**Specific Duties & Responsibilities**
- The Mechanical Engineering of Wet-materials (MEOW) Lab led by Dr. Yun Chen wishes to recruit qualified individuals to support our group's research.
- Direction of research projects under the general supervision of the faculty investigator and senior lab members.
- Protocol development and assay design.
- Critical analysis of data.
- Generating codes for data processing and analysis.
- Identification and troubleshooting of situations requiring special attention.
- Weekly presentation of results.
- Design of figures and preparation of text for reports and publications.
- The work will involve a wide range of techniques including_
- Matlab programming and python programming.
- Immunofluorescence.
- Spatial transcriptomics.
- Operating optical microscopes for large-scaled, high-resolution, multispectral image acquisition.
- Culture of primary cells and established cell lines.
- Bioprinting.
- CAD-based design.

**Special Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities**
- Proficient in best lab practices.
- Exhibits strong communication and management skills.
- Demonstrates the ability to work independently.
- Many department laboratories operate 24/7 with schedules on day, evening, or night shift. Rotating schedules may include weekend work and holiday assignments as needed.

**Minimum Qualifications**
- Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Biology, or related field.

**Preferred Qualifications**
- Some related post-undergraduate work experience is preferred.
- Relevant research experience in bioprinting, molecular and cell biology, mechanical engineering, and biophysics is preferred.

Classified Title: Research Technologist
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Biofabrication Specialist
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/02/CC
Starting Salary Range: $15.50 - $26.00 HRLY (Commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M-F, 8-5pm
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt
Location: Homewood Campus
Department name: Institute for NanoBioTechnology
Personnel area: Whiting School of Engineering