Postdoctoral Fellow, Biological Sciences_Song

The University of North Carolina; United States; On-site; USD 48,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A prominent educational institution in the United States seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow in Biological Sciences. The position offers an apprenticeship for recent Ph.D. recipients to develop research skills and contribute to significant projects. Responsibilities include working under a faculty mentor, lecturing graduate students, and publishing research. Candidates with experience in pangenomics and mentoring are ideal. The role is temporary, part-time, with 40 hours per week, and the appointee will undergo a criminal background check.

Qualifications

• Experience with pangenomics, structural variation, and synteny analysis.
• Background in ecological genomics or plant adaptation.
• Experience mentoring students.
• Publication record demonstrating quantitative genomics or evolutionary analysis.
• Interest in developing and leading research on new model systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop research skills and prepare for an academic or research career.
• Contribute to research at the University.
• Provide research instruction to graduate students.
• Publish work during the appointment.

Skills

Experience with pangenomics

Background in ecological genomics

Experience mentoring students

Publication record in quantitative genomics

Interest in leading research

Mentoring students

Quantitative genomics

Evolutionary analysis

Leading research

Education

Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate

Job description

Postdoctoral Fellow, Biological Sciences_Song

Special Instructions

Applicants looking to graduate with their PhD/MD within the 2025 year are welcome to apply. The selected candidate must provide an official transcript and be subject to a criminal background check.

University of North Carolina at Charlotte is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status.

Post Doc Benefits

https://gradlife.charlotte.edu/postdocs/benefits

Duties and Responsibilities

A Postdoctoral Fellow is a professional apprenticeship designed to provide recent Ph.D. recipients with an opportunity to develop research skills and prepare for an academic or research career. The incumbent works under the supervision of a faculty mentor, contributes to research at the University, and provides research instruction to graduate students. Fellows are expected to publish their work during the appointment.

Postdoc appointment characteristics

• The appointee was recently (within the last eight years) awarded a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate.
• The appointment is temporary (up to one year, renewable, limited to five years).
• 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 their research during the period of appointment.

Qualifications

• Experience with pangenomics, structural variation, and synteny analysis.
• Background in ecological genomics or plant adaptation.
• Experience mentoring students.
• Publication record demonstrating quantitative genomics or evolutionary analysis.
• Interest in developing and leading research on new model systems.

Other Requirements

Temporary, part‑time (40 hrs/week), FTE 1.0. Pay rate varies. The selection will be subject to a criminal background check.