Post Doctoral Researcher, Biology

Times Higher Education; Ireland; On-site; EUR 44,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Maynooth University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher to work on a 3-year Health Research Board (HRB)-funded project within the Translational Cancer Research group of Dr Niamh Lynam-Lennon in the Dept. of Biology.

The project investigates the role of complement components in rectal cancer pathogenesis and treatment resistance using tumour tissue and blood samples from patients attending national and international centers.

Responsibilities

• Appoint a Postdoctoral Researcher to work on a 3-year HRB-funded project.
• Investigate the role of key complement components in rectal cancer pathogenesis and treatment resistance.
• Utilise tumour tissue and blood samples from rectal cancer patients at national and international centres.
• Determine the potential role of complement components as predictors of response to neoadjuvant treatment.
• Explore relationships between complement and immune cells in the tumour microenvironment for combination immunotherapy approaches.

Job description

Organisation/Company MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY Research Field Biological sciences Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 4 Oct 2026 - 00:00 (UTC) Country Ireland Type of Contract Other Job Status Full-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

Department: Biology
Vacancy ID: 044043
Closing Date:04-Oct-2026

We are seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Researcher to work on a 3-year Health Research Board (HRB)-funded project within the Translational Cancer Research group of Dr Niamh Lynam-Lennon at the Dept. of Biology, Maynooth University.This project aims to investigate the role of key complement components in the pathogenesis and treatment resistance of rectal cancerutilising tumour tissue and blood samples from rectal cancer patients attending national and international treatment centres.

Importantly, this project will determine the potential role of complement components as novel predictorsof response to neoadjuvant treatment in rectal cancer patientsand will also determine the relationship between complement and key immune cells in the tumour microenvironment to identify novel combination immunotherapy and neoadjuvant treatment approaches for those patients who are resistant to the current standard of care.

Post Doctoral Researcher Level 1 (2026) Salary Scale:€48,691p.a. (1 point- with increment)

Closing Date:

23:30hrs (local Irish time) on Sunday, 4thOctober 2026.

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified above. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system.

Late applications will not be accepted.

Maynooth University is an equal opportunities employer

The position is subject to the Statutes of the University