Job & Internship Opportunities

Nanoscience Instruments Job Opening 

Job Responsibilities:

• Perform product demonstrations at application labs or at customer sites
• Perform online product demonstrations, perform sample analysis and provide sample analysis reports
• Work with product manager and sales team to meet goals for product sales
• Works with product manager and marketing to develop marketing strategy for assigned products
• Develop expertise in key applications supporting product

Requirements:

• Experience with QCM-D, AFM or other similar analytical technique
• Chemistry, Physics, or Engineering PhD with a focus on surface science
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally
• Because this position requires access to Government, Military, and other high security labs, US Citizenship is required

More information about Nanoscience Instruments and this job opening can be found here: https://www.nanoscience.com/about-us/jobs/materials-and-surface-chemistry-applications-scientist/

Contact: If interested, please send resumes and direct questions to Matthew Dixon, Ph.D <mdixon@mail.nanoscience.com>

STANFORD MOLECULAR IMAGING SCHOLARS (SMIS) PROGRAM

PROGRAM DIRECTOR: Craig Levin, PhD, Professor of Radiology

Eligibility
1. Candidate must have an MD or PhD degree
2. Candidate must be a US citizen, or a non-citizen national, or must have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence and possess an Alien Registration Card (1-151 or 1-551) or some other verification of legal admission as a permanent resident.

Deadline to apply:April 30, 2021 (for a start date before August 31, 2021)

Details:

Molecular imaging, the non-invasive monitoring of specific molecular and biochemical processes in living organisms, continues to expand its applications in the detection and management of cancer. SMIS faculty mentors provide a diverse training environment spanning biology, physics, mathematics, biocomputation/biomedical informatics, engineering, chemistry, biochemistry, cancer biology, immunology, and medical sciences. The centerpiece of the SMIS program is the opportunity for trainees (PhD or MD with an emphasis on PhD) to conduct innovative molecular imaging research that is co-mentored by faculty in complementary disciplines. SMIS trainees also engage in specialized coursework, seminars, national conferences, clinical rounds, including ethics training and the responsible conduct of research. The three-year program culminates with the preparation and review of a mock NIH grant proposal, in support of trainee transition to an independent career in cancer molecular imaging.

APPLY HERE

SMIS WEB SITE

STANFORD CANCER IMAGING TRAINING (SCIT) PROGRAM

PROGRAM DIRECTORS: Sandy Napel, PhD, Professor of Radiology and Bruce Daniel, MD, Professor of Radiology

Eligibility

1. Candidate must have an MD or PhD degree.
2. Candidate must be a US citizen, or a non-citizen national, or must have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence and possess an Alien Registration Card (1-151 or 1-551) or some other verification of legal admission as a permanent resident.

Deadline to apply:March 31, 2021

Details:

The Stanford Cancer Imaging Training (SCIT) Program, funded by the National Cancer Institute, aims to train the next generation of researchers in the development and clinical translation of advanced techniques for cancer imaging and its application. This T32 training program is the evolution of the longstanding program, formerly known as “Advanced Techniques for Cancer Imaging and Detection,” established and led by former Radiology Chair, Dr. Gary M. Glazer in 1992.

SCIT is a two-year program training five fellows (roughly half PhD / half MD) per year over a five-year funding cycle.

APPLY HERE

SCIT WEB SITE

Graduate Internship in Innovative Pedagogy — FALL AND SPRING SEMESTER – $6100/semester

Eligibility: All advanced graduate students

Type: Paid one-year position

Deadline to apply: Application closes March 15th and details for applying available here.

Details:
This is a one-year position that gives two advanced graduate students hands-on experience as:

• A faculty development program intern
• An instructor of record for “Cyber Connections: Communication in the Digital Age”

Compensation will be $6100 per semester. Also, the successful candidates’ tuition and fees (for both Fall-Spring) will be covered by LAMP.

Contact: If interested, reach out to Torang Asadi <torang.asadi@duke.edu>

Nanoscience Instruments — Opening: Applications Scientist

Job Responsibilities:

• Perform product demonstrations at application labs or at customer sites
• Perform online product demonstrations, perform sample analysis and provide sample analysis reports
• Work with product manager and sales team to meet goals for product sales
• Works with product manager and marketing to develop marketing strategy for assigned products
• Develop expertise in key applications supporting product

Requirements:

• Experience with QCM-D, AFM or other similar analytical technique
• Chemistry, Physics, or Engineering PhD with a focus on surface science
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally
• Because this position requires access to Government, Military, and other high security labs, US Citizenship is required

More information about Nanoscience Instruments and this job opening can be found here: https://www.nanoscience.com/about-us/jobs/materials-and-surface-chemistry-applications-scientist/

Contact: If interested, please send resumes and direct questions to Matthew Dixon, Ph.D <mdixon@mail.nanoscience.com>

Ainslie Lab at UNC Is looking for Post-Docs!

