Temporary Research Scientist

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Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit

The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy (www.pharmacy.unc.edu) is one of six health science schools (Pharmacy, Nursing, Dentistry, Social Work, Public Health, Medicine) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is one of the oldest health science academic programs at Chapel Hill. The School teaches approximately 600 PharmD students and 145 graduate students. The School has built a reputation for its continued pursuit of excellence, rigorous education and training programs, cutting-edge multidisciplinary research, progressive pharmacy practices, efficient business operations, and its outstanding faculty, staff, and students. The School was named the number one School of Pharmacy in the U.S. by the U.S. News and World Report. The School has experienced unprecedented growth and success and continues to strategically position itself for sustained impact, as articulated in the School's Strategic Plan ( ).

Our Vision is to be the global leader in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences. Our Mission is to prepare leaders and innovators to solve the world's most pressing health care challenges. We are Advancing Medicine for Life through innovation and collaboration in pharmacy practice, education, research, and public service.

Position Summary

The Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal Chemistry (CBMC) seeks to develop a novel alternative method on skin sensitization. This is accomplished by the integration of all publicly available data on different organisms in a set of in silico models that should reduce the animal use in estimation of skin sensitization potential of novel chemicals, extractables leachables from medical devices, etc.

The Muratov Group is seeking to fill a temporary Research Scientist position with expertise in public health, cheminformatics, computational medicinal chemistry and computational toxicology. The applicant should perform data collection, curation and integration as well as Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship (QSAR) analysis of pure chemicals and their mixtures

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Relevant post-Baccalaureate degree required (or foreign degree equivalent); for candidates demonstrating comparable independent research productivity, will accept a relevant Bachelor's degree (or foreign degree equivalent) and 3 or more years of relevant experience in substitution. May require terminal degree and licensure.

Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

Experience in cheminformatics, public health, or computational toxicology.

Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience

Experience in cheminformatics, public health, or computational toxicology.

Special Physical/Mental Requirements Campus Security Authority Responsibilities

Not Applicable.

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