Research Assistant - College of Engineering - Department of Mechanical Engineering

Carnegie Mellon University is a private, global research university that stands among the world's most renowned education institutions. With ground-breaking brain science, path-breaking performances, creative start-ups, big data, big ambitions, hands-on learning, and a whole lot of robots, CMU doesn't imagine the future, we invent it. If you're passionate about joining a community that challenges the curious to deliver work that matters, your journey starts here!

Innovation. Interdisciplinary collaboration. Complex problem solving. In Carnegie Mellon University's Department of Mechanical Engineering, faculty members, researchers, and students are revolutionizing focus areas in advanced manufacturing, bioengineering, computational engineering, energy and the environment, product design, and robotics. In addition, they are using their expertise in interdisciplinary research centers across the university.

Carnegie Mellon University's department of Mechanical Engineering is searching for a Research Assistant to join their team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives in an interesting and challenging work environment. You will contribute to the department by analyzing labeled sEMG datasets to train and evaluate a transformer-based gesture classifier model and other tasks that are assigned to you.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with data collection, including biomedical instrumentation
• Assist with data analysis, including signal processing
• Assist with literature reviews, including summarizing key papers
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Entry level research experience, including basic understanding of instrumentation and software
• Experience with signal processing, Matlab programming, spreadsheets, statistics
• A combination of education and relevant experience from which comparable knowledge is demonstrated may be considered.

Requirements:

• Successful background check

Adaptability, excellence, and passion are vital qualities within Carnegie Mellon University. We are in search of a team member who can effectively interact with a varied population of internal and external partners at a high level of integrity. We are looking for someone who shares our values and who will support the mission of the university through their work.