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Department: Peds-AIR - 412002 Posting Open Date: 02262026 Application Deadline: Open Until Filled Position Type: Postdoctoral Scholar Position Title: Post-Doc Research Associate Vacancy ID: PDS004789 Full-time/Part-time: Full-Time Temporary: Temporary Hours per week: 40 FTE 1 Work Location: Chapel Hill, NC Position Location: North Carolina, US Hiring Range: Commensurate with NIH post doc levels Proposed Start Date: Estimated Duration of Appointment: 12 Months
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Be a Tar Heel A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research, and public service, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill consistently ranks as one of the nations top public universities and is among the top ten research universities in the nation for federal research expenditures as well as for federally funded social and behavioral sciences research and development.
Here at Carolina, our highly skilled postdocs play a vital role in our research enterprise and towards our overall commitment to research excellence. Across many disciplines, postdocs contribute to the intellectual vitality of the University. They provide innovative ideas and perspectives, foster a stimulating research environment, and advance knowledge within their fields. Postdocs are crucial members of our scientific research workforce, contributors to our research outputs, and an important reason why Carolina is one of the leading public research institutions in the country.
UNC-Chapel Hill offers postdocs comprehensive medical and vision coverage, paid leave, and benefits, as well as services that support professional development and a healthy work-life balance. Chapel Hill regularly ranks as one of the best college towns and best places to live in the United States, a reputation guided by the diverse social, cultural, recreation, and professional opportunities that span the campus and community.
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.
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We prepare tomorrows 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.
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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 laboratories of Timothy Moran, Brian Jensen, and Corinne Keet are seeking a highly motivated and independent Postdoctoral Research Associate to join a multidisciplinary research team investigating the mechanistic links between food allergy and cardiovascular disease. This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to translational research at the interface of immunology, cardiovascular physiology, and human disease. The role is ideal for a scientist interested in developing expertise in mechanistic and translational studies of allergic and cardiovascular diseases.
The successful candidate will join a collaborative research environment that includes investigators in allergy and immunology, epidemiology, and cardiology. Responsibilities include hands-on work with techniques such as mouse handling, tissue collection and processing, tissue sectioning, immunostaining, confocal microscopy, flow cytometry, cell culture, molecular biology, e.g., DNA and RNA extraction, qPCR, protein analysis, e.g., gel electrophoresis, immunoblotting, ELISA, and data analysis. Experience with high-throughput transcriptional profiling techniques, e.g., RNA-seq, bioinformatics, and large-scale data analysis is desirable.
The ideal candidate will have significant experience in immunology, mouse models of allergic and/or cardiovascular disease, and standard cell culture and molecular biology techniques. The candidate will be expected to execute experiments independently and collaboratively analyze complex datasets, publish scholarly work, and contribute intellectually to advancing project goals.
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Candidates should hold a recent or anticipated Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degree.
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Department Contact Name and Title: Courtney Lineman, HR Consultant Department Contact Telephone or Email: Courtney_Lineman@med.unc.edu Postdoctoral Affairs Contact Information: If you experience any problems accessing the system or have questions about the application process, please contact the Universitys Office of Postdoctoral Affairs at 919-962-9982 or send an email to opa@unc.edu. Please note that the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs will not be able to provide specific updates regarding position or application status.
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The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all to apply without regard to age, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
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