Job Description

Research Associate in Nutritional Biochemistry

Role

: Research Associate in Nutritional Biochemistry

Department:

School of Biomedical Sciences

Grade:

6/7 (33,020 per annum)

Responsible to:

Principal Investigator

Campus:

Coleraine

(Fixed-Term until 31st December 2026 / Full-Time)

Job Purpose

:

We are seeking an enthusiastic individual to work on a project funded by the Northern Ireland Chest Heart and Stroke. The project will investigate the effects of fish consumption and omega 3 supplementation in reducing risk of cardiovascular disease in young adults (CardioFish).

The School of Biomedical Sciences holds a Bronze Athena SWAN Award in recognition of our commitment to advancing Gender equality in higher education. You can read more about what this means at https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/equality-charters/transformed-uk-athena-swan-charter and on our University website https://www.ulster.ac.uk/peopleandculture/employee-benefits/equality-diversity/athena-swan. The University has a range of initiatives to support a family friendly working environment, including flexible working.

Closing Date

:

9th November

2025

at 23:30

Please be advised that due to the minimum salary thresholds imposed by the UKVI, this post will not qualify for university sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa

If you have any specific queries regarding this post, please contact the named email address for the vacancy, as listed on the main current vacancies landing page.

If you have any specific queries regarding eligibility to work in the UK, our Resourcing Compliance team may be able to help: Resourcing-compliance@ulster.ac.uk

Job ID :

039007

Location :

Coleraine

Close Date :

09-Nov-2025