Research Associate I - College of Engineering - Biomedical Engineering

Carnegie Mellon University•Pittsburgh, PA

About The Position

The Research Associate I will work in Carnegie Mellon University's Biomedical Engineering Department within the College of Engineering. The role supports research investigating relationships between local field potentials and action potentials recorded from nearby or the same electrodes. Work includes data analysis and experimental observation to determine these relationships, presenting findings locally and potentially at conferences, preparing results for publication, and writing and editing a scientific publication.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required; a combination of education and relevant experience demonstrating comparable knowledge may be considered.
Successful background check.

Responsibilities

Identify problems and obstacles to progress and develop strategies to solve them.
May program software in support of job functions.
Attend project meetings.
Perform research experiments following experimental protocols and procedures.
Research and document information by compiling and maintaining accurate, detailed records.
Summarize statistical information for analysis, examination, or presentation, and write technical reports.
May build and validate quantitative models.
Use software packages to input, manipulate, collect, and record results or observations.
Present research locally and potentially at conferences, prepare results for publication, and write and edit scientific publications.
Perform other duties as assigned.