Updated: about 3 hours ago
Location: Greenville, SOUTH CAROLINA
Deadline: ;
Posting Details
Position Information
| Job Title | Postdoctoral Scholar |
|---|---|
| Position Number | PDS-BIOL-06-24 |
| Vacancy Open to | All Candidates |
| Department | AAH Biology |
| Department Homepage | https://biology.ecu.edu/ |
| Advertising Department | BIOLOGY, DEPT OF |
| Division | Academic Affairs |
| Classification Title | Postdoctoral Scholar |
| Working Title | Postdoctoral Scholar |
| Number of Vacancies | 1 |
| Full Time Equivalent (FTE) | 1.0 |
| Full Time or Part Time | Full Time |
| Anticipated Recruitment Range. Salary offered may be outside of this range as impacted by budget, UNC salary administration, and/or candidate qualifications. | $54,840 - $62,600 |
| Position Location (City) | Greenville |
| Position Type | Postdoctoral Scholars |
| Job Category | Postdoctoral Scholars |
| Primary Function of Organizational Unit | East Carolina University (ECU) is a member of the University of North Carolina system, enrolls 28,000 students annually, with over 5,500 pursuing graduate and professional degrees. ECU is classified as a R2-Doctoral/Research-intensive University and is located in Greenville, NC (pop. 92,000), which lies 80 miles east of Raleigh and a short distance to the Atlantic coast. A thriving small city and regional center for education, health, and the arts, Greenville offers a college-town atmosphere and is a great place to live, work, play, and visit. It has a cost of living more than 10 percent below the national average and boasts a vibrant Uptown district with restaurants, breweries, and shopping. Greenville hosts a variety of festivals throughout the year and offers numerous recreational opportunities, including access to the Tar River, more than nine miles of greenways, nearly 30 parks and recreational facilities, and a growing arts scene. ECU’s Department of Biology administrative offices are located in the Life Sciences and Biotechnology Building, a gateway to a growing, vibrant downtown district in the coastal region of North Carolina. The Department of Biology is one of 16 units in the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences and is home to more than 1,400 undergraduate majors and 70 graduate students and instructs more than 17,000 students each academic year. It is a comprehensive department that emphasizes an integrative approach to the study of life sciences. We offer undergraduate majors in Biology and Biochemistry and graduate opportunities at both the M.S. and Ph.D. levels. The Department is made up of approximately 40 faculty, 7 post-doctoral scholars, and 13 support/technical staff. Faculty are actively engaged in research. On an annual basis faculty generate approximately $2-3 million in new grant awards and expend approximately $1.5 million in direct research costs. The Department offers several core support services (e.g., Genomics Core Facility, Environmental Research Lab, and Imaging Core facility), is committed to both professional and public service, and collaborates with a number of external partners. The Department of Biology is committed to 1) enriching the lives of students, faculty, and staff by providing a respectful, welcoming, and inclusive academic community where the exchange of ideas, knowledge and perspectives is an active part of living and learning and 2) expanding access to transformative and engaging learning experiences that help all students succeed in their academic environment. |
| Job Duties | The postdoctoral scholar is responsible for independent and collaborative development, implementation, and analysis of scientific research in the discipline of biological oceanography. Responsibilities include management of all aspects of a NOAA Climate Program Office grant related to modeling seasonal and distribution changes of fish spawning aggregations in the National Marine Sanctuaries and understanding how this will affect population dynamics via larval dispersal modeling. Duties include: hypothesis development, literature review, collection of pilot data, report writing, and supervising of undergraduate research students and graduate research students, overseeing data collection procedures, supervising experimental procedures, review of data for quality control, supervision of data entry/data analysis, analysis of research hypothesis using descriptive and multivariate statistics, and the development of independent and collaborative presentations and publications. Scholars are expected to demonstrate compliance with established guidelines and regulatory standards for research including biosafety, responsible conduct of research and human subjects training. Approximately 85% of the postdoctoral scholar’s time will be devoted to research on the project described above. Approximately 15% of the postdoctoral scholar’s time will be devoted to managing the day-to-day activity of undergraduate and graduate research students in the laboratory. |
| Minimum Education/Experience | English Proficiency Excellent written and oral communication skills PhD in biological oceanography, fisheries science, ecology, or a closely related area |
| License or Certification Required by Statute or Regulation | Drivers License |
| Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education | Previous experience with modeling the spawning habitat of fish spawning aggregations in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Previous experience with larval dispersal modeling. |
| License or Certification Required by the Department | |
| Special Instructions to Applicant | To be considered for this position, all applicants must apply through PeopleAdmin and attach their CV or resume, cover letter and names and contact information of 3 references. Appointments are typically for a one-year period. Five years (typically five appointments of one year) is typically the maximum total period that any individual may serve as a Scholar. The University, in its sole discretion has the option to renew or extend any appointment, subject to the availability of funds, past performance evaluations and/or any other lawful reasons. For other information on the ECU Office of Postdoctoral Affairs, please visit our website at: https://rede.ecu.edu/postdoctoral/. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. |
| Additional Instructions to Applicant | In order to be considered for this position, applicants must complete a candidate profile online via the PeopleAdmin system and submit any requested documents. Additionally, applicants that possess the preferred education and experience must also possess the minimum education/experience, if applicable. |
| Job Open Date | 06/20/2024 |
| Open Until Filled | Yes |
| Job Close Date - Positions will be posted until 11:59 p.m. EST on this date. If no closing date is indicated, the position may close at any time after the initial screening date. | |
| Initial Screening Begins | 06/27/2024 |
| Rank Level | Not Applicable |
| Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting | https://ecu.peopleadmin.com/postings/71830 |
| AA/EOE | East Carolina University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and seeks to create an environment that fosters the recruitment and retention of a more diverse student body, faculty, staff and administration. We encourage qualified applicants from women, minorities, veterans, individuals with a disability, and historically underrepresented groups. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race/ethnicity, color, genetic information, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, political affiliation, or veteran status. Individuals requesting accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) should contact the Department of Human Resources at (252) 737-1018 (Voice/TTY) or ADA[email protected] . |
| Eligibility for Employment | Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. ECU participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. If highest degree earned is from an institution outside of the U.S. and its territories, final candidates are required to have their degree validated as equivalent to the degree conferred by a regionally accredited college or university in the U.S. |
| Office of Human Resources Contact Information | If you experience any problems accessing the system or have questions about the application process, please contact the Office of Human Resources at (252) 328-9847 or toll free at 1-866-489-1740 or send an email to [email protected]. Our office is available to provide assistance Monday-Friday from 8:00-5:00 EST. |