Research Technician

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Department UNC Kidney Center - 427601 Career Area Research Professionals Posting Open Date 07/28/2026 Application Deadline 08/03/2026 Position Type Temporary Staff (SHRA) Position Title Research Technician Position Number 20074596 Vacancy ID S027873 Full-time/Part-time Full-Time Temporary Hours per week 40 Work Schedule

Requires flexibility in work hours to accommodate processing of patient samples that may arrive after 5:00 PM, particularly on Tuesday clinic days.

Position Location North Carolina, US Hiring Range $15.00 - $23.00 per hour Proposed Start Date Estimated Duration of Appointment 6 months or longer

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Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit

Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research.

Patient care: We promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education: We prepare tomorrow`s healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers from all backgrounds by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education to ensure a highly skilled workforce.

Research: We develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our university to support outstanding research. We foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.

Position Summary

The primary purpose of this position is to assist in the management, processing and lab experiments with biological samples from patients entering one of the UNC Kidney Center's study cohorts. The individual will work in a collaborative network composed of physicians, PhDs, nurses, research personnel, and patients. 'Hands on' processing of biological samples (including blood and urine) is required. Sample processing and experiments includes but is not limited to cell isolation, flow cytometry, preparation and extraction of samples for gel electrophoresis, ELISA, Western blotting, and other miscellaneous cellular, molecular and biochemical methods. The position will provide assistance in inventorying and maintaining all equipment needed for preparing, organizing, and storing reagents for sample processing. All requirements for laboratory safety in handling blood borne pathogens must be kept current.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Demonstrated possession of the competencies necessary to perform the work.

Management Preferences

Ability to multi-task

Ability to work under pressure while meeting deadlines

Ability to learn new techniques

Attention to detail

Special Physical/Mental Requirements

Ability to travel from the laboratory in Burnett-Womack to the outreach area of McLendon Labs in the UNC hospital several times a day to transport samples received from Eastowne for processing and storage.

Campus Security Authority Responsibilities

Not Applicable.

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