Research Specialist

M-F 8:00 am- 5:00 pm flexible and as needed

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A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research and public service, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill consistently ranks as one of the nation's top public universities. Known for its beautiful campus, world-class medical care, commitment to the arts and top athletic programs, Carolina is an ideal place to teach, work and learn.

One of the best college towns and best places to live in the United States, Chapel Hill has diverse social, cultural, recreation and professional opportunities that span the campus and community.

University employees can choose from a wide range of professional training opportunities for career growth, skill development and lifelong learning and enjoy exclusive perks for numerous retail, restaurant and performing arts discounts, savings on local child care centers and special rates on select campus events. UNC-Chapel Hill offers full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package, paid leave, and a variety of health, life and retirement plans and additional programs that support a healthy work/life balance.

Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research.

Patient care: We promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We prepare tomorrow's healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers from all backgrounds by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education to ensure a highly skilled workforce.

Research: We develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our university to support outstanding research. We foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.

This research specialist position will develop and implement original experimental procedures and provide high level technical, organizational and management support to the lab. This position will direct programs and projects in multiple locations. This position will lead efforts with groundbreaking collaboration with Ohio State, UNC Genetics, and UNC School of Data Science that involved fresh tissue processing of liposarcoma tissue. Additionally, this position will be responsible for interpreting results and techniques, including novel primary human tumor-based experimentation techniques and conducting all aspects of the experiment including making deductions from data and preparing detailed findings. This position will train and supervise students, temporary employees, and train postdoc researchers.

Bachelor's degree in a discipline related to the area of assignment; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Extensive knowledge in molecular biology. Experience in cell culture, protein and RNA isolation methods, pCR and quantitative pCR, and western blots. Demonstrated exceptional communication and organizational skills. Must be able to present and write data and protocols in a clear manner.

Prefer experience in a cancer biology laboratory with experience with epigenetics and gene level mechanisms of transcriptional regulation. Preferred experience with chromatin immunoprecipitation and genome sequencing techniques (ChIP-Seq, ATAC-Seq, GRO-Seq). Experience with supervising students and temp employees.

Not Applicable.

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The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all to apply without regard to age, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.