Employment
A World-Class Place to Work
The Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) studies why people’s metabolism and nutrient requirements differ from person to person. As scientists, physicians, and healthcare practitioners better understand nutritional individuality, they will be able to enhance human health, improve brain development, and more effectively treat diseases like obesity, cancer, and diabetes. The NRI is located on the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, North Carolina, and is part of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
All employees of the Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) are employees of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all to apply without regard to age, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
Current Open Positions
Why Come to Kannapolis?
More Reasons
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Guaranteed hard-money support for faculty research
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Competitive start-up packages
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125,000 sq. ft. State-of-the-art research facilities
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Advanced instrumentation through the David H. Murdock Core Laboratory
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Tenure and tenure-track appointments
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Collaborative, team-based research culture
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Co-located with six partner universities
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Workforce training support via the NC Community College System
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On-campus incubator space and access to venture support for translation and commercialization
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Kannapolis lifestyle: affordable, small-town feel, minutes from Charlotte
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350-acre North Carolina Research Campus with 1M sq. ft. of lab/office space
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Where We Are
UNC Nutrition Research Institute
500 Laureate Way
Kannapolis, NC 28081
704-250-5000
The UNC Nutrition Research Institute building is located on the 350-acre NC Research Campus in Kannapolis.
UNC Chapel Hill
The Nutrition Research Institute is a unit of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. With an environment that inspires pioneering research, innovation, and entrepreneurship, UNC Chapel Hill has long been an agent for economic prosperity in North Carolina. At the NRI we are proud of our Carolina heritage and to be representing it on the North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis.
NC Research Campus
The North Carolina Research Campus in Kannapolis, just north of Charlotte, is home to eight university research centers, plus industry, government and nonprofit organizations that share the goal of empowering human health through nutrition. Collectively, scientists focus on understanding the science behind precision nutrition and safer, more nutritious crops and foods.