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1 Full-time 5 hours ago Full Job Description Posting Information Department Neurosurgery - Admin-414201 Career Area Research Professionals Is this an internal only recruitment? No Posting Open Date 02/03/2023 Application Deadline 02/27/2023 Position Type Permanent Staff (SHRA) Position Title Soc/Clin Research Assistant - Journey Salary Grade Equivalent GN08 Working Title Research Assistant Position Number 20053254 Vacancy ID P016829 Full-time/Part-time Permanent/Time-Limited Full-Time Permanent If time-limited, estimated duration of appointment Hours per week 40 Work Schedule Monday - Friday (8am - 5pm) Work Location Chapel Hill, NC Position Location North Carolina, US Hiring Range $40,000 - $45,494 Pay Band Information To learn more about the pay band for this branch and role, please see the Career Banding rates spreadsheet.
Position Summary Information Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit 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.
Position Summary The position is to support basic and translational research on brain tumors to develop personalized care for patients.
The employee will be involved in setting up and managing the lab and supporting brain tumor research using murine models and patient samples.
As such the position will involve handling mice with brain tumors for studying tumor development, and responses to intramural therapies.
The position will also entail basic research using cell cultures and reagents for basic science experiments.
This position also supports clinical research in brain tumors through regulatory, administrative, patient interactions, and sample management.
Will assist in the day-to-day management of numerous clinical studies that are presently ongoing in the brain tumor program.
This will entail the collection and management of regulatory documents, IRB submissions and interactions with patients both in clinic and during study visits.
The individual in this position will also be collecting patient blood or tissue samples from clinic, hospital or CTRC.
Some downstream processing of samples will also be required.
For all work involving blood, the employee will be expected to use safe handling techniques including proper disposal and other safety measures as mandated by OSHA regulations.
This includes bloodborne pathogen training, the proper use of PPE and receipt of the hepatitis B vaccine.
Interactions with patients will require that the individual be trained in the protection of human subjects and GCP.
It is essential that the individual treat all patient information as confidential and that all HIPAA guidelines be followed.
Additionally, the individual should treat all patients with the utmost respect.
The employee will be expected to be well organized.
The employee will not be asked to prepare talks or papers outside of the group setting although he/she will be asked to provide study updates at the weekly sickle cell update meetings.
The employee may be asked to assist other sickle cell team members/laboratory personnel in a basic research laboratory, and may include sample processing.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements Bachelor's degree; or equivalent combination of training and experience.
All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.
Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience General knowledge of laboratory techniques, the use of laboratory equipment and basic laboratory procedures.
Ability to understand and follow complex written and oral instructions as they relate to the laboratory analysis.
Ability to develop and maintain data worksheets in excel, and presentation templates in PowerPoint.
Ability to do basic statistical analyses.
Ability to document assay results, prepare written reports and enter data in computer.
Good communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience Previous experience in clinical research, with a proven ability to interact with patient/clients and to act independently preferred.
Strongly prefer candidates have a Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences.
Competency with flow cytometry.
Required Licenses/Certifications Special Physical/Mental Requirements Campus Security Authority Responsibilities Not Applicable.
Position/Schedule Requirements.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
1 Full-time 5 hours ago Full Job Description Posting Information Department Neurosurgery - Admin-414201 Career Area Research Professionals Is this an internal only recruitment? No Posting Open Date 02/03/2023 Application Deadline 02/27/2023 Position Type Permanent Staff (SHRA) Position Title Soc/Clin Research Assistant - Journey Salary Grade Equivalent GN08 Working Title Research Assistant Position Number 20053254 Vacancy ID P016829 Full-time/Part-time Permanent/Time-Limited Full-Time Permanent If time-limited, estimated duration of appointment Hours per week 40 Work Schedule Monday - Friday (8am - 5pm) Work Location Chapel Hill, NC Position Location North Carolina, US Hiring Range $40,000 - $45,494 Pay Band Information To learn more about the pay band for this branch and role, please see the Career Banding rates spreadsheet.
Position Summary Information Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit 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.
Position Summary The position is to support basic and translational research on brain tumors to develop personalized care for patients.
The employee will be involved in setting up and managing the lab and supporting brain tumor research using murine models and patient samples.
As such the position will involve handling mice with brain tumors for studying tumor development, and responses to intramural therapies.
The position will also entail basic research using cell cultures and reagents for basic science experiments.
This position also supports clinical research in brain tumors through regulatory, administrative, patient interactions, and sample management.
Will assist in the day-to-day management of numerous clinical studies that are presently ongoing in the brain tumor program.
This will entail the collection and management of regulatory documents, IRB submissions and interactions with patients both in clinic and during study visits.
The individual in this position will also be collecting patient blood or tissue samples from clinic, hospital or CTRC.
Some downstream processing of samples will also be required.
For all work involving blood, the employee will be expected to use safe handling techniques including proper disposal and other safety measures as mandated by OSHA regulations.
This includes bloodborne pathogen training, the proper use of PPE and receipt of the hepatitis B vaccine.
Interactions with patients will require that the individual be trained in the protection of human subjects and GCP.
It is essential that the individual treat all patient information as confidential and that all HIPAA guidelines be followed.
Additionally, the individual should treat all patients with the utmost respect.
The employee will be expected to be well organized.
The employee will not be asked to prepare talks or papers outside of the group setting although he/she will be asked to provide study updates at the weekly sickle cell update meetings.
The employee may be asked to assist other sickle cell team members/laboratory personnel in a basic research laboratory, and may include sample processing.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements Bachelor's degree; or equivalent combination of training and experience.
All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.
Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience General knowledge of laboratory techniques, the use of laboratory equipment and basic laboratory procedures.
Ability to understand and follow complex written and oral instructions as they relate to the laboratory analysis.
Ability to develop and maintain data worksheets in excel, and presentation templates in PowerPoint.
Ability to do basic statistical analyses.
Ability to document assay results, prepare written reports and enter data in computer.
Good communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience Previous experience in clinical research, with a proven ability to interact with patient/clients and to act independently preferred.
Strongly prefer candidates have a Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences.
Competency with flow cytometry.
Required Licenses/Certifications Special Physical/Mental Requirements Campus Security Authority Responsibilities Not Applicable.
Position/Schedule Requirements.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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