Research Scientist - College of Engineering - Electrical and Computer 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!

The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering ranks among the best in the country. Our research programs are at the forefront of the technologies that have changed the world we live in. Our interdisciplinary approach to education and research allows faculty and student across the university and beyond to collaborate on problems that have a significant impact on the world around us.

Carnegie Mellon University’s department of Mechanical Engineering is searching for a Research Scientist responsible for establishing project priorities aligned with overall organizational goals and research objectives. In this role, the individual will design, develop, and implement in vitro experiments to evaluate improvements in wound healing outcomes.

Core Responsibilities:

• Acts as team leader, providing project management direction
• Contributor in developing and documenting research findings and collaborator in writing scientific papers
• Writing documentation, technical papers, progress reports and participating in meetings/committees.
• Lead research efforts within main goals of project and help coordinate interactions with other team members and universities.
• Propose and lead independent research goals within scope of projects.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

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.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree
• strong background in in vitro cell-based studies, experimental design, data analysis, and the application of advanced laboratory techniques to support successful project execution and achievement of research deliverables
• A combination of education and relevant experience from which comparable knowledge is demonstrated may be considered.

Requirements:

• Successful background check