Job Description:

Department:

Genetics-423501

Career Area:

Research Professionals

Is this an internal only recruitment?:

No

Posting Open Date :

10/23/2024

Application Deadline:

11/07/2024

Position Type:

Permanent Staff (SHRA)

Position Title:

Research Technician - Journey

Salary Grade Equivalent:

GN06

Working Title:

Research Technician (Ahmed Lab)

Position Number:

20053995

Vacancy ID:

P019759

Full-time/Part-time Permanent/Time-Limited:

Full-Time Time-Limited

If time-limited, estimated duration of appointment:

2 years

Hours per week:

40

Work Schedule:

Mon - Fri; 8am - 5pm

Work Location:

Chapel Hill, NC

Position Location:

North Carolina, US

Hiring Range:

$40,000 - $57,000

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comprehensive benefits package, paid leave, and a variety of health, life and retirement plans and additional programs that support a healthy work/life balance.

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit:

THIS IS A TIME-LIMITED POSITION WITH AN ESTIMATED DURATION OF 2 YEARS.



The mission of the Genetics department is to provide basic and applied genetic/genomic research, education, and training at the interface between biology, chemistry, physics, computer science, mathematics, the social sciences, public health, and medicine to have a profound effect on how medicine will be practiced in the future.


Our graduate programs train students to be creative, sophisticated research scientists prepared to pursue careers focused on genetics and genomics working in academic science, government, or commercial positions. Students conduct their dissertation research using diverse experimental approaches - from classical genetics to the most modern molecular methods - to address a broad range of contemporary problems in biomedical science.


The Department also includes a clinical arm focused on medical genetics, which covers the broad spectrum of clinical genetic research from disease prevention to diagnosis and treatment. This specialty includes evaluation, mutation discovery, counseling and risk assessment through analysis and genetic testing. Locating the clinical group alongside basic scientists facilitates integration of cutting-edge genetic research with patient care.

Position Summary:

The primary purpose of this Research Technician position is to study the regulation of aging and transgenerational epigenetic inheritance by single-stranded telomere binding proteins in the nematode C. elegans. The Research Technician will perform genetic modification of C. elegans, genetic crosses, longevity assays and microscopy. The Research Technician will supervise undergraduates who assist with research projects and will interact with other members of the Ahmed research group such as research associates, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students or technicians. The Research Technician will place orders for the lab and help to process laboratory paperwork.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Demonstrated possession of the competencies necessary to perform the work.

Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience:

Research study experience in genetics or related field

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience:

* Experience writing scientific papers
* Experience supervising others in the context of a scientific research project
* Experience with CRISPR modification of the C. elegans genome
* Experience with high resolution microscopy of live animals expressing epitope-tagged proteins
* Experience with analysis of non-coding RNAs, genetics, epigenetics, high resolution fluorescence microscopy, and Cas9-mediated genome modification

Special Physical/Mental Requirements :

The Research Technician needs to be capable of conducting long-term wet lab experiments, needs to be curious about how biology works, needs to enjoy learning and reading literature that might be relevant to their project, needs to be patient, meticulous, and thorough.

Campus Security Authority Responsibilities:

Not Applicable.

Position/Schedule Requirements:

Laboratory

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