Postdoctoral Fellow, Biological Sciences_Song

Position Information

General Information

• Position Number: POST40
• Working Title: Postdoctoral Fellow Biological Sciences_Song
• Division: Academic Affairs
• Department: College of Science
• 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: Pay Rate varies

Minimum Experience/Education The Postdoctoral appointee must have recently within the last eight years been awarded a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate e.g. Sc.D. M.D.

Departmental Preferred Experience

• Skills Training: Experience with pangenomics, structural variation, and synteny analysis.
• Background: Ecological genomics or plant adaptation.
• Experience: Mentoring students.
• Publication record: Demonstrating quantitative genomics or evolutionary analysis.
• Interest: Developing and leading research on new model systems.

Duties and Responsibilities A Postdoctoral Fellow (postdoc) is a professional apprenticeship designed 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.

In the process of further developing their own research skills, it is expected that Postdoctoral Fellows will also play a significant role in the performance of research at the University and augment the role of graduate faculty in providing research instruction to graduate students.

A Postdoctoral Fellow works under the supervision of a regular faculty member who serves as a mentor to the Fellow. It is expected that the faculty mentor will impart the realities and variety of scientific careers and will encourage experiences outside the laboratory to broaden postdocs aspirations.

Within the confines of the particular research focus assigned by that faculty member, the Postdoctoral Fellow functions with a considerable degree of independence and has the freedom and is expected to publish the results of his or her research or scholarship during the period of appointment.

Thus, the role of Postdoctoral Fellows is clearly differentiated from full-time technical employees.

Postdoc appointments are characterized by all of the following conditions:

• The appointee was recently within the last eight 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.
• The appointee has the freedom and is expected to publish the results of their research or scholarship during the period of appointment.

Other Work Responsibilities

• The appointee was recently within the last eight years awarded a Ph.D. or equivalent doctorate e.g. Sc.D. M.D.
• The appointment is temporary for up to one year at a time with renewal possible.
• The total appointment is limited to five years including time spent in previous postdoctoral appointments at other institutions.
• The appointment involves substantially full-time research or scholarship at 1.0 FTE.
• The appointment helps the Postdoctoral Fellow to prepare 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 their research or scholarship during the period of appointment.

Necessary Licenses or Certifications

• Proposed Hire Date: 02/15/2026
• Expected Length of Assignment: 2 years minimum
• Posting Open Date: 03/23/2026
• Posting Close Date: [Not specified]

Special Notes to Applicants

• Applicants looking to graduate with their PhD/MD within the 2025 year are welcome to apply.
• The candidate chosen for this position will be required to provide an official transcript of their highest earned degree.
• The candidate chosen for this position will be subject to a criminal background check.
• The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other protected status.
• In keeping with this commitment, UNC Charlotte ensures that persons of any background are invited, included, and treated equally in the terms and conditions of employment.

Post Doc Benefitshttps://gradlife.charlotte.edu/postdocsbenefits

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Applicant Documents

• Required Documents:
• Cover Letter / Letter of Interest
• Resume
• Curriculum Vitae
• Contact Information for References
• Optional Documents:
• Unofficial Transcripts
• Curriculum Vitae