Postdoctoral Fellow, Biological Sciences_Reitzel lab

The University of North Carolina; United States; On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is seeking a Post Doc for a temporary full-time position focusing on the Omics of Cnidarian Immunity. Applicants who are graduating with their PhD/MD in 2026 are encouraged to apply.

The appointee will develop research skills and contribute to projects under the supervision of a faculty mentor. This position offers an opportunity to publish research findings and prepare for a full-time academic or research career.

Scheduled to begin on July 1, 2026, with a minimum assignment length of two years, this role provides a significant opportunity for professional apprenticeship.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. must be awarded within the last eight years.
• Must be able to exercise scientific judgment daily.
• Recent experience in research or related skills required.

Responsibilities

• Develop research skills and techniques for academic career.
• Evaluate information through experimental data and literature.
• Publish research results during the appointment.

Skills

Scientific judgment

Experimental data evaluation

Research skills

Education

Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate awarded within the last eight years

Job description

Applicants looking to graduate with their PhD/MD within the 2026 year are welcome to apply.

The candidate chosen for this position will be required to provide an official transcript of their highest earned degree.

The candidate chosen for this position will be subject to a criminal background check.

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other protected status. In keeping with this commitment, UNC Charlotte ensures that persons of any background are invited, included, and treated equally in the terms and conditions of employment.

Position Information

Position Number: POST40

Working Title: Post Doc

Division: Academic Affairs

Department: College of Science (Col)

Work Unit: Biological Sciences

Vacancy Open To: All Candidates

Position Designation: Post Doc

Employment Type: Temporary - Full-time

Hours per week: 40hr

Work Schedule: 8am – 5pm

Pay Rate: Pay Rate varies

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

Departmental Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education:

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.).

Focus: Omics of Cnidarian Immunity

A Postdoctoral Fellow ("postdoc") is a professional apprenticeship designed 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. In the process of further developing their own research skills, it is expected that Postdoctoral Fellows will also play a significant role in the performance of research at the University and augment the role of graduate faculty in providing research instruction to graduate students. A Postdoctoral Fellow works under the supervision of a regular faculty member, who serves as a mentor to the Fellow, and it is expected that the faculty mentor will impart the realities, and variety, of scientific careers, and will encourage experiences outside the laboratory to broaden postdocs’ aspirations. Within the confines of the particular research focus assigned by that faculty member, the Postdoctoral Fellow functions with a considerable degree of independence and has the freedom (and is expected) to publish the results of his or her research or scholarship during the period of appointment. Thus, the role of Postdoctoral Fellows is clearly differentiated from full-time technical employees.

Postdoc appointments are characterized by all of the following conditions:

• The appointee was recently (within the last eight 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.
• The appointee has the freedom and is expected to publish the results of his or her research or scholarship during the period of appointment.

Proposed Hire Date: 07/01/2026

Expected Length of Assignment: 2 years minimum

Posting Open Date: 05/29/2026

Special Notes to Applicants:

Applicants looking to graduate with their PhD/MD within the 2026 year are welcome to apply.

The candidate chosen for this position will be required to provide an official transcript of their highest earned degree.

The candidate chosen for this position will be subject to a criminal background check.

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other protected status. In keeping with this commitment, UNC Charlotte ensures that persons of any background are invited, included, and treated equally in the terms and conditions of employment.

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