Post-Doc Research Associate - Histocompatibility

UNC; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

L'Université de Caroline du Nord à Chapel Hill offre un poste de Postdoctoral Research Associate en Histocompatibilité. Le candidat supervisera les tests cliniques, développera et mettra en œuvre des méthodes de test, analysera des données et formera des équipes en Malawi. Ce rôle exige une expertise en biologie moléculaire et en travail de laboratoire, ainsi qu'une expérience en formation et supervision.

Qualifications

• PhD requise dans un domaine pertinent.
• Expérience dans le développement et la validation d'assays.
• Capacité à analyser des ensembles de données cliniques et de laboratoire.

Responsibilities

• Superviser les tests cliniques dans le laboratoire de compatibilité tissulaire.
• Concevoir et valider des tests de charge virale pour EBV et HHV8.
• Former le personnel de l'étude à l'exécution des tests.

Skills

Oversight of clinical testing

Assay development

PCR testing

Training and supervision

Education

PhD in relevant field

Job description

Post-Doc Research Associate - Histocompatibility

The Postdoctoral Research Associate will have a clinical appointment at UNC Hospitals and serve in an Assistant Director of the Histocompatibility Laboratory capacity. In this role, the Postdoctoral Research Associate will provide oversight of clinical testing in the Histocompatibility Laboratory. Oversight includes ongoing monitoring of quality control/assurance activities, test evaluation/validation, review and sign out of test results, consultation with clinicians regarding test result interpretation at selection conferences, consultation requests and during on-call situations. The Postdoctoral Research Associate will also support the design of a study aiming to improve the diagnosis of lymphoproliferative disorders in Malawi by developing and validating viral load testing for EBV and HHV8 and support the deployment of this method by study teams in Malawi. The work is based domestically at UNC-CH, with opportunity to lead in-person training for study personnel in Malawi. Primary responsibilities include assay development and experimental execution including assay optimization, sample processing (collected from ongoing cohort study in Malawi), PCR primer generation/selection, quantitative PCR testing, and training study staff in running prospectively collected samples on platforms available in Malawi (via zoom or in-person). The Postdoctoral Research Associate will analyze clinical and laboratory datasets, maintain laboratory equipment and ensure compliance with safety protocols, prepare research findings for presentations at scientific meetings and peer-reviewed publications, and may provide training and supervision to graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, and technicians to foster a collaborative and educational laboratory environment.

About the company

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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