Are you looking to take your education and career to the next level? Do you have a passion for research and a desire to make meaningful contributions to your field of study? If so, a Postdoctoral Fellowships may be the perfect choice for you.
Attention all aspiring scholars and researchers! The Queen Mary University of London, England has multiple postdoctoral fellowships. Apply to the Queen Mary University of London, England’s postdoctoral fellowships today and take the first step towards a rewarding and fulfilling academic career.
1. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
We invite applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate positions to participate in the project “Geometric Flows and Dynamics of Phase Transitions” funded by the EPSRC. The research will be undertaken under the direction of Dr Huy The Nguyen (PI). This project seeks to advance the understanding of the singularity formation in the Mean Curvature Flow and their relation to phase transitions via the Allen-Cahn Flow.
2. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
Applications are invited for a post of Post-Doctoral Research Associate (PDRA) within the William Harvey Research Institute at Bart’s and The London Medical School, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). The candidate will be highly motivated and self-driven with interest in cancer and/or developmental biology to study the molecular mechanisms underlying craniopharyngiomas, a paediatric Wnt-driven hypothalamic-pituitary tumour. This project lies at the boundary between tumour and developmental biology and aims to establish how oncogenic b-catenin bearing stem cells initiate tumour formation. The lab employs transgenic models, developmental biology and bioinformatics techniques to understand early stages of tumour formation.
3. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
Applications are invited for a motivated and committed Senior Cardiovascular Data Engineer to perform data science on diverse biomedical, imaging and clinical research data to enable the delivery of high-quality translational and clinical research as part of National Institute for Health and Care Research Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR Barts BRC). Applicants will work within the Barts BRC’s Precision Digital Health, Cardiovascular Devices and Trials Theme which aims to harness exponential growth in sensing technologies and data acquisition to improve healthcare delivery. Specifically, this theme aims to create cardiovascular digital twins for patients with acute coronary syndromes, valvular heart disease or resistant hypertension to improve their healthcare outcomes.
4. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
Applicants are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant position in machine learning for wireless networks in the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science. The role will be part of an EPSRC-funded project on Scalable Hybrid Architecture for Wireless Collaborative Federated Learning (SHAFT). This is a joint project among Queen Mary University of London, the University of Manchester and with industrial partners, such as BT and Toshiba.
5. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
You should hold a PhD in Theoretical Physics and possess extensive knowledge of recent advancements and developments in the field of machine learning. You should have a passion for independent work, strong analytical skills, along with the ability to collaborate effectively within a research team. Your qualifications should include a strong research track record as demonstrated by a strong publication record in theoretical physics, as well as experience with the concepts and methodologies of machine learning. Additionally, you should have coding experience, especially with machine learning packages.
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6. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
The Centre for Theoretical Physics (CTP) at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) invites applications for a fixed-term 2-year Postdoctoral Research Assistant position in Theoretical Physics. Applicants should have a strong research record within theoretical physics and show potential to contribute strongly to the CTP’s research goals, particularly in the broad area of scattering amplitudes. This includes: applications of amplitudes to classical gravity; computations of loop amplitudes in gauge theories and gravity; colour-kinematics duality and double copy relating gauge theories and gravity; string theory amplitudes and worldsheet formulations of field theory amplitudes; and celestial amplitudes.
7. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
We are seeking a postdoctoral research assistant to join the group of Dr Mirjana Efremova in the Centre for Genomics and Computational Biology, to work on a CRUK funded project to investigate the role of cell plasticity in metastasis in colorectal cancer. Our lab is focused on understanding the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying cell plasticity in metastasis and therapy resistance. We use single-cell multiomics and spatial transcriptomics data from patient samples and patient-derived organoids (Efremova et al. Nature; Efremova et al., Cell Reports) and develop computational methods (Efremova et al. Nature Protocols, 2020; Jain et al., Genome Biology).
8. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
A postdoctoral research position is available to investigate the epigenetic and signalling mechanisms at the transition from normal to pre-cancerous. This is a collaborative project between cancer epigenetics experts and computational biologists to understand how stress signals rewire the epigenome and cell identities. Essential requirements for this post include a PhD (or near to completion) in a relevant biological subject, significant laboratory experience in molecular biology/biochemistry. Experience in (epi)genomics techniques (WGBS/EM-seq/EPIC arrays/CUT&RUN/CUT&Tag) or NGS would be strongly desirable. Experience in R/Python will be a significant advantage.
