Research Scholar-Battle Lab

North Carolina State University's College of Veterinary Medicine (NC State CVM) is a dynamic community whose members are dedicated to preparing veterinarians, veterinarian scientists, and biomedical scientists while advancing animal and human health from the cellular level through entire ecosystems.

The Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences at the NC State CVM trains veterinarians, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows in research-based careers focused on discovering new information about animal and human health and disease and using those findings to enhance animal and human health and wellbeing.

Essential Job Duties

The Battle lab examines digestive diseases through a developmental biology lens. Using cutting-edge molecular and cellular biology tools in the context of animal and organoid model systems, they seek to delineate fundamental mechanisms of gastrointestinal development and disease. The long-term goal is to apply the knowledge gained to gastrointestinal diseases, including short bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, metaplasia such as Barrett's esophagus, and cancer, to generate new therapeutic drugs and engineered tissues for transplantation.

Their group has strong connections with gastrointestinal researchers at UNC Chapel Hill and Duke University through the NIH funded Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease (CGIBD).

The selected candidate will work under the direct guidance of Dr. Michele Battle. Candidates should be willing to take initiative to help achieve laboratory goals, demonstrate good organizational and time management skills, and be able to work independently as well as cooperatively to achieve lab goals.

• Oversee and provide support with molecular biology and histology techniques with mouse and human cells as well as with mouse and human tissues

• Oversee and provide support in managing mouse colonies for the lab including basic husbandry tasks, genotyping, and collection of tissue for downstream analyses

• Oversee and provide support with cell culture including pluripotent stem cells, primary cells, 3D organoid cultures, and established cell lines from mouse, rat, or human origin.

• Oversee and record completed and accurate laboratory methods and results in an online laboratory notebook.

• Use appropriate tools and software to document and analyze collected data.

• Communicate summaries of experimental results to the lab staff and principal investigator.

• Assist with the evaluation, interpretation and assessment of experimental data and quality control of assays.

• Participate in meetings with principal investigator and research staff.

• Oversee ordering and maintaining supply of inventories.

• Oversee and operate, calibrate, and perform routine maintenance on specialized equipment used in research.

• Supervise and train laboratory personnel including students.

Other Responsibilities

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience

Relevant Ph.D degree (or relevant terminal degree), or relevant Master's degree with at

least 5 years of formal post-degree professional work experience. In rare instances, an

individual with a comparable professional experience but less than a master's degree,

plus 8 years of exceptional relevant professional experience. May require terminal

degree and licensure.

Other Required Qualifications

• Possess strong verbal, interpersonal, and organizational skills.

• Excellent writing skills and ability to summarize complex content and redevelop as required for the intended audience

• Able to multitask and work independently with a high level of initiative

• Extensive technical and analytical skills in biomedical research including molecular and cellular biology

• Track record of collaboration, productivity, and accomplishment in a team environment

• Motivated, organized, with meticulous attention to detail

• Demonstrated record of research competency in the form of publications, presentations, and preparation of funded grant proposals

• Experienced in training and guiding research personnel

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with rodents preferred

• Experience molecular and cellular biology assays including RNA sequencing, single-cell RNA sequencing

• Experience with bioinformatics would be beneficial.

• Experience in cell culture preferred, especially with human pluripotent stem cells

• Experience with microscopy preferred.

• Experience with genome editing techniques including CRIPSRs would be beneficial.

Required License(s) or Certification(s)

No

Valid NC Driver's License required No Commercial Driver's License required No