Location: Food Biosciences Department, Teagasc Food Research Centre, Teagasc, Moorepark, Fermoy, Co Cork, P61 C996
Research
Salary: Research Officer with a Salary Scale of €41,580 to €78,830
Closing Date: 13/06/2025 12:00 PM
Funded Full Time

QUALIFICATIONS

• An honours Level 8 degree, (as recognised on the National Framework of Qualifications or equivalent), in Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, Microbiology or a related discipline.
• A postgraduate degree and/or research experience in Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, Microbiology would be a distinct advantage

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE

• Demonstrated research and technical expertise relating to one or more of the following:
• Characterization, development and scale up of fermented foods
• Molecular microbiology
• Bioinformatic analysis of microbiome data
• Working with animal models
• Evidence of research activity (publications, conference presentations, awards) and future scholarly output (working papers, research proposals, etc.)
• Excellent project management, analytical, report writing and data analysis skills.
• Experience in analyzing gut metagenomic data
• Experience in setting own research agenda.
• Evidence of teamwork and collaboration with relevant partners.

Please refer the Job description for details