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Department Biology - 318200 Career Area Research Professionals Posting Open Date 06/22/2026 Application Deadline 06/25/2026 Position Type Temporary Staff (SHRA) Position Title Laboratory Assistant Position Number 20027456 Vacancy ID S027706 Full-time/Part-time Part-Time Temporary Hours per week 30 Work Schedule
Flexible, generally Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM with weekends as an option, if preferred
Position Location North Carolina, US Hiring Range $15.00 per hour Proposed Start Date 07/08/2026 Estimated Duration of Appointment 6 months or longer
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The Department of Biology at UNC-Chapel Hill is dedicated to the discovery and dissemination of new and existing knowledge in the broad discipline of Biology by maintaining a high-quality faculty who integrate cutting-edge research and student-focused teaching.
We are one of the largest academic departments in the College of Arts and Sciences. We have over 3,000 majors and intendent majors, and we enroll over 5,000 undergraduate students in our classes each year. Our average total annual expenditure exceeds $24 million, with nearly half of that coming from grant sponsored research. Our large research base spans many areas of biology and supports several outstanding graduate programs. We consist of 54 tenure-track faculty, 16 teaching faculty, 10 research faculty, and numerous active adjunct and emeritus faculty who are engaged in basic and interdisciplinary research and teaching, both within the department and between other departments and schools at UNC.
We currently have 52 graduate students, 30 post-docs and employ approximately 85 additional graduate and undergraduate students from across the university to assist in our teaching and research missions. Further, we are supported by an administrative staff of 19, with an additional 45 staff directly supporting research.
Members of Karin Pfennig's lab study the role of behavioral, morphological, and genetic variation in ecological processes.
Position Summary
Lab cleaning, data organization, and setting up of acoustic equipment.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Demonstrated possession of competencies necessary to perform the work.
Management Preferences
N/A
Special Physical/Mental Requirements
Ability to move up to 40lbs, ability to step up and over 3-foot-tall walls. Ability to climb and stand on ladders and do manipulative work (holding and working with lab equipment). All duties to be performed with or without reasonable accommodation.
Campus Security Authority Responsibilities
Not Applicable.
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