Research Assistant
- Employer
- Johns Hopkins University
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Apr 26, 2021
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Science, Technology & Mathematics, Biotechnology & Bioengineering, Administrative, Academic Affairs, Research Administration
- Employment Type
- Full Time
A dynamic research laboratory specializing in neuromedical control systems is seeking a research assistant with training and/or experience in computational biology to carry out a project analyzing data related to neural activity.
Specific Duties
& Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Principal Investigator, the research assistant will be provided a data set that includes nonhuman primates executing a motor task. This independent research study will be to relate the neural activity in premotor and primary motor regions of the brain to kinematic variables. The research assistant will also study how these relationships change when motor areas are compromised. Specifically, the research assistant will analyze how tracking specific commands degrades when motor areas are compromised. These analyses will complement the model development and theory proposed in a larger motor control study.
Minimum Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related technical discipline
- Some work experience in a biomedical engineering research lab also required.
- Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.
Preferred Qualifications- Coursework in quantitative science such as mathematics, physics, engineering, or computer science
- Experience applying mathematical models to biological data, particularly neural data
- Experience working with large datasets
- Experience with statistical techniques used to fit models to data
- Ability to program in MATLAB
- Ability to work collaboratively with teams of scientists across disciplines
Classified Title:Research
Assistant
Working Title: Research
Assistant
Role/Level/Range: ACRO37.5/03/CD
Starting Salary Range:$16.26 - $22.35; Commensurate
with Experience
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm, Up to 37.5 hrs/
week
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt
Location: 01-MD:Homewood Campus
Department name: 10001501-Institute for Computational
Medicine
Personnel area: Whiting School of Engineering
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.
If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the HR Business Services Office atjhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711.
The following additional provisions may apply depending on which campus you will work. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
During the Influenza ("the flu") season, as a condition of employment, The Johns Hopkins Institutions require all employees who provide ongoing services to patients or work in patient care or clinical care areas to have an annual influenza vaccination or possess an approved medical or religious exception. Failure to meet this requirement may result in termination of employment.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.
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The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.
If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the HR Business Services Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711.
The following additional provisions may apply depending on which campus you will work. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
During the Influenza ("the flu") season, as a condition of employment, The Johns Hopkins Institutions require all employees who provide ongoing services to patients or work in patient care or clinical care areas to have an annual influenza vaccination or possess an approved medical or religious exception. Failure to meet this requirement may result in termination of employment.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Note: Job Postings are updated daily and remain online until filled.
EEO is the Law
Learn more:
https://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf
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