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Offer: Postdoctoral Fellow; Biological Sciences:University of North CarolinaJob description:Postdoctoral Fellow; Biological SciencesBookmark this Posting Print Preview | Apply for this JobPlease see Special Instructions for more details.The candidate chosen for this position will be required to provide an official transcript of their highest earned degree. The candidate chosen for this position will be subject to a criminal background check.Position InformationGeneral InformationPosition Number POST40 Working Title Postdoctoral Fellow; Biological Sciences Division Academic Affairs Department College of Science (Col) Work Unit Biological Sciences Work Location Woodward Hall Vacancy Open To All Candidates Position Designation Post Doc Employment Type Temporary - Part-time Hours per week 40 Work Schedule 8:00 am - 5:00 pm; Monday - Friday; Occasional evening and weekend hours may be required Pay Rate In conformity with NIH Scale, dependent on practice Minimum practice/Education The Postdoctoral appointee must have recently (within the last four years) been awarded a Ph.D. in biology or related field specializing in neurobiology, immunology, or virology Departmental Preferred practice, Skills, Training/suitable education The employee will have already acquired a Ph.D. or equivalent degree by the official start date and should be able to exercise scientific judgment daily. They will evaluate incoming information through experimental data and observations, written literature documentation, and oral communications and use this information to make judgments about what step(s) will next lead to progress. The Postdoctoral appointee must have recently (within the last four years) been awarded a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate (e.g., Sc.D., M.D.) Preferable Special Skills: Previous practice working with mice, mammalian cell culture, neuroscience, virology, immunology and/or flow cytometry preferred. tasks and Responsibilities The Funk Laboratory in the Department of Biological Sciences at UNC Charlotte (www.pages.charlotte.edu/kfunk) employs a range of molecular and cellular approaches including mouse models of viral infection and neurodegeneration, mammalian cell culture including primary cell culture of neurons and microglia. Technical methods include flow cytometry, western blotting, qRT-PCR, and microscopy, among others. The employee will report to Dr. Kristen Funk and will be a senior member of the Funk research group, supporting projects through original research, collaboration with other team members, and mentoring of students. The employee will also contribute to additional proposal efforts, thereby strengthening UNC Charlotte's capability to attract external funding. The employee will confer with Dr. Kristen Funk on overall research direction and strategy but will exercise a considerable amount of independent judgment and original thinking in carrying out research that contributes to original expertise and advances the University's reputation in research. The employee will publish research results, in collaboration with Dr. Kristen Funk in recognized journals. The employee will share student mentoring with Dr. Kristen Funk and will participate in departmental seminars and other professional activities as assigned. A Postdoctoral Fellow (""postdoc"") is a professional apprenticeship designed to provide recent Ph.D. recipients with an opportunity to develop further the research skills acquired in their doctoral programs or to lgain new research techniques, in preparation for an academic or research career. In the process of further developing their own research skills, Information technology is expected that Postdoctoral Fellows will also play a significant function in the performance of research at the University and augment the function of graduate faculty in providing research instruction to graduate students. A Postdoctoral Fellow works under the supervision of a regular faculty member, who serves as a mentor to the Fellow, and Information technology is expected that the faculty mentor will impart the realities, and variety, of scientific careers, and will encourage practices outside the laboratory to broaden postdocs' aspirations. Within the confines of the particular research focus assigned by that faculty member, the Postdoctoral Fellow functions with a considerable degree of independence and has the freedom (and is expected) to publish the results of his or her research or scholarship during the period of appointment. Thus, the function of Postdoctoral Fellows is clearly differentiated from full-time technical employees. Postdoc appointments are characterized by all of the following conditions: the appointee was recently (within the last eight years) awarded a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate (e.g., Sc.D., M.D.); the appointment is temporary; the appointment involves substantially full-time research or scholarship; the appointment is viewed as preparatory for a full-time academic and/or research career; the appointee works under the supervision of a faculty member; and the appointee has the freedom and is expected to publish the results of his or her research or scholarship during the period of appointment. As an EOE/AA employer and an ADVANCE Institution that strives to create an academic climate in which the dignity of all individuals is respected and maintained, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte encourages applications from all underrepresented groups. candidates subject to criminal background check. The candidate chosen for this position will be required to provide an official transcript of their highest earned degree. The candidate chosen for this position will be subject to a criminal background check. Other Work/Responsibilities Necessary Licenses or Certifications Proposed Hire Date 08/01/2024 Expected Length of Assignment 12 months Posting Open Date 03/29/2024 Posting Close Date 07/06/2024 Special Notes to candidates The candidate chosen for this position will be required to provide an official transcript of their highest earned degree. The candidate chosen for this position will be subject to a criminal background check. 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