Temporary Biomedical Research Assistant (Part-Time)

This is a part-time, temporary position in a Cardiothoracic surgery laboratory at the University of Louisville Medical Center. The assistant will work on individual and team projects including modeling the pediatric cardiovascular system, lung disease, red blood cell preservation, and advanced healthcare capability for astronaut space expeditions.

Responsibilities

• Provide perioperative and experimental procedure support for animal experiments
• Participate in the conduct, documentation, and data analysis of experiments in the lab
• Design and fabricate components needed to advance lab projects
• Test the performance of new devices and techniques for experiments

Requirements

• Three or more years of relevant experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Entering student in a relevant engineering discipline (e.g., mechanical, electrical, bioengineering)
• Previous experience working on laboratory experiments
• Previous experience in cardiovascular or thoracic laboratory experiments
• Experience in the design, fabrication, and documentation of new components and research devices
• Ability to work well individually and as part of a project team

Skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Engineering design skills (e.g., Solidworks or equivalent)
• Fabrication skills (e.g., 3D printing, hand fabrication, machine shop skills)
• Ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary project team
• Strong work ethic and manual dexterity