Req #: 233874

Department: DEPARTMENT OF BIOENGINEERING

Posting Date: 05/06/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $6,726 - $13,694 per month

Limited Recruitment: Open to UW Employees only

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230701_a11y.pdf )

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.

UW Bioengineering is a vibrant community driving advances in health care. As a joint department in the College of Engineering and School of Medicine, we bring together students, scientists, engineers, and clinicians to develop innovative and cost-effective health care solutions that improve lives. Our inclusive and collaborative culture empowers our students, faculty, and staff to make an impact through new fields of research and clinical products. Our award-winning faculty are national leaders in biomedical education, research, and technology transfer.

In UW Bioengineering, we are bound by a belief that public health and human dignity are inseparable. One is impossible without the other. Equity and inclusivity are fundamental to our mission of inventing the future of medicine.

The position supports ongoing research in the Regnier lab in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Washington. The goal of the HAMM laboratory is to understand the molecular and cellular mechanisms that regulate muscle contraction and its dysfunction with disease. We use a variety of molecular biology, genetic, and biomechanical, and computational modeling approaches. The knowledge gained from these experiments is used to design gene therapies and cell/tissue replacement approach to improve the performance of diseased cardiac and skeletal muscle. Many research projects are done in collaboration with other laboratories at the University of Washington, at other institutions across the US, and in Europe. This Research Scientist/Engineer 4 (E S UAW RSE) is expected to be a leader and an active participant in the laboratory of Professor Michael Regnier in the Department of Bioengineering.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Research Activities (50%)

• Develop and utilized structure-based computational models of muscle proteins.

• Develop analytical tools and advanced computational techniques to drive the research and coordinate with graduate and post-doctoral trainees doing computational and experimental projects.

• Submit research proposals as a PI to various state, federal, and private agencies to secure additional grants and funding.

• Identify funding opportunities and work with PI to organize proposals.

• Take a lead role in preparing proposals for grants and contracts.

• Develop collaborations with other research labs at UW, around the USA and internationally

• Take a lead role in writing journal articles for publication in peer reviewed journals.

• Contribute substantial ideas and research summaries/data for inclusion in journal articles written by others.

• Summarize data/results in narrative or graphic form for inclusion in proposals and progress reports.

• Present information to sponsors at site visits as requested by PI/supervisor.Lab Management (30%)

• Coach, support, and manage the work of senior fellows and other research scientists/engineers.

• Train lab members to perform specialized tasks and follow up to correct performance.

• Maintain the inventory of lab supplies and materials.

• Use department approved methods to purchase goods and materials.

• Provide required documents to the department’s fiscal office.

• Attend lab meetings and share updates and information with the group.

• Manage the work of undergraduate and/or graduate students in the lab.

• Follow standard operating protocols and perform assigned tasks in a manner that is safe for self and others in the lab.

• Establish standard operating protocols for lab procedures as requested by PI/supervisor.Reporting and Presentations (20%)

• Present at UW events (journal clubs, lab meetings etc.)

• Present research results at lab meetings

• Leads sessions at technical conferences

• Delivers invited presentations at national and international conferences and workshops

• Engage with professional societies and committees. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Master’s degree in Bioengerring or a related field and four years of experience in protein modeling or other forms of Biological computational modeling techniques OR equivalent combination of education/experience.

• Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Advanced Molecular Dynamics (MD) and Brownian Dynamics (BD) computational modeling techniques for muscle sarcomere proteins

• Machine learning and principle component analytics

• Protein crystallography

• Experience with Computational hardware/software including:

• GPU and CPU utilization for large computational projects

• Hyak computational nodes

• NSF and other super-computers DESIRED REQUIREMENTS

• Five years work experience.

• PhD in Bioengineering.

• Experience conducting fieldwork in international settings.

• Experience in global collaborations.

• Experience working across multiple concurrent research projects.

• Demonstrated experience presenting at scientific conferences or invited talks and panels.

• Demonstrated successful in proposal writing and procuring independent and collaborative fundings.

• Experience mentoring student and research teams from diverse backgrounds and disciplines.

• Experience leading and organizing research peer-reviewed publications. Application Process: The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are access ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.