Trainee Biofabrication Jobs (NOW HIRING)

The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine's Department of Dermatology is recruiting Postdoctoral Associates with interests in Bioengineering. This is an exciting opportunity for individuals who thrive in an interesting, challenging, and highly collaborative work environment.  Postdoctoral Associates will contribute to the department by focusing on developing clinically translatable biomedical technologies for skin vaccination and wearable diagnostics, as well as by validating these new technologies using human skin models and in vivo animal models. 

The Postdoctoral Associates will carry out advanced independent and/or directed research to achieve the objectives of the research projects. They will work in multiple multidisciplinary projects and will have opportunities to collaborate with distinguished teams of PIs and other postdoctoral associates. They will help mentor junior trainees in related areas and assist in the management of resources and equipment used in engineering and in vitro and in vivo characterization of these next-generation skin-targeted biomedical technologies. 

Qualifications:

        Design, manufacturing, and structural, electrical, and biological evaluation of biomedical technologies.

      PhD in Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, or a related field. 

      Expertise in biomimicry, biofabrication techniques, biomaterials, biosensors, wearable electronics, and machine learning. 

      Experience in mechanical and rheological testing of biodegradable materials.

      Experience in working with mouse models, cell and tissue cultures, cellular biology, and qPCR, ELISA and Flow Cytometry-based assays.  

      A publication record in peer-reviewed journals.

      Strong analytical skills.

      Excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

      A proven track record of designing, conducting, and analyzing impactful research experiments.

Responsibilities: 

      Design, manufacturing, and structural, electrical, and biological evaluation of biomedical technologies.

      Conduct research experiments and animal studies within the predetermined research scope and methodology.

      Collect, analyze, and interpret data.

      Assist in mentoring junior trainees working in the projects. 

      Attend weekly meetings to discuss the research plan and progress. 

      Prepare quarterly reports on the progress of the projects, including written documents and presentation slides. 

      Write papers and proposals. 

      Other tasks as identified pertaining to satisfying the project goals.