Temporary Laboratory Technician

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.

This position supports a university-based marine genomics lab focused on whole-genome sequencing and de novo genome assembly of marine organisms. The Laboratory Technician serves as a core contributor to research aimed at understanding the ecology, evolution, and adaptation of ocean species through large-scale genomic analysis. The role requires fluency in both molecular wet lab techniques and bioinformatics; executing high-quality library preparation and sequencing workflows at the bench while also supporting the computational pipelines that process and interpret raw sequence data. This is a technically demanding position that extends well beyond routine technician duties, and compensation is set accordingly.
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