Temporary Research Assistant (Multi-Positions)

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.

Work typically involves developing specific plans for experiments in the assigned laboratory and area of study, reading literature relating to procedures, modifying and adapting procedures to suit the particular project objectives. Carries out experiments independently, records and interprets data of experiments and procedures of self and others. Work requires sufficient theoretical knowledge to enable employee to work effectively in the area of inquiry, independent judgment in planning and conducting details of the experiment, and evaluation and limited interpretation of results. Work may include the training and supervision of other technicians or students in performing the specific phases of experiments and is performed under to general supervision of a principal investigator who reviews work through periodic conferences and reports in terms of its contribution to the project objectives.

Graduation from a four-year college or university with a major in a related science and three years of laboratory experience in the area of research assigned.

Work requires hands on experience in the specific area of work assigned.

Prior lab experience.

No Required Certifications or Licensure

Please note, this is a temporary position. The length of the assignment will be based on department need with the possibility of continuation. Temporary assignments cannot exceed 11 consecutive months without a full 31-day break from employment. Employees in temporary positions are not considered permanent state employees and do not earn leave. Temporary employees are subject to the Affordable Care Act guidelines.

For more info/to apply visit http://jobs.uncw.edu. Applications must be submitted through the online application system to be considered.

UNCW does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of his or her race, sex (such as gender, gender identity, marital status, childbirth, and pregnancy), age, color, national origin (including ethnicity), religion, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation, veteran status, military service member status, genetic information, or relationship to other university constituents - except where sex, age, or ability represent bona fide educational or occupational qualifications or where marital status is a statutorily established eligibility criterion for State funded employee benefit programs.