Senior Scientist - Diabetes Research Center

• Develop and conduct independent/joint original research contributing to the institute programs working independently and as part of a team to create unique, impactful science in their area of research expertise.
• Develop multidisciplinary research programs with synergies to ongoing research agenda to achieve an international standard for science and research activities.
• Contribute to the development of QBRI’s overall research strategy, business plan, research roadmap, and execution.
• Support and implement programs and initiatives for setting up the center’s infrastructure and laboratory facilities to ensure the achievement of the center’s objectives and milestones.
• Prepare and submit research proposals to appropriate national and international agencies in order to secure competitive funding complementing HBKU resources.
• Contribute to research projects’ administrative functions and monitoring requests.
• Participate in research conferences and seminars in their field of expertise. Produce conference, seminar papers, and publications from research.
• Supervise and train Master/PhD students, research associates, postdoctoral fellows, research support, and technical staff in relevant areas of work.
• Ensure proper records and documentation of research experiments, samples, and specimens examined or maintained simultaneously ensuring the accuracy of laboratory reports.
• Ensure adequate levels of consumable supplies and other items required for Scientific experiments, research projects, and laboratory work are managed and used appropriately.
• As part of the joint appointment, support HBKU colleges and contribute to teaching collaboration on research projects and graduate student supervision.
• Collaborate with local stakeholders for research, community engagement, technology transfer, educational partnership, grant funding, healthcare and medical research etc.
• Participate in the interview and selection process for QBRI research positions.
• Assist with, and, where appropriate, be responsible for policies and procedures related to research project management, ethical and regulatory compliance, and other relevant policies to ensure that the Qatar Biomedical Research Institute meets research quality objectives towards accreditation standards. Support revising/or preparing new procedures within the Qatar Biomedical Research Institutes as appropriate.
• Provide progress reports, analysis, recommendations, and presentations to cross-functional teams and the research center director.
• Other reasonable tasks as assigned by the supervisor.

• PhD in sciences or related field with hands-on laboratory experience.
• Minimum of 6 years of relevant professional experience with a demonstrated strong track record of publications, scholarly output, conference papers, reports, and/or professional and/or technical contributions in the relevant scientific discipline.
• Domain knowledge in technologies relevant to their field of expertise.
• An independent thinker with the capacity to formulate and execute innovative scientific strategies and lab operations, and to champion their ideas and projects.
• An outstanding contributor to original research. Scientific rigor and superior knowledge of scientific research methods as well as evaluation of research results.
• Ability to motivate and lead a research team.
• Competency to initiate collaborations and partnerships, and build and embrace local stakeholder relations.
• Excellent writing skills with the ability to draft and edit a variety of written reports and communications and to articulate ideas clearly and concisely; Arabic proficiency is an advantage.
• Proficiency in MS Office applications.

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Additional documents may be solicited from short-listed candidates.

Applications will be reviewed immediately and continue on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

HBKU offers an attractive compensation package that includes a tax-free salary and additional benefits such as an accommodation allowance, annual paid leave, and medical insurance.

Hamad Bin Khalifa University is an equal opportunity educator and employer. We are committed to maintaining culturally and academically diverse staff of the highest caliber.