Location: Raleigh,NC, USA
North Carolina State University's College of Veterinary Medicine (NC State CVM) is a dynamic community whose members are dedicated to preparing veterinarians, veterinarian scientists, and biomedical scientists while advancing animal and human health from the cellular level through entire ecosystems.
The Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences at the NC State CVM trains veterinarians, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows in research-based careers focused on discovering new information about animal and human health and disease and using those findings to enhance animal and human health and wellbeing.
Essential Job Duties
The Battle lab examines digestive diseases through a developmental biology lens. Using cutting-edge molecular and cellular biology tools in the context of animal and organoid model systems, they seek to delineate fundamental mechanisms of gastrointestinal development and disease. The long-term goal is to apply the knowledge gained to gastrointestinal diseases, including short bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, metaplasia such as Barrett's esophagus, and cancer, to generate new therapeutic drugs and engineered tissues for transplantation.
Their group has strong connections with gastrointestinal researchers at UNC Chapel Hill and Duke
University through the NIH funded Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease (CGIBD).
Primary duties include but are not limited to:
* Use molecular biology and histology techniques with mouse and human cells as well as with mouse and human tissues.
* Provide support in managing mouse colonies for the lab including basic husbandry tasks, genotyping, and collection of tissue for downstream analyses.
* Prepare cell culture medias and maintain cell lines including pluripotent stem cells, primary cells, 3D organoid cultures, and established cell lines from mouse, rat, or human origin.
* Record completed and accurate laboratory methods and results in an online laboratory notebook.
* Use appropriate tools and software to document and analyze collected data.
* Communicate summaries of experimental results to the lab staff and principal investigator.
* Assist with the evaluation, interpretation and assessment of experimental data and quality control of assays.
* Participate in meetings with principal investigator and research staff.
* Oversee ordering and maintaining supply of inventories.
* Operate, calibrate and perform routine maintenance on specialized equipment used in research.
* Prepare solutions and necessary reagents following established protocols and techniques.
The selected candidate will work under the direct guidance of Dr. Michele Battle and a senior lab member. Candidates should be willing to take initiative to help achieve laboratory goals, demonstrate good organizational and time management skills, and be able to work independently as well as cooperatively to achieve lab goals.
We hope you will consider joining us!
Other Responsibilities
Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience
Relevant post-Baccalaureate degree, or relevant Bachelor's degree plus 3 or more years of independent research experience, or substantive relevant independent experience and education. May require terminal degree and licensure.
Other Required Qualifications
* Possess strong verbal, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
* Possess strong writing skills.
* Be able to multitask and work independently with a high level of initiative.
* Possess technical and analytical skills in biomedical research, preferably molecular and cellular biology.
* Have a track record of collaboration, productivity, and accomplishment in a team environment.
* A high level of motivation and organization.
* Meticulous attention to detail.
Preferred Qualifications
* Experience working with rodents preferred.
* Experience working with and handling DNA, RNA, and protein samples preferred
* Experience with cell culture preferred.
* Experience with microscopy preferred.
Required License(s) or Certification(s)
N/A
Valid NC Driver's License required No Commercial Driver's License required No