Post Doc Associate

About the role

Post Doc Associate in Biomedical Engineering at Rutgers University, working in the Niu Lab on a project funded by the New Jersey Spinal Cord Injury Commission. The role involves leading development of next-generation wearable devices for spinal cord injury applications, end-to-end development of advanced sensor systems from flexible printed circuit board fabrication to machine learning algorithms for real-time signal analysis, collaborating in a multidisciplinary environment, managing laboratory resources, and producing high-quality progress reports and publications.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of next-generation wearable devices for spinal cord injury applications.
• Oversee end-to-end development of advanced sensor systems, including physical fabrication of flexible printed circuit boards (FPCBs).
• Implement machine learning algorithms for real-time signal analysis.
• Collaborate in a multidisciplinary research environment.
• Manage laboratory resources and supplies.
• Produce high-quality progress reports and peer-reviewed publications.

Requirements

• PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or a closely related field.
• Proven track record of research in flexible electronics, wireless power transfer, or physiological signal monitoring.
• Experience with academic writing and a history of contributing to technical progress reports or peer-reviewed journals.

Skills

• Hardware Design: Expertise in designing and fabricating flexible printed circuit boards (FPCB) and integrating them with biosensing frontends.
• Computational Analysis: Strong skills in developing biosignal processing algorithms and implementing machine learning models for data interpretation.
• Technical Oversight: Ability to monitor complex data collection processes and ensure integrity and confidentiality of sensitive medical data.
• Laboratory Management: Skills in controlling stock of supplies and maintaining specialized laboratory equipment.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage
• Paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs
• Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax-deferred savings options
• Employee and dependent educational benefits (when applicable)
• Life insurance coverage
• Employee discount programs

Pay

$63,968 or other negotiated minimum salary; final offer may be determined by qualifications, experience, expertise, availability of department or grant funds, market benchmarks, and internal equity.

Schedule

Full Time