Temporary Research Analyst II (Biology & Marine Biology)

The University of North Carolina Wilmington, the state's coastal university, is dedicated to the integration of teaching, mentoring, research and service. Widely acknowledged for its world-class faculty and staff and continuously recognized at a national level for scholarly excellence and affordability, UNCW offers a powerful academic experience that stimulates creative inquiry and critical thinking.

A public institution with nearly 18,000 students, UNCW offers a full range of baccalaureate- and graduate-level programs, as well as doctoral degrees in educational leadership, marine biology, nursing practice and psychology; and many distance learning options, including clinical research, an accelerated RN-to-BSN program, an Executive M.B.A. program structured for working professionals, and the nation's only bachelor's degree program focused on coastal engineering.

The university's efforts to advance research and scholarly activities have earned UNCW the elevated designation of "Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity" institution (R2 University) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

UNCW has been part of the University of North Carolina System since 1969.

The employee will support stable isotope analyses for trophic ecology studies. Duties will include organizing and tracking samples; preparing samples for bulk tissue and amino acid-specific stable isotope analysis; performing acid hydrolysis and amino acid derivatization; preparing standards, reagents, and analytical sequences; operating EA-IRMS and GC-C-IRMS instrumentation under supervision; conducting routine laboratory organization and consumables management; and assisting with data reduction, quality assurance/quality control, documentation, and compilation of analytical results.

Job duration: 8/1/2026 - 12/31/2026

Experience with stable isotope analysis, mass spectrometry, amino acid derivatization, and stable isotope data processing is preferred.

PLEASE NOTE: This posting will close at 11:59PM (Eastern time) on the posted closing date. To receive full consideration, please be sure you have fully completed the entire application before you apply for this position.

Applications must be submitted through the online application system to be considered.

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