Temporary Biomedical Research Assistant (Part-Time)

University of Louisville • Aurora, CO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a part-time, temporary position requiring biomedical engineering skills in a Cardiothoracic surgery laboratory at the University of Louisville Medical Center. The assistant will be expected to use their skills doing individual and team project work on a variety of projects including modeling the pediatric cardiovascular system, lung disease, red blood cell preservation, and advanced healthcare capability for astronaut space expeditions.

Requirements

• Three (3) or more years of relevant experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Engineering Design skills (e.g. Solidworks or equivalent)
• Fabrication skills (e.g. 3D printing, hand fabrication work, machine shop skills)
• Works well as a member of an interdisciplinary project team
• Healthy with a good work ethic
• Excellent manual dexterity

Nice To Haves

• Entering student in a relevant engineering discipline (e.g. mechanical, electrical, bioengineering)
• Previous experience working on laboratory experiments
• Previous experience working on cardiovascular or thoracic laboratory experiments
• Previous experience in the design, fabrication, and documentation of new components and research devices
• Works well individually on assignments and as a good project team member

Responsibilities

• Perioperative and experimental procedure support of animal experiments
• Participate in the conduct, documentation, and data analysis of experiments in the lab
• Design and fabrication of components needed to advance the projects in the lab
• Test the performance of new devices and techniques needed for experiments in the lab

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed