RESEARCH SCIENTIST/ENGINEER 4

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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.

Bioengineering has an opportunity for a full – time Research Scientist who will design and execute research projects, apply for awards focused on the development of innovative new diagnostic technologies for HIV, cytomegalovirus (CMV) and other infectious diseases and work with collaborators to develop and evaluate technology and to simplify the current assay to a format more suitable for use in low-resource settings. The Research Scientist will make decisions independently on technical problems and methods and use a wide application of complex principles, theories and concepts in HIV and infectious diseases diagnostic approaches.? They will have working knowledge of related disciplines, such as infectious diseases, and work on complex and diverse problems. They must exhibit creativity, foresight and mature judgment in conducting their research programs/projects.? Additionally, they must maintain substantial knowledge of state-of-the-art principles and theories. They will develop as an authority with national recognition and apply advanced knowledge to the completion of their assignments/projects. The Research Scientist will work without technical supervision and consult with supervisor/principal investigator concerning unusual problems and developments.  Support will come from grants obtained by the research scientist and grants from investigators with a focus on the topics noted above. This newly created Research Scientist position will be located at the Department of Bioengineering Foege Building and will report to Dr. Barry Lutz, Associate Professor in the Department of Bioengineering.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Development of new assays and work with global partners to optimize assays (40%):