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Post Doctoral Fellow; Biological Sciences
Job Description
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Working Title:
Post Doctoral Fellow; Biological Sciences
Campus:
UNC Charlotte
Region:
Piedmont/Triangle
Job Summary:
"A Postdoctoral Fellow (""""postdoc"""") will report to Professor Reitzel and will be a senior member of Professor Reitzel's research group, supporting projects through original research, collaboration with other team members, and co-mentoring of students. The employee?s principal research responsibilities will be training and research as part of a funded NIH/NIGMS project. The successful applicant will study epigenetics and gene expression of the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis in the lab of Adam Reitzel at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.This work will primarily involve the generation and analysis of sequence data from anemones from lab and field experiments. The project will involve analysis of large data sets that will require use of the university?s HPC. Candidates for this position will need to have demonstrated experience in the sequencing, assembly, and analysis of short-read data (e.g., Illumina).The selected candidate will have the opportunity to explore independent research directions during their time that contributes to a broader understanding of the epigenetic variation in this species and how it relates to environmental variation. The employee will confer with Professor Reitzel 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 knowledge and advances the University?s reputation in research.The employee will publish research results, in collaboration with Professor Reitzel, in peer-reviewed journals. The employee will share student mentoring with Professor Reitzel and will participate in departmental seminars and other professional activities.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. Applicants subject to criminal background check."
Minimum Qualifications:
The Postdoctoral appointee must have recently (within the last eight years) been awarded a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate (e.g., Sc.D., M.D.)
Position Number:
POST40
Posting Date:
08/10/2022
Closing Date:
08/26/2022
American Recovery & Reinvestment Act Funded:
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