The Ainslie lab is looking for highly motivated engineers or scientists to develop drug delivery strategies to modulate immune responses via vaccines and drug delivery carriers (immunoengineering).

Successful post doc candidates must hold or have a closely pending doctoral-level degree in biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry, biochemistry, or related field with solid background in materials applied to biological systems. Additionally, post doc candidates should have at least two first author publications in preparation, in press, or published in English language peer reviewed journals.

Applicants could start as soon as possible or into the summer, the start date is negotiable. It is desired that candidates have at least two of the following skills:

• material synthesis and characterization
• mammalian cell culture
• flow cytometry
• ELISAs
• mouse or other animal model work
• isolation of murine BMDCs, BMDC/T cell co-cultures, and/or NO/BCA/MTT type cell assays.

Flagship Pioneering Summer Fellowship Program – (12 Week Full-Time Fellowship: June 7, 2021 – August 27, 2021)

Flagship Pioneering is an institution dedicated to life science innovation.  Flagship Labs has created and built 100+ companies over the past 18 years, including the notable Moderna Therapeutics, Indigo Agriculture and Seres Therapeutics.

Flagship is currently recruiting for their 2021 Fellows Program (description here).  It’s a 12 week paid fellowship sponsored over the summer at Flagship’s offices in Cambridge, that recently transitioned into a remote experience last year with great success. The fellowship is designed to be a unique opportunity to be exposed to our unique approach to basic science, innovation, and venture creation and learn from our talented team to apply this approach first-hand. Interested PhD’s and postdocs can find a job description here and the application is available at this link.

BD’s Technology Leadership Development Program (TLDP)  is Hiring and hosting Virtual sessions on Launching your Career in Med Tech

Come learn about BD’s Technology Leadership Development Program (we’re hiring!), one of the premier career-accelerating opportunities in the med tech industry, along with insider interview & resume tips that will give you a leg up for your transition to industry.

WHEN: Feb 4 @ 2 ET, Feb 9 @ 5 ET, or Feb 10 @ 8 ET

Join via MS Teams using this link

PLEASE RSVP HERE

The TLDP vision is to develop future leaders of BD’s R&D organization.

• The program consists of three successively more challenging assignments (~18 months each) that span multiple businesses and / or locations within BD.
• A personalized and dynamic career path is sculpted for each TLDP associate with the influence of senior R&D leaders and your personal skills and interests.

Program Qualifications:

• Outstanding Ph.D. graduates with significant leadership experience and technical depth in engineering, life sciences, or natural sciences fields
  • Mechanical engineering, biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, chemical engineering, materials science, chemistry, biology, and related field
• Early-stage career (less than 3 years of industry or postdoc experience outside the pursuit of a degree)
• Willingness and ability to relocate to different geographic locations
• To qualify for this position, you must be legally authorized to work in the United States without restriction to duration.

Postdocs and PhD students at all stages are welcome.  Please note that we encourage you to apply for the program 6 months – 1 year prior to your intended start date for optimal timing.

Apply at https://jobs.bd.com/job/sandy/technology-leadership-development-program-senior-engineer/159/17633017  (Job ID R-376803)

Application closes March 1^st for the 2021 spring cycle

 Summer STEM Institute (SSI) – Part-time and full-time roles for summer 2021 — Competitive Compensation!

SSI is a virtual education program that teaches programming, data science, and research. 2 roles are being offered:

Role 1: Part-Time Research Mentor (10-15 hours/week):

• Responsibilities: Lead a virtual lab of 2-3 students; mentor students through the ideation and completion of their own computational or theoretical research projects; support students through the creation of weekly research deliverables, including a background research report, a research proposal, and a final paper and presentation
• Qualifications: Passion for teaching and mentorship; graduate student, postdoctoral fellow, or (in exceptional circumstances) undergraduate with extensive programming or research experience in a computational or theoretical field; past research experiences and deliverables, including published papers and presentations
• Note: Research mentors are able to work for the program alongside full-time job, internship, or research commitments.

Role 2: Full-Time Teaching Fellow (40 hours/week):

• Responsibilities: Teach and work closely to support students through the data science and research bootcamp, answer student questions and discussion board posts; host office hours; leave feedback on student homework assignments
• Qualifications: Passion for teaching and mentorship; experience with Python programming and data science libraries (numpy, pandas, matplotlib, sklearn); experience with data science and the research process

If you are interested, please fill out this 2-minute interest form. If we decide to move forward with your application, we will send more information about the roles and also times to schedule an interview. If you have any questions, please reach out to hiring@summersteminstitute.org.

BME Tutors Needed for Duke Athletics – $14/hr

Tutors are needed for several student-athletes in BME 244 and BME 307. Candidates that will be considered should demonstrate a high level of integrity as well as a high level of competency in the subject area. Duke Athletics compensates graduate tutors $14.00/hr. This would be a commitment of a couple of hours a week and tutors can make their own schedules based on their availability. If anyone is interested, please contact: julie.vandiver@duke.edu