Department

Genetics-423501

Career Area

Research Professionals

Is this an internal only recruitment?

No

Posting Open Date

04/26/2023

Application Deadline

05/19/2023

Position Type

Permanent Staff (SHRA)

Position Title

Research Technician - Journey

Salary Grade Equivalent

GN06

Working Title

Research Technician (Lynch)

Position Number

00058973

Vacancy ID

P017334

Full-time/Part-time Permanent/Time-Limited

Full-Time Permanent

If time-limited, estimated duration of appointment

Hours per week

40

Work Schedule

Mon – Fri; 8am – 4pm

Work Location

Chapel Hill, NC

Position Location

North Carolina, US

Hiring Range

$35,809 - $42,000

Pay Band Information

To learn more about the pay band for this branch and role, please see the Career Banding rates spreadsheet.

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 objective of this position is to serve as a Research Technician under the direction of Director of the Systems Genetics Core Facility, Department of Genetics. This technician will be responsible for breeding and monitoring of Collaborative Cross mice. Filling orders and arranging shipping of this valuable mouse resource. This is a service-oriented position, so interaction with customers in a polite and efficient manner is essential. Responsibilities include both animal breeding and accurate record keeping for this project and assuring its accuracy and integrity. Opportunities for dissections, DNA extraction and quantification, and PCR may be available as needed.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Demonstrated possession of the competencies necessary to perform the work.

Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

Knowledge of mouse husbandry and mouse anatomy. Ability to use relevant databases and informatics tools to ensure the timely completion of breeding. Experience in managing research mouse colonies. Ability to work in a group setting.

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

Preferred: Two years of mouse husbandry/colony management experience, experience with general molecular biology laboratory skills, graduation from a two year college or university (non-science major qualifies). Two to six months of on-the-job training would be required to perform all of the duties and responsibilities of the position if the candidate is not already proficient for the skills listed. Experience handling wild mice or Collaborative Cross mice is preferred. Preferred in-lab technical experience should include: animal handling, animal dissections, PCR, genotyping.

Required Licenses/Certifications

Special Physical/Mental Requirements

Campus Security Authority Responsibilities

Not Applicable.

Position/Schedule Requirements

Animal Handler (non-DLAM), Laboratory