9. Postdoctoral Fellowship
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An opportunity has become available for the role of Postdoctoral Research Assistant to join Dr Gallipoli’s team. We use complementary approaches/models to study metabolism contribution to leukaemic cell development/therapy resistance (Dembitz, BioRxiv 2023;Woodley, Nature Communication 2023&Gallipoli, Blood 2018). The postholder will gain experience in characterising leukaemia models in vitro&in vivo, molecular biology, metabolic profiling, transcriptomics/proteomics. The project aims to enhance metabolic therapies efficacy through combination with drugs or dietary interventions and identifying predictive biomarkers of response.
10. Postdoctoral Fellowship
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We are seeking to recruit a full-time post-doctoral research associate to undertake research in coronary anatomical modelling and computational fluid dynamic analysis at Cardiovascular Device Hub Queen Mary University London and Department of Mechanical Engineering University College London. This post is based at St Bartholomew’s Hospital and at the Department of Mechanical Engineering University College London and is available from the 15/01/2024 for 24 months. The funding for this post comes from a successful MRC grant application that aims to examine the implications of the local hemodynamic forces on stent failure.
11. Postdoctoral Fellowship
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The overall objective of the project is to study thermoelectric heat-to-energy conversion in molecular quantum devices for potential applications in solid-state waste-heat recovery and cooling. You will develop and test a theoretical framework describing the thermodynamics of nanoscale system in collaboration with and under the supervision of Prof Jan Mol at Queen Mary University of London to realise the objectives of the UKRI Future Leader Fellowship project “Molecular Network Heat Engines”.
12. Postdoctoral Fellowship
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This is an exciting opportunity to join the Space Plasma group at Queen Mary University of London to work on a project exploring the controlling role that turbulence plays in the inner heliosphere using plasma simulations and data analysis. The post is funded by STFC as part of a Consolidated Grant. The project will use plasma simulations to study how turbulence can control the key plasma processes of particle energization, shock dynamics, and turbulence-driven reconnection. The simulations will be motivated and tested against results from Parker Solar Probe (PSP), Solar Orbiter and Magnetospheric Multiscale MMS. The project will build on collaborations within the Space Plasma group with Prof David Burgess, Dr Chris Chen and Dr Heli Hietala, and there will be opportunities for collaborations across the data/simulation boundary. Queen Mary offers extensive career support for all team members.
13. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
This is an opportunity to be involved in a research team, led by Dr Christopher Chen, to work on the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship (FLF) project “Exploring New Regions of Space: Fundamentals and Impacts of Astrophysical Plasma Turbulence”. This is a highly collaborative team effort, with interlinking (and flexible) projects, to understand both fundamental space/astrophysical/experimental plasma process and applied space weather research – including the fundamentals of turbulence, the role it plays in controlling heliospheric/astrophysical dynamics, and its largely unexplored role in space weather. The project involves cutting-edge observational data analysis, lab plasma experiments, theory, numerical simulation, and space weather modelling, so applicants with expertise in any of these areas (and interest in getting involved in the others) are encouraged.
14. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
This is an opportunity to be involved in a research team, led by Dr Christopher Chen, to work on a new project supported by an STFC Consolidated Grant. The project involves the use of in situ spacecraft data and supporting theory/simulations to study a range of fundamental plasma processes in near-Earth space and how they combine to shape the environment we see. There is also scope for the postdoctoral researcher to develop their own related research interests and to collaborate with Dr Chen’s broader research team in a diverse range of cutting-edge topics. There will also be substantial career development opportunities and support.
15. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
Applications are sought for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant to undertake research investigations in collaboration with and under the supervision of the Principal Investigator (PI) in order to realise the objectives and development of the research programme. The post holder will investigate critical survival and proliferative pathways in B-cell malignancies. The project aims to explore EMT-like activation in FL and CLL, assessing promising therapeutic targets. This is a pivotal step toward future drug development and subsequent clinical trials.The research will be based in the Centre for Haemato-Oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, within the Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London.
16. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
The successful candidate will seek to develop new fabrication techniques for membranes based around phase inversion, crosslinking, interfacial polymerisation, and coating. In addition to creating new membranes, they will characterise membrane morphology, determine membrane performance, and relate the polymer type and membrane morphology to this performance. They will also engage in research into membrane fouling and flux decline, and seek to understand the solute journey in a synthetic membrane. We will be working to pioneer new membranes with improved performance in terms of selectivity, robustness and permeance and we are looking for a creative and insightful approach. We will also be considering how to make any new membranes in roll-to-roll processing, after lab bench proving tests. The candidate will also be expected to work in teams applying these membranes to a diverse ranges of applications including refining, drug synthesis and biobased products. It is essential for the candidate to hold a PhD (or equivalent) in chemical engineering or materials science/chemistry.
17. Postdoctoral Fellowship
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Applications are invited for a full-time Postdoctoral Research Assistant to work on an EPSRC funded project (36 months) developing single-crystal perovskite optical and electronic devices. This project will be carried out in the research group of Dr Lei Su in the School of Engineering of Materials Science at Queen Mary University of London. Candidates with a PhD degree in Engineering, Optoelectronics, or Physics are encouraged to apply. Previous experience with optical and electronic instrumentation, perovskite optical waveguide experiment and characterization, fibre optics experiment, optical fiber imaging, is essential.
18. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
Applications are invited for a full-time Postdoctoral Research Associate to work on an EPSRC funded project (one year for the first instance and can be extended further for two more years) developing single-crystal perovskite optical and electronic devices. This project will be carried out in the research group of Dr Lei Su in the School of Engineering of Materials Science at Queen Mary University of London.
19. Postdoctoral Fellowship
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Applications are invited for a full-time Postdoctoral Research Associate/Assistant in Polymers and Composites, to work on the EPSRC project “ESTEEM – sustainable manufacturing for future composites”, within the group of Dr Han Zhang. The project aims to develop a universal solution to achieve energy efficient and intrinsically safe manufacturing based on sustainable materials for advanced composite systems, in collaboration with MIT (US), University of Warwick, and UK industries. Integrated self-regulating heating and self-sensing capabilities will be achieved for future smart lightweight structural applications.
20. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
This Postdoctoral Research Assistant Role will join the multidisciplinary research groups of Professors Hazel Screen and Martin Knight, focusing on the design, validation and development of novel organ-chip models. The aims of the project are to develop and validate new joint-on-a-chip models of synovial cavity, bone, muscle, tendon and ligament within the Emulate organ-on-chip platform, and subsequently use the models in Collaboration with the BRC to identify and subsequently explore potential novel therapeutic targets for musculoskeletal conditions.
21. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
As part of the EPSRC funded Sustainable Manufacturing of Circular Economy Elastomer Products Project, applicants are invited for a full-time Postdoctoral Research Assistant to work under the supervision of James Busfield for 18 months. The post-holder will be responsible for the QMUL based research activities of the project. The overall aim is to develop novel circular economy elastomers from bio-sourced materials. The project is a collaboration between QMUL, Queens University Belfast and the University of Warwick that started 18 months ago. The partners each work on different aspects of the project, with the QMUL work focusing on natural rubber sourced recyclable materials that make use of labile crosslinks.
22. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
The post will involve carrying out research on topology, shape and size optimisation at different scales up to a complete wing box, involvement in project management within a multidisciplinary team and preparing publications in refereed journals and presentations at major conferences. There will be opportunities for close interaction with world-leading academic and industrial project partners. You will be encouraged to use your initiative and creativity to identify research methods suitable for this project and extend your research portfolio.
23. Postdoctoral Fellowship
About Postdoctoral Position
The post-holder will be working within the Bone and Joint Health Group, within the Centre of Neuroscience, Surgery and Trauma Centre at the Blizard Institute. The Research Assistant will be part of the study, ‘Development of a Stratified Model of Care for Acute Rehabilitation after Hip Fracture’. The research project is aimed to develop and test the feasibility of a stratified approach to rehabilitation after hip fracture surgery. Participants will be allocated to rehabilitation based on their predicted risk of poor outcome. The project is funded by UK Research & Innovation and running between 2020-2025 (with possibility of subsequent extension). The Research Assistant will directly support the Professor of Rehabilitation, Katie Sheehan who is the PI for the study. The Research Assistant will actively participate and contribute to work package 3 and 4 of the project, particularly on data collection and analysis, and on public and patient involvement. The Research Assistant will also play a key role in supporting the application development for funding extension.