Research Technician - Choby Lab
Listed on 2026-03-02
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Research/Development
Research Assistant/Associate, Clinical Research
Department
Microbiology and Immunology-422501
Career AreaResearch Professionals
Is this an internal only recruitment?No
Posting Open Date02/25/2026
Final date to receive applications03/06/2026
Position TypePermanent Staff (SHRA)
Position TitleResearch Technician - Journey
Salary Grade EquivalentMH06 / GN06
Working TitleResearch Technician - Choby Lab
Position NumberVacancyP020819
Full-time/Part-time Permanent/Time-LimitedFull-Time Time-Limited
If time-limited, estimated duration of appointment2 Years
Hours per week40
Work ScheduleMonday-Friday, 8am-5pm
Work LocationCHAPEL HILL, NC
Position LocationNorth Carolina, US
Hiring Range$35,000-$40,000
Pay Band InformationTo learn more about the pay band for this branch and role, please see the Career Banding rates spreadsheet.
Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit- 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.
THIS IS A TIME-LIMITED POSITION WITH AN ESTIMATED DURATION OF 2 YEARS.
The Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the UNC School of Medicine is recruiting for a Research Technician Position. The successful candidate will participate in research activities in the Choby Laboratory. The objective of this position is to serve as a Research Technician in the Choby Lab. The lab is focused on understanding the mechanisms of antibiotic resistance and heteroresistance in Gram‑negative bacteria.
We require personnel to perform microbial culture and molecular biology techniques to perform assays that measure the frequency of populations in a bacterial culture that is resistant to a particular antibiotic, as well as contribute to lab operations that support these experiments. These measurements are used to elucidate mechanisms of antibiotic resistance and phenotypic heterogeneity.
Demonstrated possession of the competencies necessary to perform the work.
Management Preferences- Laboratory Work Experience
- Microbiology Biosafety level-2 experience
Not Applicable.
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