Summer Biomedical Research Intern - R104651

Department:

Location: Health Sciences Center

Time Type:

Part time

Worker Type:

Temporary (Fixed Term)

Job Req ID: R104651

Minimum Requirements:

4th year student in a relevant engineering discipline (e.g. mechanical, electrical, bioengineering) and previous experience working on laboratory experiments.

Position Description:

This is a summer internship requiring biomedical engineering skills in a Cardiothoracic surgery laboratory at the University of Louisville Medical Center. The intern will be expected to use their skills doing individual and team project work on a variety of projects.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perioperative and experimental procedure support of animal experiments.
• Participate in the conduct, documentation, and data analysis of experiments in the lab
• Design and fabrication of components needed to advance the projects in the lab
• Test the performance of new devices and techniques needed for experiments in the lab.

• Previous experience working on cardiovascular or thoracic laboratory experiments.
• Previous experience in the design, fabrication, and documentation of new components and research devices Works well individually on assignments and as a good project team member.

• Excellent verbal and written communication Engineering Design skills (e.g. Solidworks).
• Fabrication skills (e.g. 3D printing, hand fabrication work).
• Works well as a member of an interdisciplinary project team.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Louisville is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, pregnancy, or veteran status. If you are unable to use our online application process due to an impairment or disability, please contact the Employment team at [email protected] or 502.852.6258.

Assistance and Accommodations

Computers are available for application submission at the Human Resources Department located at 215 Central Avenue, Ste 205 - Louisville, Kentucky 40208.

If you require assistance or accommodation with our online application process, please contact us by email at [email protected] or by phone 502-852-6258.