Details
Posted: 16-Jun-22
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
Salary: Open
A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.
Responsible for the day to day operations of a specialized laboratory within a department or research program. (70%).
Works directly with the principal investigator on the development and the implementation of the research plan and development of research goals. (10%)
Responsible for conduct and support of experiments, functioning as a specialist or technical expert on one or more phases of the project(s); Works with the PI to develop the necessary mathematical and/or computer models for analyzing experimental data. (10%)
Expected to write significant portions of research proposals. Expected to act as liaison with outside agencies to acquire data and share research information. (5%)
Expected to make formal presentations of research finding. (5%)
The lab research is focused on 1) development and application novel electrical stimulation therapies for gastrointestinal and metabolic disorders; 2) mechanism of functional gastrointestinal diseases; 3) application of artificial intelligence and machine learning to biomedical signal processing and pattern recognition; 4) use of MRI and fMRI for assessing mechanisms of various gastrointestinal diseases. Two positions are available, one to perform biomedical research and the other to perform biomedical engineering research by applying artificial intelligence and/or MRI technologies to biomedical research.
- Bachelor’s Degree required.
- 5-6 years of related experience, i.e., published in a field of specialty and academic knowledge in a field or discipline.
- Master’s or Doctoral Degree preferred.
- For the biomedical research position, candidates with following experiences are preferred: survival small animal surgeries, live animal experimentation, electrophysiological recordings and/or neuroscience. Experience in electrophysiology and/or neuroscience preferred.
- For the biomedical engineering position, candidates with following experiences are preferred: digital signal processing, MRI and fMRI data acquisition and analysis and artificial neural networks/machine learning.
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