Research Technician

Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM

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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.

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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.

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Research Technician in the Andermann Lab at UNC-Chapel Hill. Dr. Andermann is an Associate Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases. The Andermann lab studies the gut microbiome of patients with cancer. The Andermann Lab will hire the Research Technician to perform laboratory tasks related to shotgun metagenomic sequencing ( DNA extraction, library prep/ PCR, pooling of samples) and will also be responsible for the basic bioinformatic processing of reads through an existing bioinformatic pipeline. Other tasks in the lab include coordinating basic lab work related to the collection, processing, and sequence library preparation of stool and microbial samples. The Research Technician will work under the close direction of the principal investigator, Dr. Tessa Andermann, in collaboration with other labs and PIs as part of the Cancer Center and the Division of Infectious Diseases.

Demonstrated possession of the competencies necessary to perform the work.

Experience in a microbiology and molecular biology lab.

Experience in microbiology and molecular biology laboratory bench work, including qPCR, culturing of challenging bacteria.
Experience with large datasets; experience with PCR, qPCR, DNA extraction, and next-generation sequencing library preparation.
Prefer that the candidate have experience with shotgun metagenomic sequencing and basic bioinformatics workflows.

Physical ability to perform varied tasks, such as fine motor skills, challenging culture, and molecular techniques.
Mobility and strength to store and access research samples, reagents, and supplies.
Duties to be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.

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