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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.

This position's primary purpose is to support CGIBD research by providing lab management and billing services as part of the Center's Advanced Analytics (AA) Core. This includes the utilization of all relevant resources associated with the Core (including funds, space, equipment, etc) to provide timely, cost-effective support for related research activities. This position will also assist other AA Core personnel with projects and experiments as needed to meet the unit's business needs, and will be afforded the opportunity to train on the Core's various instruments and workflows, with an eye toward future expansion of the position's role as those proficiencies deepen and develop.

Bachelor's degree in a discipline related to the area of assignment; or equivalent combination of training and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

The Research Specialist must have knowledge of research concepts, practices and procedures, regulatory requirements, and experiment planning. The Specialist must be proficient with Windows-based computers and have the ability to develop and modify spreadsheets. The Specialist must have the ability to effectively communicate and interact with a large, diverse user base regarding their research and scientific needs.

Prior experience with cell culture, next-generation sequencing, RNA-Seq, and/or qPCR is preferred, but not required.

Must be able to work at a lab bench and computer, either standing or seated, for extended periods of time with minimal interruption, with or without accommodation. Personal responsibility, integrity, organization, and attention to detail are also critical to ensuring uninterrupted operations and the financial health of both the AA Core and its usership.

Not Applicable.

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