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Case Western Reserve University Senior Research Associate (Laboratory Research) - Biomedical Engineering in Cleveland, Ohio
Posted May 24, 2024 Date: May 2024 Title: Senior Research Associate (Laboratory Research) Department: Biomedical Engineering School: Engineering Location: Wickenden Building Supervisor Name and Title: Andrew Shoffstall, Ph.D., Assistant Professor POSITION OBJECTIVE The Shoffstall lab focuses on two primary areas of research: 1) biomedical materials design and testing (including injectable and resorbable electrodes, novel material coatings and substrates, and tissue response), and 2) neural engineering and modulation (including neural anatomy, imaging, and targeted drug delivery for therapeutic applications). The Senior Research Associate will oversee research projects within the lab in both of these programmatic areas, providing scientific oversight, guidance to lab members, and lab management in the absence of the principal investigator. The Senior Research Associate will design and plan projects, oversee collaborations, supervise staff and students, manage animal models, conduct animal surgery, and fully execute research projects, with the aim of gathering pre-clinical data which will inform the transition from basic to applied clinical projects. The Senior Research Associate will keep the PI informed of progress of research projects and provide recommendations on experimental design and project plans. The Senior Research Associate will also present data and findings at lab and scientific meetings, seminars, prepare manuscripts, contribute preliminary data for grant proposals, as well as write grant proposals. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS With the principal investigator, establish goals and objectives for the efficient and timely completion of projects. Provide scientific oversight of all research projects, including data collection and maintenance. Meet regularly with the principal investigator to review and set priorities, staff/student-related issues, and future research staff and planning. Establish and manage the day-to-day priorities of the research staff. (20%) Coordinate experiments performed by other lab members, ensuring adequate resources, assisting with experimental design and analysis. Oversee progress of the research projects and provide regular progress reports to the PI; and provide input and recommendation to principal investigator regarding significant developments in research projects. Ensure the PI is informed about the results of lab members, and ensure the PI's experimental strategy is explored by lab members and through independent experiments by the Senior Research Associate. (20%) Independently and with the principal investigator, design, plan, and execute research projects, including in vivo animal studies, data collection and analysis, tissue collection, and sample preparation. Maintain accurate records of data and provide findings and recommendations to the PI based on analysis. (20%) Develop new techniques and surgical approaches to advance research projects within the lab. Train lab members on new techniques. (10%) Mentor and train lab staff and graduate students; oversee research work and ensure projects are completed according to the research plan. This will involve teaching other members of the lab techniques and scientific discovery methods, including students and post-docs. Assist and teach both established and new research techniques to other lab members to facilitate their experiments. Coordinate trainings for lab members with the EHS and others, as needed. (10%) Present data and findings at laboratory meetings and scientific meetings, seminars, etc. Prepare manuscripts, contribute preliminary data for grant proposals, contribute to writing grant proposals. (10%) Independently author research projects. Assemble data and make publication-quality figures from analyzed data. With the highest level of integrity and responsible conduct of research, participate in writing manuscripts as a first author and co-author