University of North Carolina Charlotte
Postdoctoral Fellow; Biological Sciences_YanLab
University of North Carolina Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28245
Position Information
Position Number:
POST40 Working Title:
Postdoctoral Fellow; Biological Sciences_YanLab Division:
Academic Affairs Department:
College of Science (Col) Work Unit:
Biological Sciences Work Location:
Woodward Hall Vacancy Open To:
All Candidates Position Designation:
Post Doc Employment Type:
Temporary - Full-time Hours per week:
40 Work Schedule:
Monday-Friday Pay Rate:
60,000 Proposed Hire Date:
09/01/2025 Expected Length of Assignment:
12 months Posting Open Date:
05/28/2025 Posting Close Date:
12/31/2025
Minimum Requirements The postdoctoral appointee must have earned Ph.D. degree within the past five years from an accredited university in one of the following fields: Biology, Biological Sciences, Biophysics, Biochemistry, Chemical Biology, Molecular Genetics, or Cell and Molecular Biology.
Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education A strong experimental background with evidence of experimental skills related to biochemistry, molecular biology, and cell biology is preferred. Previous working experience with mammalian cells (e.g., cell culture, immunofluorescence analysis, gene knock-down and/or knockout technologies, Comet assays) is preferred, but are not required.
Responsibilities The Postdoctoral Fellow will report to Dr. Shan Yan and will be a senior member of the Yan group, supporting projects through original research, collaboration with other team members, and mentoring of students. The employee will also contribute to additional proposal efforts, thereby strengthening UNC Charlotte's ability to attract external funding.
The Postdoctoral Fellow’s principal research responsibilities will be investigating the molecular mechanisms of genome integrity. The employee will confer with Dr. Shan Yan on overall research direction and strategy but will exercise a considerable amount of independent judgment and original thinking in carrying out research that contributes to original knowledge and advances the University’s reputation in research. The employee will publish research results, in collaboration with Dr. Shan Yan in recognized journals. The employee will share student mentoring with Dr. Shan Yan and will participate in departmental seminars and other professional activities as assigned.
The Yan lab in Department of Biological Sciences at University of North Carolina at Charlotte is interested in the molecular mechanisms of genome integrity and cancer etiology using Xenopus egg extracts and mammalian cells as model systems. In particular, the Yan lab has made contributions to a better understanding of innovative and molecular aspects of DNA damage repair, DNA damage response, single-strand break repair and signaling, and cancer therapeutics (Trends in Cell Biology, 2023; Nature Communications, 2024; Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, 2019; Nucleic Acids Research, 2018, 2020, 2022; PNAS, 2013, 2017; Cell Molecular Life Sciences, 2014; eLife, 2023; Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2020, 2024). More information of the Yan lab can be found from this website: https://pages.charlotte.edu/shan-yan/ or https://sites.google.com/view/shanyanlab
Other Responsibilities & General Information 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, and 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; and the appointee has the freedom and is expected to publish the results of his or her research or scholarship during the period of appointment.
As an EOE/AA employer and an ADVANCE Institution that strives to create an academic climate in which the dignity of all individuals is respected and maintained, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte encourages applications from all underrepresented groups. Applicants subject to criminal background check.
Contact Information For questions, please email Dr. Shan Yan (shan.yan@charlotte.edu).
Applicant Documents Required Documents
Cover Letter / Letter of Interest
Resume / Curriculum Vitae
Optional Documents
Unofficial Transcripts
Curriculum Vitae
Contact Information for References
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POST40 Working Title:
Postdoctoral Fellow; Biological Sciences_YanLab Division:
Academic Affairs Department:
College of Science (Col) Work Unit:
Biological Sciences Work Location:
Woodward Hall Vacancy Open To:
All Candidates Position Designation:
Post Doc Employment Type:
Temporary - Full-time Hours per week:
40 Work Schedule:
Monday-Friday Pay Rate:
60,000 Proposed Hire Date:
09/01/2025 Expected Length of Assignment:
12 months Posting Open Date:
05/28/2025 Posting Close Date:
12/31/2025
Minimum Requirements The postdoctoral appointee must have earned Ph.D. degree within the past five years from an accredited university in one of the following fields: Biology, Biological Sciences, Biophysics, Biochemistry, Chemical Biology, Molecular Genetics, or Cell and Molecular Biology.
Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education A strong experimental background with evidence of experimental skills related to biochemistry, molecular biology, and cell biology is preferred. Previous working experience with mammalian cells (e.g., cell culture, immunofluorescence analysis, gene knock-down and/or knockout technologies, Comet assays) is preferred, but are not required.
Responsibilities The Postdoctoral Fellow will report to Dr. Shan Yan and will be a senior member of the Yan group, supporting projects through original research, collaboration with other team members, and mentoring of students. The employee will also contribute to additional proposal efforts, thereby strengthening UNC Charlotte's ability to attract external funding.
The Postdoctoral Fellow’s principal research responsibilities will be investigating the molecular mechanisms of genome integrity. The employee will confer with Dr. Shan Yan on overall research direction and strategy but will exercise a considerable amount of independent judgment and original thinking in carrying out research that contributes to original knowledge and advances the University’s reputation in research. The employee will publish research results, in collaboration with Dr. Shan Yan in recognized journals. The employee will share student mentoring with Dr. Shan Yan and will participate in departmental seminars and other professional activities as assigned.
The Yan lab in Department of Biological Sciences at University of North Carolina at Charlotte is interested in the molecular mechanisms of genome integrity and cancer etiology using Xenopus egg extracts and mammalian cells as model systems. In particular, the Yan lab has made contributions to a better understanding of innovative and molecular aspects of DNA damage repair, DNA damage response, single-strand break repair and signaling, and cancer therapeutics (Trends in Cell Biology, 2023; Nature Communications, 2024; Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, 2019; Nucleic Acids Research, 2018, 2020, 2022; PNAS, 2013, 2017; Cell Molecular Life Sciences, 2014; eLife, 2023; Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2020, 2024). More information of the Yan lab can be found from this website: https://pages.charlotte.edu/shan-yan/ or https://sites.google.com/view/shanyanlab
Other Responsibilities & General Information 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, and 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; and the appointee has the freedom and is expected to publish the results of his or her research or scholarship during the period of appointment.
As an EOE/AA employer and an ADVANCE Institution that strives to create an academic climate in which the dignity of all individuals is respected and maintained, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte encourages applications from all underrepresented groups. Applicants subject to criminal background check.
Contact Information For questions, please email Dr. Shan Yan (shan.yan@charlotte.edu).
Applicant Documents Required Documents
Cover Letter / Letter of Interest
Resume / Curriculum Vitae
Optional Documents
Unofficial Transcripts
Curriculum Vitae
Contact Information for References
#J-18808-Ljbffr