Post-Doc Research Associate

UNC-Chapel Hill • Chapel Hill, NC

11d • Onsite

About The Position

Under the mentorship of Dr. William Polacheck in the Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill & North Carolina State University, the Post-Doc Research Associate will lead research on developing automated, high throughput organ-on-chip platforms for evaluation of antibody therapeutic pharmacokinetics and safety. Fundamental to this work, the fellow will be skilled at mammalian cell culture; microfluidic device fabrication and implementation; designing experimental protocols; identifying the necessary resources; acquiring, processing, and interpreting data; and establishing and maintaining research collaborations. This position will also mentor graduate and undergraduate students working on related projects. Such efforts are expected to yield results that the fellow will publish in refereed manuscripts, present at relevant research conferences, and incorporate into competitive funding proposals. A Post-Doc Research Associate is a temporary training position that will prepare the Post-Doc for success as an independent investigator in industry or academia.

Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to execute scientific investigation at an advanced level.
• Expertise in mammalian cell culture, with at least five years of experience.
• Experience in computational modeling with MATLAB, python, or equivalent programming language.
• Knowledge of cell biology and physiology.
• Proficiency in advanced statistics.
• Familiarity with transport modeling.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with imaging and biochemical techniques such as PCR or Western blot.

Nice To Haves

• Experience as a mentor.

Responsibilities

• Lead research on developing automated, high throughput organ-on-chip platforms for evaluation of antibody therapeutic pharmacokinetics and safety.
• Design experimental protocols.
• Identify necessary resources.
• Acquire, process, and interpret data.
• Establish and maintain research collaborations.
• Mentor graduate and undergraduate students.
• Publish results in refereed manuscripts.
• Present findings at relevant research conferences.
• Incorporate findings into competitive funding proposals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level