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THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE
JOB DESCRIPTION FOR POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW
Position Title: Post-Doctoral Fellow
Department: ____________
Immediate Supervisor: ___________________
Department Head: ___________________
Position No:
Primary Purpose of Position
The employee will carry out research on _______________________, funded by ______________.
Duties and Responsibilities
The employee will report to Professor _________________ and will be a senior member of Professor
_____________’s research 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 employee’s principal research responsibilities will be _____________________________________.
The employee will confer with Professor ______________ 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 Professor ____________, in recognized
journals. The employee will share student mentoring with Professor ___________ and will participate in
departmental seminars and other professional activities as assigned.
Discretion and Independent Judgment
The employee will have already acquired a Ph.D. or equivalent degree and should be able to exercise
scientific judgment on a day-to-day basis. He or she will evaluate incoming information in the form of
experimental data and observations, written literature documentation, and oral communications, and will
use this information to make judgments about what step(s) will next lead to progress in the project(s).
Supervision
This employee will not supervise other employees or student workers.
Supervision Received
Position will act independently and receive general guidance from Professor ____________.
Education, Skills, and Experience Requirements
1. Ph.D. in __________, specializing in __________________.
2. A strong (experimental)(theoretical) background with evidence of (experimental)(theoretical) skills
related to _________.
Certification
I certify that the information on this Job Description has been reviewed and constitutes an accurate
reflection of the duties of the position.
Date: __________
Supervisor: _____________________________________________