Research Associate

UNC-Chapel Hill • Chapel Hill, NC

13d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Cell Biology and Physiology is seeking to fill a Research Associate and Senior Laboratory Manager position. This position will oversee and manage the day-to-day laboratory operations for the McCauley lab, a dynamic and growing team of scientists in the Department of Cell Biology and Physiology. This position will also be responsible for onboarding and training new lab members. This position will independently oversee the day-to-day lab operations, including ordering supplies, interfacing with vendors, ensuring the laboratory is fully stocked with needed supplies, performing equipment care and maintenance, overseeing the training and onboarding of all lab personnel, and managing compliance with Lab Safety and Environmental Health and Safety protocols. This position will also serve as the Lab Animal Coordinator and will oversee mouse colony management and write IACUC protocols. This position will independently plan and conduct molecular biology experiments, including but not limited to gene expression and protein analysis by sequencing, Western blotting, ELISA , and high-resolution confocal imaging. This position will also independently plan and conduct experiment using animal models, including but not limited to injections, oral gavage, behavioral phenotyping, imaging, necropsy and tissue collection. Using the data generated and collected from these experiments, this position will then perform analyses and summarize data contributing to publications in peer reviewed journals and articles.

Requirements

• 3 or more years of relevant laboratory research experience.
• Experience managing lab safety protocols and lab safety plan.
• Experience onboarding and training new lab members.
• Experience conducting independent experiments generating data for peer-reviewed publications.
• Experience writing IACUC protocols and serving as laboratory animal coordinator.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in gastrointestinal biology.
• Experience with human pluripotent stem cell models.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage the day-to-day laboratory operations for the McCauley lab.
• Onboard and train new lab members.
• Order supplies, interface with vendors, and ensure the laboratory is fully stocked.
• Perform equipment care and maintenance.
• Manage compliance with Lab Safety and Environmental Health and Safety protocols.
• Serve as the Lab Animal Coordinator, oversee mouse colony management, and write IACUC protocols.
• Plan and conduct molecular biology experiments (gene expression, protein analysis by sequencing, Western blotting, ELISA, high-resolution confocal imaging).
• Plan and conduct experiments using animal models (injections, oral gavage, behavioral phenotyping, imaging, necropsy, tissue collection).
• Perform analyses and summarize data for publications in peer-reviewed journals and articles.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed