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.

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 assisting with the development of new materials and manufacturing techniques for wearable sensing technologies and such other tasks that are assigned to you.

Core Responsibilities:

• Design, synthesize, and characterize multifunctional inks capable for printed soft electronics and transducers.
• Document research accomplishments and reporting work in a peer-reviewed journal.
• Participate in research on novel multifunctional inks for printed electronics and sensing
• Support design and implementation of device-level technologies that incorporate multifunctional inks.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree required. Doctorate degree preferred.
• 3-5 years’ experience
• Experience performing research on topics with soft materials engineering, printed electronics, soft robotics, and/or liquid metal.
• Graduate level research experience on topics related to soft materials engineering, printed electronics, soft robotics, and/or liquid metal

Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Position Type: Staff – Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Full Time/Part time: Part time

Pay Basis: Hourly