What are the responsibilities and job description for the Medical Laboratory Technician - CRC position at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill?
Posting Information
Department
Nutrition Research Institute - 633300
Career Area
Research Professionals
Posting Open Date
08/04/2025
Application Deadline
08/11/2025
Position Type
Temporary Staff (SHRA)
Position Title
Medical Laboratory Technician - CRC
Position Number
20071197
Vacancy ID
S025902
Full-time/Part-time
Part-Time Temporary
Hours per week
12
Work Schedule
Position Location
North Carolina, US
Hiring Range
$23.00 - $28.00/per hour
Proposed Start Date
Estimated Duration of Appointment
6 months not to exceed 11 months
Position Information
Be a Tar Heel!
The UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) is a world-renowned center and a global leader in precision nutrition research. Our on-site facilities include multiple wet labs and clinical facilities as well as a vivarium and a metabolic chamber. Approximately two hours from UNC-Chapel Hill, the NRI is located on the beautiful North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC) in Kannapolis, NC, a mid-size city with a small-town feel. The institute is within walking distance of the city center which includes shops, restaurants, a minor-league ballpark, theater, and music hall of fame. We are also a short drive to Charlotte and Winston-Salem/Greensboro. The NRI offers programs that support a healthy work/life balance. We also offer professional training opportunities for career growth, skill development, and lifelong learning.
Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit
Learning how people can eat uniquely!
The UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) is an internationally recognized center conducting innovative basic and translational science to establish how individual differences in nutrient requirements and responses to diet affect our nutritional needs. Our research contributes to the prevention and mitigation of chronic disease across the lifespan from periconception through aging.
Our Mission is to lead precision nutrition research through understanding how genetics and environment affect an individual’s requirements for and responses to nutrients.
NRI principal investigators hold faculty appointments in the departments of Nutrition and Psychology at UNC Chapel Hill. Their research interrogates nutrient roles in disease prevention, disease risk factors, and the impact of gene-environment and gene-nutrient interactions.
The NRI promotes excellence in nutrition knowledge, teaching, and research. We seek and encourage a diversity of experiences and ideas and provide the tools and flexibility for all employees to achieve success and excellence within their chosen occupations and aspirations.
We are committed to open dialogue, careful listening, becoming educated about the systems that hinder or prevent success, and taking action to ensure that all are equally acknowledged for their contributions and equally reap the benefits of being part of our community.
Our Vision is to use scientific discovery to ensure optimal health through individualized nutrition.
Everyone who works at the NRI supports this hopeful vision. Working at the NRI means doing good for the world. Join us!
The NRI and this position are in Kannapolis, NC, in the Charlotte region.
The UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) is an internationally recognized center conducting innovative basic and translational science to establish how individual differences in nutrient requirements and responses to diet affect our nutritional needs. Our research contributes to the prevention and mitigation of chronic disease across the lifespan from periconception through aging.
Our Mission is to lead precision nutrition research through understanding how genetics and environment affect an individual’s requirements for and responses to nutrients.
NRI principal investigators hold faculty appointments in the departments of Nutrition and Psychology at UNC Chapel Hill. Their research interrogates nutrient roles in disease prevention, disease risk factors, and the impact of gene-environment and gene-nutrient interactions.
The NRI promotes excellence in nutrition knowledge, teaching, and research. We seek and encourage a diversity of experiences and ideas and provide the tools and flexibility for all employees to achieve success and excellence within their chosen occupations and aspirations.
We are committed to open dialogue, careful listening, becoming educated about the systems that hinder or prevent success, and taking action to ensure that all are equally acknowledged for their contributions and equally reap the benefits of being part of our community.
Our Vision is to use scientific discovery to ensure optimal health through individualized nutrition.
Everyone who works at the NRI supports this hopeful vision. Working at the NRI means doing good for the world. Join us!
The NRI and this position are in Kannapolis, NC, in the Charlotte region.
Position Summary
NOTE: This position is located in Kannapolis, NC, appx. 2 hours from UNC’s main campus.
Working under the general supervision of the Clinical Research Core Manager, the Medical Laboratory Technician will manage repeated blood collection via IV catheter for timed meal tests. A total of nine (9) timed draws will be completed per participant over an approximately 4.5 hour period. The position may also assist with assessing potential study-related medical events while on site (i.e. advising on blood glucose or blood pressure per study protocol).
This is a 3-month position with the possibility of extension, dependent upon funding.
Working under the general supervision of the Clinical Research Core Manager, the Medical Laboratory Technician will manage repeated blood collection via IV catheter for timed meal tests. A total of nine (9) timed draws will be completed per participant over an approximately 4.5 hour period. The position may also assist with assessing potential study-related medical events while on site (i.e. advising on blood glucose or blood pressure per study protocol).
This is a 3-month position with the possibility of extension, dependent upon funding.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
High school diploma or equivalency and one year of laboratory experience; or equivalent combination of training and experience. Some positions may require compliance with current Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) regulations.
Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
- Experience with and comfortable in placing, assessing, and managing IVs for purposes of repeated blood collection
- Ability to work in conjunction with the RN onsite during study visits
- CITI certification or willingness to complete training upon hire
- Currently licensed or certified in the State of North Carolina: Paramedic or LPN.
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
- Exposure to course work in Nursing or related field
- Bilingual (Spanish) candidates are strongly encouraged to apply
Special Physical/Mental Requirements
Campus Security Authority Responsibilities
Not Applicable.
Salary : $23 - $28
