Temporary Biomedical Research Assistant (Part-Time)

Department:

Location:

Health Sciences Center

Time Type:

Part time

Worker Type:

Temporary (Fixed Term)

Job Req ID:

R109075

Minimum Requirements:

Three (3) or more years of relevant experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience.

Position Description:

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.

Essential Duties and 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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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

Competencies

• 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

Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy. In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans, and other protected veterans. The University acknowledges its obligations to ensure affirmative steps are taken to ensure equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment. It is the policy of the University that no employee or applicant for employment be subject to unlawful discrimination in terms of recruitment, hiring, promotion, contract, contract renewal, tenure, compensation, benefits, and/or working conditions. No employee or applicant for employment is required to endorse or condemn a specific ideology, political viewpoint, or social viewpoint to be eligible for hiring, contract renewal, tenure, or promotion.

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Assistance and Accommodations

Computers are available for application submission at the Human Resources Department located at 2315 South First Street Walk, Room 02C - Louisville, Kentucky 40292.

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