Research Assistant Professor

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

Updated: 3 months ago
Location: Chapel Hill, NORTH CAROLINA
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 12 Feb 2024

Posting Information
Posting Information


Department Pharmacology - 424001
Posting Open Date 01/30/2024
Application Deadline 02/12/2024
Open Until Filled No
Position Type Permanent Faculty
Working Title Research Assistant Professor
Appointment Type Fixed Term Faculty
Vacancy ID FAC0004932
Full-time/Part-time Full-Time Permanent
Hours per week 40
FTE 1
Position Location North Carolina, US
Hiring Range
Proposed Start Date 02/26/2024

Position Information


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Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit
The UNC School of Medicine has a rich tradition of excellence and care. Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing 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. We strive to promote faculty, staff, and learner development in a diverse, respectful environment where our colleagues demonstrate professionalism, enhance learning, and create personal and professional sustainability. We optimize our partnership with the UNC Health System through close collaboration and commitment to service. 
OUR VISION
Our vision is to be the nation’s leading public school of medicine. We are ranked 2nd in primary care education among all US schools of medicine and 5th among public peers in NIH research funding. Our Allied Health Department is home to five top-ranked divisions, and we are home to 18 top-ranked clinical and basic science departments in NIH research funding.
OUR MISSION
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 will 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 will prepare tomorrow’s health care professionals and biomedical researchers by facilitating learning within innovative curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education. We will cultivate outstanding teaching and research faculty, and we will recruit outstanding students and trainees from highly diverse backgrounds to create a socially responsible, highly skilled workforce.
Research: We will develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers, and resources. We will provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our University to support outstanding research. We will foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic, and population research.
Position Summary
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, Song Laboratory in the Department of Pharmacology seeks Research Assistant Professor candidates with expertise in molecular biology, multi-omics analysis, microscopy/imaging, and neuron-glia interaction to join a growing program aimed at understanding cell-type specific mechanisms underlying broadly defined hippocampal functions at the circuit and molecular levels using mouse models.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Minimum Education PhD in Pharmacology, Neuroscience, or related fields.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
The successful candidate will be expected to direct a research program within the overall context of advancing the central goal of the Song laboratory, which are to understand cell-type specific mechanisms underlying broadly defined hippocampal functions at the circuit and molecular levels using mouse models. 
The individual should have experience mentoring graduate and undergraduate students in their area of expertise. The successful candidate should have a record of publication, and excellent verbal and written skills as evidenced by presentations and lead-author papers. A demonstrated facility to keep abreast of new technology and some experience with grant writing as a team member are highly desired. 
The ability to collaborate effectively with other investigators and trainees will be important as the candidate is expected to work on projects with a team as well as interact supportively with students and technical staff. The ideal candidate will have 5 or more years of experiences in gene expression analysis specifically real-time quantitative PCR and RNA-seq on micro dissected brain regions and FACS isolated cells, basic molecular techniques (RT-PCR, molecular cloning, etc), bioinformatics analysis of large single-cell RNA-seq datasets, differential gene expression analysis from high-throughput RNA sequencing datasets using Cufflinks, DeSeq2, and Kallisto/Sleuth, microscopy/image analysis with a focus in In vivo imaging and confocal microscopy, and mouse genetics.andidat
 Along with above-mentioned experiences, the ces with the background in neuron-glia interaction are preferred. The ideal candidate will also have been successful in securing funding through internal or public fellowships or grant applications
Special Physical/Mental Requirements
Campus Security Authority Responsibilities

Not Applicable.
Special Instructions
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Department Contact Information


Department Contact Name and Title Maria Montemurro, HR Consultant
Department Contact Telephone or Email [email protected]
Academic Personnel Office Contact Information
If you experience any problems accessing the system or have questions about the application process, please contact the University’s Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost office at (919)-962-1091 or send an email to [email protected].
Please note: The Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost office will not be able to provide specific updates regarding position or application status. 
If you have any questions about the job requirements or the hiring department notify the Department Contact.
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.

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