Title:
Lab Assistant

Department:
Bio-Medical Engineering

Reports To:
Assistant Professor, Bio-Medical Engineering

Position Type:
Staff

Position Summary:
We are seeking a motivated person to join our multidisciplinary lab conducting research on human movement and sports performance. They will work with patient populations and athletes to recruit and conduct motion capture experiments. The Life Sciences Motion Capture Lab at NJIT conducts a broad range of research projects related to human movement (https://coreresearchlab.com/). This position is a great opportunity for a driven person to gain research-based experience in the study of human movement and sports injuries.

Essential Functions:
The purpose of this work is to evaluate human performance and minimize sports injuries through longitudinal analyses. They will be expected to lead one or more projects that include coordinating with human subjects to conduct motion capture experiments, analyzing the data, and presenting study results to the research team. This position includes numerous opportunities for professional growth and development, including hands-on research, training in a multidisciplinary lab, project management, faculty mentorship, public speaking through weekly research meetings and conference presentations, and peer-reviewed journal publications.

Prerequisite Qualifications:
- MS in Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Interested in studying human movement and sports injuries.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- At the university's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the university, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Proficiency in programming languages (Matlab, Python, C, C++).
- Experience with wearable sensors (heart rate sensors, inertial measurement units, etc.).

FLSA:
Non-Exempt
Part-Time