Part Time Research Lab/Data Assistant, Pediatrics

UT Southwestern Medical Center • Dallas, TX

12h • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a highly organized and proactive individual to join our multi-disciplinary team. The position will support a neonatal clinical research program focused on developing objective, non-invasive physiologic biomarkers of gastrointestinal function, feeding tolerance, and gastrointestinal development in preterm infants. The role will involve processing and analyzing multimodal physiologic signals, including electrogastrography, abdominal near-infrared spectroscopy, and other future bedside monitoring modalities. Responsibilities will include signal processing, data quality review, feature extraction, visualization, and development of reproducible analytic workflows using MATLAB, Python, or related tools. The Research Assistant will work under PI supervision to help translate quantitative signal features into clinically meaningful physiologic interpretations that align with neonatal clinical context. The role will also include assisting with preparation of figures, abstracts, manuscripts, progress reports, preliminary data summaries, and grant applications.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree With major coursework in field of assignment
• 1 year of experience required with Bachelor's Degree

Responsibilities

• Processing and analyzing multimodal physiologic signals, including electrogastrography, abdominal near-infrared spectroscopy, and other future bedside monitoring modalities.
• Signal processing, data quality review, feature extraction, visualization, and development of reproducible analytic workflows using MATLAB, Python, or related tools.
• Translating quantitative signal features into clinically meaningful physiologic interpretations that align with neonatal clinical context.
• Assisting with preparation of figures, abstracts, manuscripts, progress reports, preliminary data summaries, and grant applications.

Benefits

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100%25 coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level