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East Carolina University ( ECU) is consistently ranked among the nation's top public universities for its commitment to research, innovation, social mobility, and public service. Classified as a R1 institution by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education, ECU is among the top 5% of research universities in the United States, an elite designation reflecting the highest levels of research activity, funding, and doctoral output.

Founded in 1907, ECU is a public, four-year university located in Greenville, N.C., which is widely regarded as the cultural, educational, economic, and medical hub of eastern North Carolina. Through education, research, healthcare, community engagement, athletics, cultural enrichment, and service, ECU enhances the quality of life for its students, the state and communities around the world. It is a great place to work, teach, and learn.

ECU's commitment to impactful scholarship is further demonstrated through its repeated Carnegie Community Engagement Classification (2010, 2015, 2024), as well as its 2024 designation as a Carnegie Leadership for Public Purpose institution. These distinctions recognize the university's leadership in translating research into meaningful community partnerships and measurable societal benefits.

The university supports its workforce through a wide range of professional development opportunities designed to foster career growth and skill advancement. Eligible employees also benefit from a comprehensive benefits package that promotes a healthy work-life balance.

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The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University is composed of departments that function to increase the supply of primary care physicians to serve the state; improve the health and well-being of the region; and train physicians who will meet the healthcare needs of the state. The ECU Brody School of Medicine is aligned with ECU Health as a clinically integrated academic healthcare organization. This integration allows the two organizations to provide efficient, effective and high-quality care to eastern North Carolina residents. For more information, visit ECUHealth.org.

In the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine the mission is to improve the health and well-being of citizens of eastern North Carolina and beyond by delivering high-quality pathology services, by providing exemplary education, and creating new knowledge through research.

The Pathologists' Assistant position's primary responsibility is participation in the forensic/autopsy pathology service. The Pathologist Assistant reports directly to the department chair. Responsibilities include recording of external features for decedent's undergoing autopsy, evisceration of decedents that are undergoing complete autopsy/internal examination, forensic photography, collection of toxicology specimens, and other miscellaneous procedures that include, but are not limited to performance and packaging of sexual assault kits, preparation of neurologic specimens for send out to consultant neuropathologists, and collection of microbiology specimens for processing by the microbiology laboratory. The pathologists' assistant will assist with the instruction of pathologists' assistant students in autopsy pathology techniques.

Key Responsibilities Include:

Candidates must meet requirements for Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments ( CLIA) high complexity testing, which are an earned associate degree in a laboratory science or medical laboratory technology obtained from an accredited institution, OR equivalent education and training that includes completion of 60 semester hours or equivalent from an accredited institution that must include 24 semester hours of medical laboratory technology courses or 24 semester hours of science courses that includes 6 semester hours of chemistry, 6 semester hours of biology or medical laboratory technology in any combination. Candidates must be able to apply standard protocols and techniques related to autopsy performance. Candidates must have excellent communication skills and ability to work with others including law enforcement and other stakeholders, and possess the cognitive ability to adapt techniques when appropriate. Candidates must be detail-oriented, and possess the physical ability and dexterity to eviscerate and perform prosection for autopsies.

The Pathologist Assistant must apply for appointment as a North Carolina Medical examiner within 6 months of starting the job, which will allow for independent performance of external-only examinations and completion of death certificates.

Board eligibility or certification as a Pathologists Assistant is preferred.

East Carolina University requires applicants to submit a candidate profile online in order to be considered for the position. In addition to submitting a candidate profile online, please submit online the required applicant documents:

Curriculum Vitae
Letter of Interest
List of Three References (noting contact information)

At the time of employment two to four original letters of reference, official transcripts, a criminal background check, and proper documentation of identity and employability are required. Please be aware, an automatic email may be sent to the individuals entered by the applicant in the References section of the People Admin applicant tracking system. Letters of reference submitted via the People Admin applicant tracking system will be verified and considered towards meeting this requirement.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

In order to be considered for this position, applicants must complete a candidate profile online via the PeopleAdmin system and submit any requested documents. Additionally, applicants that possess the preferred education and experience must also possess the minimum education/experience, if applicable.

Unless otherwise identified in the applicable job posting and consistent with University policy, the University will principally employ individuals who reside in the State of North Carolina to the greatest extent practicable. As such, most positions at East Carolina University require employees to live and work in North Carolina (or live within a reasonable daily commuting distance from their duty station) after hire. Candidates should be prepared to relocate within a reasonable, agreed-upon time after an offer of employment has been made and accepted to meet this requirement.

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