Research Associate (1-year Term)

at Northwestern University in

Evanston, Illinois, United States Job Description Job Opening Id:

53550

Department:

RENU - SQI

Regenerative Eng Salary/Grade:

RES/ Job Summary:

The Querrey Simpson Institute for Regenerative Engineering (QSI RENU) is a new Institute for engineering in medicine and healthcare innovation established to foster, develop, and disseminate engineering-driven technology innovations that restore tissue and organ function to improve patient care and quality of life. The mission of this new institute predominantly integrates the talents of Northwestern University faculty from McCormick School of Engineering and Feinberg School of Medicine to create convergence research, education, and innovation ecosystem to develop enabling tools for preserving, restoring, and augmenting tissue and organ function. Staff within the Institute support this mission and are an integral part of the Institute's success.

QSI RENU

has an opening for a Research Associate position who will report to QSI RENU's Director. This position will be the Facility Director for CARE (Center for Advanced Regenerative Engineering) and Ameer's Lab. This is a 1-year term position. Opportunity for renewal will be based on performance and available funding. Successful candidates will have extensive regenerative engineering experience, thrive in a dynamic and interdisciplinary environment, and be ready to engage with researchers and investigators to match a diverse array of technologies and techniques to highly technical and specialized scientific research to produce impactful results. The candidate is expected to have a background in polymer synthesis and characterization, surface chemical functionalization, micropatterning of surfaces, assays involving cell-material interactions, experience working with preclinical models.

Specific Responsibilities :

Design and conduct experiments, in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo. Ability to joggle multiple in-house studies (maximum 3-4 studies at any given time) Ensure assigned SOPs are current and accurately reflected in executed studies/projects Analyze data and generate reports Apply for internal and external funding for research projects. This includes writing grant proposals. Ensure overall lab compliance with all internal and external regulations Mange data recording, tracking, and analysis for each project Manage DTC's blanket IACUC protocols Ability to work in a team setting Great communication skills Train and supervise lower-level core To view full details and how to apply, please login or create a Job Seeker account