Research Assistant Technical (Bioprocess Specialist) - SUSFERM The Centre for Sustainable Fermentation and Bioprocessing Systems for Food and Bioeconomy
36 Months, Specific Purpose Whole-Time Post
Position Summary
The SUSFERM Fermentation Science Centre is seeking a proactive and skilled Research Assistant Technical (Bioprocess Specialist) to provide technical, operational, and administrative support to ongoing research and training activities. The Research Assistant Technical (Bioprocess Specialist) will operate and maintain advanced fermentation and analytical equipment, support in the delivery of training initiatives, and assist in the effective operations of the Centre’s research activities. They will perform hands-on operations and provide technical expertise to run microbial fermentation experiments from lab to pilot scale using state of art research infrastructure including downstream processing.
Project Title: MICROFERM
Post Duration: 36 Months, Whole-Time Post
Application Instructions
For an information package including further details of the post see https://ore.ucc.ie/
Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Dr Maheshchandra Patil, Centre Manager, SUSFERM Fermentation Science Centre, Tel: + 353 (0) 21 4903711; Email: mpatil@ucc.ie Web: https://www.ucc.ie/en/susferm/
Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal https://ore.ucc.ie/ Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to recruitment@ucc.ie quoting the job-title and project name.
Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Friday 19th of September 2025.
No late applications will be accepted.
Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector.
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