Research Specialist

Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

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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.

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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.

The primary responsibility of the Research Specialist position is to manage research laboratory operations and perform experiments aimed at defining blood clotting pathways in health and disease. The Research Specialist will oversee mouse husbandry, genotyping, and other tasks necessary to maintain a large and complex mouse colony. Duties will include detailed record-keeping, maintenance and renewal of IACUC protocols, animal use reporting, and interactions with UNC Division of Comparative Medicine staff. Duties will also include regular interactions with research laboratory members in experiment planning and presentations to laboratory members on colony status.

The Research Specialist will perform activities needed to support general lab functioning and maintenance; these include but are not limited to autoclaving, EHS requirements and reporting, IRB requirements and reporting, placing and tracking materials orders, maintaining and ordering laboratory supplies, organizing paperwork, maintaining regulatory documents, and orienting student members on general laboratory organization and functioning. The Research Specialist will perform scientific experiments and analyses as requested by the PI. These activities may include but are not limited to experiments to examine blood clot formation and quality, histology, microscopy, cell culture, media and reagent preparation, and immunoassays. These activities also include procedures involving mice and mouse models of disease, including but not limited to phlebotomy, injections, and models of bleeding, thrombosis, and cancer.

The Research Specialist will be expected to modify protocols as requested and execute next experimental steps using independent judgement and in consultation and review with the PI and laboratory members. The Research Specialist will be expected to summarize and present well-organized data in the form of graphs, tables, or written reports as appropriate to the PI, laboratory members, and collaborators. The Research Specialist will be expected to review and provide feedback on abstracts, posters, and manuscripts intended for submission for peer-review and publication. The Research Specialist will be expected to onboard, train, and support new laboratory personnel, including technicians, undergraduate researchers, visiting scholars, and other personnel.

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.

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.