Unit: Bioengineering Research Center (BERC)
Title: Assistant Scientist
Working Title: BERC Scientist
FTE: Full-time
Required Qualifications:
1) Ph.D. degree in Materials Science, Materials Engineering, Material Chemical
Science or a related field.
2) Demonstrated hands-on experience in operating and maintaining the instrumentation that will be located in the BERC. This requires a minimum of three years of documented intensive experience through work on externally funded research and/or training grants using this equipment, and through several national technical presentations and peer reviewed publications from this work. The instrumentation runs the gamut from materials characterization tools to functional imaging of biologic constructs and material/tissue interfaces, including but not limited to the following: Mechanical Tensile/Torsional Strength Testing, Fourier Transform Infrared (low, medium, and high) Spectroscopy, Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Atomic Force Microscopy, and Raman and Micro-Raman Spectroscopy.
3) Demonstrated experience in providing instrumentation support and training in a research/laboratory environment. This experience must be documented through a minimum of three years of formal activities and usage, such as work on externally funded research and/or training grants with this equipment.
4) Demonstrated experience/ability in training researchers on the proper operation and utilization of instrumentation that will be located in the BERC. This experience must be documented through a minimum of three years of formal activities, such as work on externally funded research and/or training grants wherein other researchers were trained to use this equipment.
5) Demonstrated experience/ability-in educating/mentoring graduate students in the theory and application of materials characterization/imaging tools/methods. This experience must be documented through teaching/training students in full courses, short courses, research activities, and/or training grant activities.
6) Demonstrated experience in characterization of materials, tissues and material/tissue interfaces and development of new materials. This experience must be documented through participation in externally funded research activities and in several peer reviewed publications on these topics.
7) Must be a strong leader of research initiatives and have demonstrated experience
and capability in applying new technologies to the characterization of materials,
tissues and material/tissue interfaces. In particular, must have strong background
in characterization of materials from the nanoscale to the macroscale in examining,
understanding, and applying the hierarchical nature of material properties.
These characteristics must be supported by documented participation in externally
funded research and several peer reviewed publications in these areas.
8) Demonstrated experience in publishing scientific manuscripts and technical
reports related to materials development, materials characterization and bioengineering.
Demonstrated ability to present at technical conferences and demonstrated ability
to communicate research findings in a wide variety of settings. This publication
and presentation experience must be demonstrated by a strong peer reviewed publication
record (minimum average of two publications per each of the three years of experience
required) and by national technical conference presentations in materials and
bioengineering (minimum average of one presentation per each of the three years
of experience required).
9) Deep commitment to developing an externally funded research program which
is nationally recognized, as evidenced by a minimum of three years of previous
experience assisting with proposal submission and by detailed written plans
for future proposal submission.
For a full description of Main Duties and Qulaifications, please click here.
Unit: Transportation Research Institute
Title: Postdoctoral Researcher
Working Title: Postdoctoral Researcher
FTE: Full-time
Required Qualifications:
1) Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from an accredited college or university.
2) Excellent written communication skills, as evidenced in the application materials.
3) Minimum one year experience in building automotive test cells.
Please visit the employment
webpage to read the full description. The position number is 00206536.