Postdoctoral Fellow, Biological SciencesUniversity of North Carolina at Charlotte • Charlotte, NC, United States
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Biological Sciences
University of North Carolina at Charlotte • Charlotte, NC, United States
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Position Information
General Information
Position Number
POST40
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
The Postdoctoral appointee must have recently (within the last four years) been awarded a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate (e.g., Sc.D., M.D.)
Departmental Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education:
The employee will have already acquired a Ph.D. or equivalent degree by the official start date and should be able to exercise scientific judgment daily. They will evaluate incoming information through experimental data and observations, written literature documentation, and oral communications and use this information to make judgments
about what step(s) will next lead to progress. The Postdoctoral appointee must have recently (within the last four years) been awarded a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate (e.g., Sc.D., M.D.)
Preferred experience in :
1. Tumor Biology and/or muscle biology experience
2. Molecular biology techniques (eg - qPCR, Western Blot)
3. Mouse handling
Dr. Dasgupta's lab will be focused on elucidating novel targets/therapies for pancreatic cancer associated muscle wasting and studying tumor-host crosstalk.
Duties and Responsibilities
A Postdoctoral Fellow (""postdoc"") is a professional apprenticeshipdesigned to provide recent Ph.D. recipients with an opportunity to develop further the research skills acquired in their doctoral programs or to learn new research techniques, in preparation for an academic or research career. The primary duty and responsibility of the postdoc will be to lead projects and mentor junior trainees in the lab.
Postdoc appointments are characterized by all of the following conditions:
* the appointee was recently (within the last four years) awarded a Ph.D. or equivalent
doctorate (e.g., Sc.D., M.D.);
* the appointment is temporary;
* the appointment involves substantially full-time research or scholarship;
* the appointment is viewed as preparatory for a full-time academic and/or research career;
* the appointee works under the supervision of a faculty member; and
* the appointee has the freedom and is expected to publish the results of his or her research or scholarship during the period of appointment.
As an EOE/AA employer and an ADVANCE Institution that strives to create an academic climate in which the dignity of all individuals is respected and maintained, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte encourages applications from all underrepresented groups. Applicants subject to criminal background check.
Other Work/Responsibilities
Necessary Licenses or Certifications
Proposed Hire Date
09/01/2025
Contact Information
Expected Length of Assignment
11 months
Posting Open Date
07/14/2025
Posting Close Date
12/31/2025
Special Notes to Applicants
Applicants looking to graduate with their PhD/MD within the 2025 year are welcome to apply.
Post Doc Benefits: https://gradlife.charlotte.edu/postdocs/benefits
General Information
Position Number
POST40
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
The Postdoctoral appointee must have recently (within the last four years) been awarded a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate (e.g., Sc.D., M.D.)
Departmental Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education:
The employee will have already acquired a Ph.D. or equivalent degree by the official start date and should be able to exercise scientific judgment daily. They will evaluate incoming information through experimental data and observations, written literature documentation, and oral communications and use this information to make judgments
about what step(s) will next lead to progress. The Postdoctoral appointee must have recently (within the last four years) been awarded a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate (e.g., Sc.D., M.D.)
Preferred experience in :
1. Tumor Biology and/or muscle biology experience
2. Molecular biology techniques (eg - qPCR, Western Blot)
3. Mouse handling
Dr. Dasgupta's lab will be focused on elucidating novel targets/therapies for pancreatic cancer associated muscle wasting and studying tumor-host crosstalk.
Duties and Responsibilities
A Postdoctoral Fellow (""postdoc"") is a professional apprenticeshipdesigned to provide recent Ph.D. recipients with an opportunity to develop further the research skills acquired in their doctoral programs or to learn new research techniques, in preparation for an academic or research career. The primary duty and responsibility of the postdoc will be to lead projects and mentor junior trainees in the lab.
Postdoc appointments are characterized by all of the following conditions:
* the appointee was recently (within the last four years) awarded a Ph.D. or equivalent
doctorate (e.g., Sc.D., M.D.);
* the appointment is temporary;
* the appointment involves substantially full-time research or scholarship;
* the appointment is viewed as preparatory for a full-time academic and/or research career;
* the appointee works under the supervision of a faculty member; and
* the appointee has the freedom and is expected to publish the results of his or her research or scholarship during the period of appointment.
As an EOE/AA employer and an ADVANCE Institution that strives to create an academic climate in which the dignity of all individuals is respected and maintained, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte encourages applications from all underrepresented groups. Applicants subject to criminal background check.
Other Work/Responsibilities
Necessary Licenses or Certifications
Proposed Hire Date
09/01/2025
Contact Information
Expected Length of Assignment
11 months
Posting Open Date
07/14/2025
Posting Close Date
12/31/2025
Special Notes to Applicants
Applicants looking to graduate with their PhD/MD within the 2025 year are welcome to apply.
Post Doc Benefits: https://gradlife.charlotte.edu/postdocs/benefits
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Biological Sciences • Charlotte, NC, United States