Postdoctoral Trainee
Full Time
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Posted
Job description
Posting Details
Department
Toxicology Curriculum - 429601
Posting Open Date
12/19/2022
Application Deadline
05/10/2023
Open Until Filled
No
Position Type
Postdoctoral Scholar
Position Title
Postdoctoral Trainee
Vacancy ID
PDS003705
Full-time/Part-time
Full-Time Temporary
Hours per week
40
FTE
1
Work Location
Chapel Hill, NC
Position Location
North Carolina, US
Hiring Range
$70,000 - $75,000
Proposed Start Date
04/01/2023
Estimated Duration of Appointment
12 Months
Position Information
Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit
The Curriculum in Toxicology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was established in 1979 as an interdisciplinary training program with the principal goal of providing the best scientific, research, and mentoring environment necessary to train future investigators in environmental health and toxicology.
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.
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
This is a postdoctoral position that provides training for the next generation of scientists in environmental health and toxicology. The trainee will be engaged in original and hypothesis-driven research projects addressing important toxicological and environmental health issues. Training will prepare for independent careers in academia, government or industry in jobs related to environmental health or toxicology. Using in silico, in vitro, in vivo, as well as human translational research approaches, the goal of the postdoctoral research is to elucidate the pathogenesis of exposure to toxic agents.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Ph.D in Toxicology, biochemistry, molecular biology or a closely related field
Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
The trainee considered for this position should have between 0 and 3 years of post-doctoral experience.
Use of software such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook is required.
Use of software such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook is required.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
Experience with the effects of environmental pollutant exposures on airway function is desirable, but not required
Special Physical/Mental Requirements
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