Research Assistant 2 - Military veterans preferred

Research Assistant 2

US-OR-Portland

Requisition ID: 2025-34757
Position Category: Research
Job Type: Research
Position Type: Regular Full-Time
Posting Department: Biomedical Engineering
Posting Salary Range: $18.91 - $28.37 per hour
Posting FTE: 1.00
Posting Schedule: Monday - Friday; occasional evenings and weekends as needed to complete work.
Posting Hours: Variable, typically 8:30am - 5:00pm
HR Mission: School of Medicine
Drug Testable: No

Department Overview

This position seeks a researcher to work on heart and heart development projects. This person would either work on i) computational modeling (using physics-based models and simulations) or ii) performing manipulations on embryos at different stages of development, and get outcome data. Candidates wishing to advance both areas (computational and experimental) are welcome too. Data to be collected/analyzed includes various imaging acquisitions (in vivo and from samples that will need to be properly prepared – including histology and confocal data), genome data, physiological data, blood flow data, etc. This position will also assist with data interpretation and preparation of manuscripts for publication.

Function/Duties of Position

• Conducts experiments on chicken embryos, including but not limited to manipulations, imaging, sample collection and processing
  OR
• Develop and implement computational models of the heart.
• Coordinates work with collaborators – e.g. data and sample transfer when needed. 
• Reviews and analyzes literature related to the project, stays up to date with developments in the field of the project.
• Assists in writing scientific publications that report project data and results, as well as publications that summarizes efforts on the field.
• Presents data and results related to the project.
• Independently manages lab supply purchases as needed for project. Monitors lab expenditures. 

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's in relevant field OR

• Associate's AND

• 3 years of relevant experience OR

• 4 years of relevant experience OR

• Equivalent combination of training and experience

• College level biology lab experience or experience with biomechanics/mechanics concepts and labs.

• Ability to manipulate tiny embryos under the microscope or setup computer simulations. Attention to detail.

• Good verbal and written communication skills.

• Excellent organizational skills, and outstanding analytical skills to gather, analyze and interpret data.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience manipulating and staging chicken embryos, and collecting samples from them.

• Experience preparing samples for confocal/histological imaging, and confocal/histological imaging acquisition.

• Experience with in vivo imaging.

• Experience with image analysis and segmentation.

• Experience with computational modeling (FEA, CFD).

• Image analysis skills.

• Use of MatLab programming and/or other programming languages.

All are welcome
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