Academic Clinical Cytogeneticist | Research & Teaching

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill; Elkins Hills (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine seeks a PhD, MD, or MD/PhD academic Clinical Cytogeneticist for a tenure-track/tenured, fixed-term, or variable track position at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. The UNC Hospitals Clinical Cytogenetics Laboratory performs constitutional and cancer testing for ~4,500 cases annually.

Responsibilities include overseeing day-to-day operations, case sign-out (FISH, SNP microarray),

Qualifications

• Board-certified or board-eligible in Clinical Cytogenetics and Genomics with training in constitutional and cancer cytogenetics.
• Experience in both constitutional and cancer cytogenetics and molecular methods is expected.
• Strong teaching and collaboration skills with learners at multiple levels.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of the clinical cytogenetics diagnostic service.
• Sign-out of cases including conventional cytogenetics, FISH, and SNP microarray.
• Engage in teaching medical students, pathology residents, and fellows; participate in research projects.

Skills

Clinical Cytogenetics

Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Laboratory Genetics and Genomics

Board-certified or board-eligible

Academic teaching

Education

Board-certified in Clinical Cytogenetics and Genomics

Training in constitutional and cancer cytogenetics

Tools

Conventional cytogenetics

FISH

SNP microarray

Job description

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UNC-Chapel Hill School of Medicine seeks a PhD, MD, or MD/PhD academic Clinical Cytogeneticist for a tenure-track/tenured, fixed-term, or variable track position at the rank of Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor. The UNC Hospitals Clinical Cytogenetics Laboratory performs constitutional and cancer testing for ~4,500 cases annually.

Responsibilities include overseeing day-to-day operations, case sign-out (FISH, SNP microarray),