Biological sciences Jobs in USA

Position Information

General Information

Position Number

POST40

Working Title

Postdoctoral Fellow, Biological Sciences

Division

Academic Affairs

Department

College of Science (Col)

Work Unit

Biological Sciences

Work Location

Woodward Hall

Vacancy Open To

All Candidates

Position Designation

Post Doc

Employment Type

Temporary - Part-time

Hours per week

40hr

Work Schedule

8am - 5pm

Pay Rate

$62,232

Minimum Experience / Education

The Postdoctoral appointee must have recently (within the last four years) been awarded a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate (e.g., Sc.D., M.D.)

Departmental Preferred Experience, Skills, Training / Education :

The employee will have already acquired a Ph.D. or equivalent degree by the official start date and should be able to exercise scientific judgment daily. They will evaluate incoming information through experimental data and observations, written literature documentation, and oral communications and use this information to make judgments

about what step(s) will next lead to progress. The Postdoctoral appointee must have recently (within the last four years) been awarded a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate (e.g., Sc.D., M.D.)

Preferred experience in :

1. Tumor Biology and / or muscle biology experience

2. Molecular biology techniques (eg - qPCR, Western Blot)

3. Mouse handling

Dr. Dasgupta's lab will be focused on elucidating novel targets / therapies for pancreatic cancer associated muscle wasting and studying tumor-host crosstalk.

Duties and Responsibilities

A Postdoctoral Fellow (""postdoc"") is a professional apprenticeshipdesigned to provide recent Ph.D. recipients with an opportunity to develop further the research skills acquired in their doctoral programs or to learn new research techniques, in preparation for an academic or research career. The primary duty and responsibility of the postdoc will be to lead projects and mentor junior trainees in the lab.

Postdoc appointments are characterized by all of the following conditions :

• the appointee was recently (within the last four years) awarded a Ph.D. or equivalent
• doctorate (e.g., Sc.D., M.D.);
• the appointment is temporary;
• the appointment involves substantially full-time research or scholarship;
• the appointment is viewed as preparatory for a full-time academic and / or research career;
• the appointee works under the supervision of a faculty member; and
• the appointee has the freedom and is expected to publish the results of his or her research or scholarship during the period of appointment.

As an EOE / AA employer and an ADVANCE Institution that strives to create an academic climate in which the dignity of all individuals is respected and maintained, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte encourages applications from all underrepresented groups. Applicants subject to criminal background check.

Other Work / Responsibilities

Necessary Licenses or Certifications

Proposed Hire Date

09 / 01 / 2025

Contact Information

Expected Length of Assignment

11 months

Posting Open Date

07 / 14 / 2025

Posting Close Date

12 / 31 / 2025

Special Notes to Applicants

Applicants looking to graduate with their PhD / MD within the 2025 year are welcome to apply.

Post Doc Benefits : https : / / gradlife.charlotte.edu / postdocs / benefits