Research Technician

Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm

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A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research and public service, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill consistently ranks as one of the nation's top public universities. Known for its beautiful campus, world-class medical care, commitment to the arts and top athletic programs, Carolina is an ideal place to teach, work and learn.

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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 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 prepare tomorrow`s healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers from all backgrounds by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education to ensure a highly skilled workforce.

Research: We develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our university to support outstanding research. We foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.

A research technician position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Tigist Tamir in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at UNC Chapel Hill. The Tamir lab (i.e. the Systems Metabolism and Signaling lab) is dedicated to unraveling the biochemical intricacies of oxidative stress response ( OSR) and its impact on cellular homeostasis. Oxidative stress, a byproduct of energy production essential for all living organisms, arises from an imbalance of reactive oxygen, nitrogen, and carbonyl species ( ROS/ RNS/ RCS). These highly reactive molecules present a significant waste management challenge within cells. Through evolution, OSR pathways have emerged as critical guardians of cellular homeostasis, adept at neutralizing potentially harmful reactive molecules. Our lab, a member of the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Nutrition, and Computational Medicine Program, studies dysregulation of OSR in the context of cancer and obesity. Specifically, we investigate how cellular signaling networks regulate OSR and metabolism, integrating tools like phosphoproteomics, metabolomics, mass spectrometry, structural analysis, and computational modeling to define and understand therapeutically relevant signals driving dysregulated OSR in diseases.

Demonstrated possession of the competencies necessary to perform the work.

Prior experience with molecular biology, microbiology, and biochemistry (including protein expression and purification) is required.
Must have experience in Physicochemical Analysis using one or more of the following techniques, UV-Vis Spectroscopy, ELISA, Chromatography, HPLC
Experience with at least one of the following Modeling techniques is required, Experimental Design, Machine Learning, Regression and Mixed-Effects Models, Data Visualization (ggplot2, matplotlib)

A willingness to learn, adaptability, and a collaborative mindset.
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple tasks are essential.
Experience with laboratory techniques such as molecular biology, tissue culture, or biochemistry is highly desirable but not required.
Familiarity with computational tools such as R, Python, or similar is highly desirable but not required.

Not Applicable.

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