Research Assistant

The Department of Biomedical Engineering seeks a Research Assistantwho will assist with research activities and resources for work performed in the I-STAR Laboratory and Carnegie Center for Surgical Innovation. Work with members of the lab and assist with the development of phantoms for realistic simulation of patient motion in Cone-Beam CT and in the development of algorithms for simulation and compensation of Cone-Beam CT artifacts caused by patient motion. This person will also assist in carrying out studies of effects of patient motion in Cone-Beam CT in accordance with good research practices in such activities, including pre-processing and quantitative analysis of x-ray imaging data, management of large datasets, lab inventory, and record keeping.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assist research team with preparation of imaging experiments on x-ray CT systems.
• Perform x-ray data processing and analysis under the supervision of senior researchers.
• Oversee data collection, develop and run routine reports. Use standard mathematical and statistical tools and computer programs to review data, and utilize data cleaning measures to ensure accuracy of data.
• Organize and maintain large collections of imaging data.
• Adhere to protocol requirements to ensure validity of clinical research data. Maintain a good working knowledge of all assigned experimental protocols and data analysis techniques.
• Maintain paper and computerized research files.
• Participate in weekly research group meetings.
• Meet regularly with designated laboratory staff to review recent data, troubleshoot current experiments, review new experimental protocols, and prioritize new experiments.
• Prepare mandatory reports and documents/protocols.
• Conduct literature searches and participate in drafting scientific communications (papers and conference presentations).
• Refer to and comply with procedure manuals, follow proper laboratory protocols and safety policy/procedures, and be familiar with material data safety sheets in assigned work areas. Adhere to all Health Safety and Environment (HSE) guidelines applicable to assigned work area.
• Perform miscellaneous related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications (Mandatory):

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline.
• Some related experience.
• 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:

• Experience in a research laboratory that applies techniques of anatomical, functional, and/or structural imaging analysis or acquisition.

Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Adequate knowledge in biomedical engineering and imaging physics.
• Familiarity and experience with CT data acquisition, reconstruction, and image analysis, in particular in relationship to simulation and analysis of patient motion in Cone-Beam CT imaging.
• Working knowledge of research practices for quantification of Cone-Beam CT image quality and motion-induced image quality degradation.
• Experience in design of dynamic phantoms for simulation of patient motion in Cone-Beam CT.
• Experience in algorithmic approaches for motion artifacts correction in Cone-Beam CT.
• Experience with common computer programs such as Microsoft Office, with data analysis using Matlab and Python, and with specialized packages for machine learning methods applied to imaging data (Pytorch, Tensorflow).
• Willingness to learn specialized software used in the research.
• Understanding of statistical concepts relevant for analysis of experimental data from imaging studies.

Physical Requirements:

• May transport equipment and supplies usually less than 40 pounds from one area to another (in the laboratory or on campus).

Classified Title: Research Assistant
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/03/CD
Starting Salary Range: $16.26 - $22.35/hr (commensurate with experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: Monday - Friday
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt
Location: ​​​​​​​School of Medicine Campus
Department name: ​​​​​​​SOM BME Biomedical Imaging Science
Personnel area: School of Medicine

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