Research Technician - Journey

Department Lineberger Compr Cancer Center-426801

Career Area Research Professionals

Is this an internal only recruitment? No

Posting Open Date 09/22/2026

Final date to receive applications 09/28/2026

Position Type Permanent Staff (SHRA)

Position Title Research Technician - Journey

Salary Grade Equivalent MH06 / GN06

Working Title Research Technician

Position Number

Vacancy  P021399

Full-time/Part-time Permanent/Time-Limited Full-Time Permanent

Hours per week 40

Work Schedule Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm

Work Location CHAPEL HILL, NC

Position Location North Carolina, US

Hiring Range $42,971 - $53,000

To learn more about the pay band for this branch and role, please see the Career Banding rates spreadsheet .

This position is not eligible for H-1B sponsorship.

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.

One of the best college towns and best places to live in the United States, Chapel Hill has diverse social, cultural, recreation and professional opportunities that span the campus and community.

University employees can choose from a wide range of professional training opportunities for career growth, skill development and lifelong learning and enjoy exclusive perks for numerous retail, restaurant and performing arts discounts, savings on local child care centers and special rates on select campus events. UNC
-Chapel Hill offers full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package
, paid leave, and a variety of health, life and retirement plans and additional programs that support a healthy work/life balance.

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.

The Kovalski Lab in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, in conjunction with the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, is seeking a highly motivated full-time Research Technician. In the Kovalski lab, we use a systems-level approach to identify the functional molecular mechanisms of post-transcriptional control in cancer. We are very interested in how specific proteins are expressed at the proper time and place in cancer through the process of selective RNA translation.

Our goal is to use this knowledge to identify new therapeutic targets to combat cancer.

The Research Technician will work on specific projects in RNA biology and cancer and will have the unique opportunity to work in a dynamic research environment,…