Research Assistant Professor

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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.

The Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics seeks to fill a fixed-term assistant professor position in the role of Core Facility Director. The Director is the scientific and administrative leader of the UNC Macromolecular Interactions Facility. This facility makes a variety of biochemical and biophysical techniques available to the campus and, occasionally, non-campus researchers, for characterization of biological macromolecules and to explore their interactions with cognate ligands, by providing access to a host of modern instruments and training. The Director guides users in rigorous experiment design, equipment operation, data acquisition, and data analysis and interpretation. The Director will join a supportive campus network of researchers and other core facility directors and is a participating member of the Department faculty. This individual is also responsible for teaching one PhD-level course each year. The Director also regularly obtains resources for the core through partnerships and submitting instrumentation grants. The Director is not expected to develop an independent research program but will participate in scholarly collaborations that result in funding proposals and publications.

The principal functions of the Director include 1) core facility management, 2) training, and 3) graduate teaching.
1) The Director oversees the daily operations of all offered services and equipment including their maintenance, coordinates the activities of staff personnel, manages billing operations, manages the annual budget, and prepares reports.
2) The Director works with faculty and students from the entire UNC biomedical research community to support their research through collaborations and training in relevant techniques and analyses. The Director will train new users, participate in grant writing, and original research publications through collaborations with UNC principal investigators.
3) The Director leads BIOC 662 Macromolecular Interactions, a 1-credit course currently offered for 5 weeks each spring semester to PhD students. They may also serve on PhD dissertation committees and supervise undergraduates in their research.

As a faculty member, the Director will also participate in activities that support the research and education missions of the Department, UNC School of Medicine, and the University. The Director joins a highly ranked vibrant Department and an engaged and collaborative campus community.

The applicant must have a PhD in a biomedical research discipline relevant to biochemistry or biophysics.

Practical expertise related to macromolecules and their interactions in biochemistry and biophysics as demonstrated through high-quality, peer-reviewed publications is required. Experience with a wide variety of instruments such as ITC, SPR, MST, CD, SEC- MALS, etc. is beneficial. Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required for collaborative interactions with the scientific community and for writing scientific papers, research grants, and presentations. Experience with training and mentoring personnel and didactic teaching is a plus.

If you experience any problems accessing the system or have questions about the application process, please contact the University's Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost office at (919)-962-1091 or send an email to facultyrecruitment@unc.edu.

Please note: The Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost office will not be able to provide specific updates regarding position or application status.

If you have any questions about the job requirements or the hiring department notify the Department Contact.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.