Last Date: 04/11/2024.
| Job Category | Postdoctoral Scholars |
|---|---|
| Primary Function of Organizational Unit | The Department of Microbiology and Immunology is a distinguished research and teaching facility of East Carolina University School of Medicine consisting of approximately 50 people. This department provides an academic base for teacher-scientists employed by the School of Medicine at East Carolina University in the disciplines of microbiology, immunology, molecular biology, and other related disciplines. The department provides instruction to medical students and dental students and provides instruction, guidance, and research experience to Ph.D. and M.S. students seeking degrees in microbiology and immunology. The department also offers a postdoctoral research training program. The department supports an array of faculty-directed research programs of which many are supported by extramural grants and/or contracts. The department provides service to the school, university, state, nation, and to the profession by activities of faculty members on committees, study sections, in professional organizations, as consultants, and through other activities. |
| Job Duties | The postdoctoral scholar is responsible for independent and collaborative development, implementation, and analysis of scientific research in the discipline of biology of spirochetes. The lab uses Borrelia burgdorferi and Leptospira spp. as the model organisms to study structure-function relationships of proteins important for gene regulation, mechanism of bacterial transmission from ticks to mice, host-pathogen interactions, periplasmic flagellar biosynthesis, assembly, and regulation, and cyclic-di-GMP signaling system (https://microbiology-immunology.ecu.edu/md-motaleb/ ). Duties include hypothesis and protocol development, literature review, collection of pilot data, report writing, supervision of undergraduate, graduate students, and new laboratory staff, review of data for quality control, supervision of data entry/data analysis, analysis of research hypothesis using descriptive and multivariate statistics, and the development of independent and collaborative presentations and publications.Scholars are expected to demonstrate compliance with established guidelines and regulatory standards for research including biosafety, responsible conduct of research, and human subjects training.Approximately 90% of the postdoctoral scholar’s time will be devoted to research.Approximately 10% of the postdoctoral scholar’s time will be devoted to managing the day-to-day activity of undergraduate and graduate research students in the laboratory. |
| Minimum Education/Experience | English ProficiencyExcellent written and oral communication skillsPhD |
| License or Certification Required by Statute or Regulation | N/A |
| Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education | |
| License or Certification Required by the Department | |
| Special Instructions to Applicant | East Carolina University requires applicants to submit a candidate profile online in order to be considered for the position. In addition to submitting a candidate profile online, please submit online the required applicant documents:Curriculum VitaeLetter of InterestList of Three References (noting contact information) |
| Additional Instructions to Applicant | In order to be considered for this position, applicants must complete a candidate profile online via the PeopleAdmin system and submit any requested documents. Additionally, applicants that possess the preferred education and experience must also possess the minimum education/experience, if applicable. |
| Job Open Date | 04/04/2024 |
| Open Until Filled | Yes |
| Job Close Date – Positions will be posted until 11:59 p.m. EST on this date. If no closing date is indicated, the position may close at any time after the initial screening date. | |
| Initial Screening Begins | 04/11/2024 |
| Rank Level | Not Applicable |
| Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting | https://ecu.peopleadmin.com/postings/69976 |
| AA/EOE | East Carolina University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and seeks to create an environment that fosters the recruitment and retention of a more diverse student body, faculty, staff and administration. We encourage qualified applicants from women, minorities, veterans, individuals with a disability, and historically underrepresented groups. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race/ethnicity, color, genetic information, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, political affiliation, or veteran status.Individuals requesting accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) should contact the Department of Human Resources at (252) 737-1018 (Voice/TTY) or [email protected]. |
| Eligibility for Employment | Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks. ECU participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. If highest degree earned is from an institution outside of the U.S. and its territories, final candidates are required to have their degree validated as equivalent to the degree conferred by a regionally accredited college or university in the U.S. |
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