Research Technician

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Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit

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.

Position Summary

The UNC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is seeking a temporary research technician to work in McLendon Core Laboratory at the University of North Carolina. This position supports the analysis of biospecimens for the NIH Nutrition for Precision Health Study Metabolomics and Clinical Assay center. The successful candidate will be able to support specimen handling, tracking, storage and result review. The position will follow established protocols for the analysis of samples, maintain accurate records and coordinate other student volunteers contributing to the project. Flexible work hours outside of Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM are possible for analysis of specimens during off hours (particularly weekends or evenings) and encouraged.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Demonstrated possession of the competencies necessary to perform the work.

Management Preferences

Previous experience with handling biological specimens, ASCP certification

Campus Security Authority Responsibilities

Not Applicable.

Special Instructions

By applying to this posting, applicants will be eligible for both positions 20070278 and 20074352.