Research Specialist

Monday - Friday, 40 hours/week

A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research and public service, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill consistently ranks as one of the nation's top public universities. Known for its beautiful campus, world-class medical care, commitment to the arts and top athletic programs, Carolina is an ideal place to teach, work and learn.

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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 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 prepare tomorrow`s healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers from all backgrounds by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education to ensure a highly skilled workforce.

Research: We develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our university to support outstanding research. We foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.

We are seeking an energetic and motivated Research Specialist to conduct experiments in a translational team environment on NIH-funded project that tests effects of alcohol in both rodents and humans. Rodent research includes in vivo neural manipulations (optogenetics, DREADDs, electrophysiology, MRI), reward-learning tasks, binge-like ethanol exposure, immunohistochemistry/immunofluorescence, complex behavioral and statistical analysis, stereotaxic surgery and ethanol self-administration in rats. Human-subject research includes questionnaires, online surveys, behavioral assessments, fMRI, EEG, and non-invasive brain stimulation.

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.

Strong laboratory, communication, and analytical skill are required.

The preferred candidate will have proficiency in rodent behavioral pharmacology paradigms. Other ideal expertise includes rodent neuropharmacology, sex differences, addictive drug pharmacology, and learning and memory paradigms. Demonstration of proficiency in these techniques through peer-reviewed publications is ideal.

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The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all to apply without regard to age, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.