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Postdoctoral Research Associate - Flick Laboratory

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Department Pathology Lab Med - Research - 413804
Posting Open Date 12/16/2022
Application Deadline
Open Until Filled Yes
Position Type Postdoctoral Scholar
Position Title Postdoctoral Research Associate - Flick Laboratory
Vacancy ID PDS003704
Full-time/Part-time Full-Time Temporary
Hours per week 40
FTE 1
Work Location Chapel Hill, NC
Position Location North Carolina, US
Hiring Range $47,476 to $55,632
Proposed Start Date
Estimated Duration of Appointment 12 Months

Position Information


Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit
The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing 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. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service.
OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation’s leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.
OUR MISSION
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 will 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 will prepare tomorrow’s health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.
Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.
Position Summary
An NIH-funded postdoctoral position is available in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine in the laboratory of Dr. Matthew Flick at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Flick Lab is part of UNC’s internationally recognized Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and the newly formed UNC Blood Research Center. This position in the Flick Lab will center on the crosstalk between coagulation factors and pancreatic cancer. We use in vitro and in vivo animal models to elucidate bi-directional mechanisms through pancreatic tumors promote pathological activation of the coagulation system and thrombosis as well as the roles that proteins such as fibrinogen, thrombin, PAR-1, and plasminogen play in driving pancreatic cancer disease progression.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Ph.D. in the biological sciences, such as molecular or cellular biology, biochemistry, clinical or medical laboratory science, or related areas, or an equivalent professional degree such as an MD, DO, or DVM.
Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
Candidates must have prior research experience, experience with animal models of hemostasis/thrombosis and/or cancer, and experience with scientific writing (published, peer-reviewed scientific papers).
Candidates must have high initiative and enthusiasm for research, exceptional organizational skills, and strong oral and written communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
Experience in mouse models of hemostasis, thrombosis, and cancer pathogenesis is preferred, but not required.
Special Physical/Mental Requirements
Special Instructions
Candidates must be willing to support mandatory research operations during times of university closure.
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Posting Contact Information


Department Contact Name and Title Blake Burklin, HR Consultant
Department Contact Telephone or Email blake_burklin@med.unc.edu
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Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, race, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.

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