with disabilities, those who may have had non-traditional career paths, those who have taken time out for reasons including family or caring responsibilities. We also welcome international applicants including those whom have been displaced due to war.

We are ranked 3rd in the world for gender equality (Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2020) and we hold an Athena SWAN Bronze award, recognising our work to advance gender equality. The University is actively pursuing a Silver level award, which it has committed to achieving by 2025. Trinity is committed to supporting the work-life balance and to creating a family-friendly working environment