Chemistry Postdoc Research Assoc

Position Title

Chemistry Postdoc Research Assoc

37,542. USD per year

Professional Administrative

Chemistry & Biochemistry

6/29/2026

Candidates must have valid U.S. work authorization at the time of application; UNC cannot provide H-1B sponsorship at this time.

UNC received a federal grant from the National Science Foundation titled “Collaborative Research:
An Exploration of the Impact of Molecular Representations on Organic Chemistry Students' Problem Solving.” This postdoctoral position is part of that grant to support the goals and outcomes of the grant.

• Serve as lead in collecting, managing, and analyzing data related to faculty experiences with electrostatic potential maps in their organic instruction—essential, 60%
• Serve as lead in running faculty workshops on representations in organic instruction—essential, 20%
• Serve as project manager to oversee logistical aspects of the project—essential, 5%
• Present and publish findings from the study—essential, 10%
• Attend grant project meetings—essential, 5%

PhD or ABD in Chemistry Education Research or related field with a dissertation topic in Chemistry Education Research.

Benefits available include health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance, as well as a selection of several defined contribution retirement plans for all full‑time positions. Employees receive sick leave, and other leave options may be available based on position. Full‑time employees are eligible to receive tuition waiver benefits, as well as dependents and spouses of UNC employees who are employed at 0.5 FTE or above are eligible for undergraduate dependent tuition grants of up to 50%.

These tuition grants will cover in‑state tuition charges. Further requirements may exist.

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