Imaging Research Specialist I

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Discover Vanderbilt Health: With eight hospitals and over 180 clinics, we are the region’s largest comprehensive academic health system. Vanderbilt Health has a long tradition of providing world-class care to the people of the Mid-South, living out our mission of moving medicine forward through preeminent programs in patient care, education and research. Here you’ll find a spirit of collaboration and a supportive community where your expertise is valued, your knowledge expanded and your uniqueness celebrated. We are committed to fostering an environment where talented, compassionate people are united in bringing the most advanced care to our neighbors throughout the region. Organization: VU Inst. of Imaging Science Job Summary: Runs imaging experiments, recording results and participating in the development and implementation of imaging research studies with some guidance. Implements basic analysis strategies for imaging data. Performs chemical syntheses and analyses, molecular biological analyses, histology and specimen preparations. Our Academic Enterprise is one of the nation’s longest serving and most prestigious academic medical centers. Through its historic bond with Vanderbilt University and integral role in the School of Medicine, Vanderbilt Health cultivates distinguished research and educational programs to advance a clinical enterprise that provides compassionate and personalized care and support for millions of patients and family members each year. World-leading academic departments and comprehensive centers of excellence pursue scientific discoveries and transformational educational and clinical advances across the entire spectrum of health and disease. Aligning with Vanderbilt Health’s Strategic Directions, the Office of Research provides shared research resources, administrative expertise and professional guidance to enable the trans-disciplinary environment and highly collaborative culture that advances discovery and training for all the research faculty, trainees, students and staff.

Requirements

Scientific Instrumentation (Novice): Demonstrates knowledge and use of scientific instrumentation in practical applications
Anatomy & Physiology Knowledge (Novice): Possesses sufficient fundamental proficiency to successfully demonstrate anatomy and physiology knowledge in practical applications of moderate difficulty.
Regulatory Compliance (Novice): Demonstrates knowledge of the appropriate rules and regulations and apply them in difficult, stressful and complex situations. Able to interpret and explain rules and regulations that are ambiguous or unclear. Directs others in interpreting rules and regulations on the job and trains others in them.
Image Analysis and Processing (Novice): Demonstrates familiarity with software packages and databases used for image analysis and processing. Able to apply image analysis programs to provide measurements of structure or physiological outputs using state-of-the-art software programs. Able to develop scripts and programs to modify image analysis software for customer applications.
Imaging Development and Application (Fundamental Awareness): Demonstrates expertise in the utilization and modification of imaging technologies and relevant concepts in physics and engineering for diverse applications
Laboratory Techniques (Novice): Demonstrates proficiency in laboratory practices including chemistry and molecular biology
Technical Writing (Fundamental Awareness): Possesses the ability to describe procedures and data in writing to communicate to readers of grants, papers, and other documents.
Electronics (Novice): Demonstrates proficiency in the design and fabrication of electronic devices, both digital and analog
Communication (Novice): Clearly, effectively and respectfully communicates to employees or customers.
Data Analysis (Novice): The ability to analyze data in an accurate manner.
Bachelor's degree
Less than 1 year of relevant work experience

Responsibilities

Under supervision, perform, collect, evaluate, and analyze imaging research data
Operation of wide variety of scientific experiments involving detailed protocols.
Assist in the design of the study including procedures, protocols and quality control measures
Conduct experimental design/analysis.
Write imaging protocol and oversee its implementation.
Obtain informed consent and follow IRB guidelines.
Assist in the design of study or survey tools.
Assist in the development of data collection methods and/or databases
Contribute to research publications.
Assist in developing reports of results, graphs, charts, tables, etc. of research findings.
Assist principal investigator in preparation of grant applications and contract proposals