Research Professional 1 - Biomed Research

About the Job

The Biosensing and Biorobotics Laboratory at the University of Minnesota seeks a highly motivated Biomedical Research Specialist to support cutting-edge research in advanced optical imaging, neuroscience, and biomedical engineering. The successful candidate will assist with the processing, analysis, and visualization of large-scale biomedical imaging datasets collected from novel imaging systems. This is an excellent opportunity for recent graduates interested in gaining research experience before pursuing graduate or professional school.

The candidate will work closely with faculty, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers on projects involving calcium imaging, neural behavior. The position offers opportunities to contribute to scientific publications, develop computational skills, and participate in interdisciplinary research.

The candidate will work with Senior Research Scientist in the group. He/she will assist the research scientist on experimental work focused on gathering large-scale and high speed neural imaging datasets. He/ she will run a data analysis pipeline established in the group to retrieve activities of single neurons from the neural imaging data. Work will involve manual curation of datasets, training machine learning algorithms for automated detection of neural activity. The candidate may also be required to assist in manual curation and analysis of behavioral video, manual annotation of key anatomical landmarks.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Carry out data analyses of large scale neural imaging datasets (40%)
• Execute experimental paradigms for collecting large-scale and high speed neural imaging datasets (40%)
• Aid senior lab personnel on carrying out imaging experiments (15%)
• General lab management and upkeep (5%)
• Other duties as assigned (5%)

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering or closely related field, or a combination of education and relevant work experience to equal at least four years
• 6-12 months experience working in a neural engineering lab setting.
• Proficiency in Python, C, C++ programming language
• Knowledge of Neural data analysis
• Experience with analysis neural calcium imaging datasets
• Familiarity with Machine learning techniques for neural data analysis.

About the Department

The Department of Mechanical Engineering has an internationally recognized faculty, and is part of the College of Science and Engineering, the highly interdisciplinary college of engineering, physical sciences, and mathematics.

Pay and Benefits

• Pay Range: $20.26 per hour ($42,140.80 annual) - $24.04 per hour ($50,003.20 annual); depending on education/qualifications/experience
• Time Appointment: 75% Appointment
• Position Type: Civil-Service & Non-Faculty Labor Represented Staff

How To Apply

Applications must be submitted online. To be considered for this position, please click the Apply button and follow the instructions. You will be given the opportunity to complete an online application for the position and attach a cover letter and resume.

Additional Documents

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Required Application Materials

• Resume

About University of Minnesota

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC), is among the largest public research universities in the country, offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional students a multitude of opportunities for study and research. Located at the heart of one of the nation's most vibrant, diverse metropolitan communities, students on the campuses in Minneapolis and St. Paul benefit from extensive partnerships with world-renowned health centers, international corporations, government agencies, and arts, nonprofit, and public service organizations.