Postdoctoral Fellow, Biological Sciences

Postdoctoral Fellow, Biological Sciences

Applicants looking to graduate with their PhD/MD within the 2025 year are welcome to apply.

Post Doc Benefits
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Position Number
: POST
40

Working Title
:
Postdoctoral Fellow, Biological Sciences

Division
:
Academic Affairs

Department
:
College of Science (Col)

Work Unit
:
Biological Sciences

Work Location
:
Woodward Hall

Vacancy Open To
:
All Candidates

Position Designation
:
Post Doc

Employment Type
:
Temporary - Part-time

Hours per week
: 40hr

Work Schedule
: 8am - 5pm

Pay Rate
: $62,232

Minimum Experience/Education
:

• Must have been awarded a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate within the last four years (e.g., Sc.D., M.D.).

Departmental Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education
:

• Must have obtained a Ph.D. or equivalent by the official start date and demonstrate daily scientific judgment.
• Evaluation of experimental data, literature, and communication to make research decisions.
• Preferred experience in Tumor Biology and/or muscle biology.
• Experience with molecular biology techniques (e.g., qPCR, Western Blot).
• Experience with mouse handling.
• Dr. Dasgupta’s lab focuses on novel targets/therapies for pancreatic cancer associated muscle wasting and tumor-host crosstalk.

Proposed Hire Date
: 09/01/2025

Expected Length of Assignment
: 11 months

Posting Open Date
: 07/14/2025

Posting Close Date
: 12/31/2025

A Postdoctoral Fellow is a professional apprenticeship designed to provide recent Ph.D. recipients with opportunities to develop research skills, learn new techniques, and prepare for an academic or research career. The primary duty is to lead projects and mentor junior trainees.

• Recent Ph.D. or equivalent within four years.
• Appointment is temporary.
• Appointment involves substantially full-time research or scholarship.
• Appointment is preparatory for a full-time academic or research career.
• Appointee works under faculty supervision.
• Appointee has freedom and is expected to publish results.

University of North Carolina at Charlotte is an EOE/AA employer and an ADVANCE institution that encourages applications from underrepresented groups. Applicants subject to criminal background check.