"Post-Doc Research Associate"

Position Summary/Description:

The Department of Pharmacology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Medicine invites applications for a post-doctoral research associate position in the UNC Metabolomics and Proteomics (MAP) Core Facility proteomics-metabolomics.unc.edu. The post-doc will work collaboratively with team members at the MAP Core facility and UNC researchers (faculty, post-docs, graduate students) to facilitate metabolomics and proteomics research. The post-doc will have the opportunity to contribute to developing our metabolomics lab. As a core facility, we contribute to a variety of projects in collaboration with UNC researchers involved in drug discovery, nutrition, and cancer research. Specific focus will be on developing and implementing methods for novel applications, and with general direction of a senior or principal researcher, lead components of a larger research project or program. Contributions will include meeting with collaborators to discuss projects, developing experimental design, wet-lab method development, sample preparation, LC-MS method development and analysis, thorough data analysis and writing reports. To establish internal partnerships with research colleagues, actively develop external contacts and networks relevant to the project and for future funding opportunities.

Education and Experience:

Ability to operate and maintain LC-MS instruments, specifically Thermo Fisher mass spectrometry instruments (triple quadrupoles and Orbitraps) is desired. Experience with interpreting high-resolution mass spectrometry data is preferred.