Job Title: Research Scientist I
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 235120
Department Information

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Job Summary The Microsystems for the Life Sciences Lab of Professor Hang Lu in the School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at Georgia Tech is seeking a Research Scientist I, who will be responsible for performing microfluidics research to understand neural development and function in vivo.

Responsibilities

The successful applicant will be required to perform a broad range of activities with emphasis on microfluidics, neurogenetics, and neural imaging, including:

Designing and microfabricating open or closed fluidic systemsDeriving theoretical understandings of the microsystemsPerforming high resolution neural imagingDesigning neurogenetic experiments to understand synaptogenesis and development in vivo

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering or related area.

Preferred Qualifications

PhD in Biomedical Engineering with background in Materials Science

Contact Information

Professor Hang Lu

hang.lu@gatech.edu

Love Family Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Director of the Bioengineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program
Georgia Institute of Technology

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