JOB POSTING INFORMATION
Position Type:	Professional Experience Year Co-op (PEY Co-op: 12-16 months)
Job Title:	Research Intern
Job Location:	Boston, MA, USA
Job Location Type:	On-Site
If working on site, can you provide a copy of your COVID-19 safety protocols?:	Yes
Number of Positions:	Multiple
Salary:	$1500.00 monthly for 40.0 hours per week
Start Date:	05/01/2024
End Date:	04/30/2025
Job Function:	Research
Job Description:	Note: This is a stipendary position. Visa support is provided and the roles are open to students of all citizenship. 12 month position with flexible start date between May 2024 - Sept 2024. The Center for Accelerated Medical Innovation (CAMI), under Jeff Karp and Yuhan Lee, is seeking multiple full-time research interns with backgrounds in life sciences, engineering, or related fields. Our research group at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, consists of engineers, chemists, biologists, and pharmaceutical scientists. We focus on developing rapidly translatable and radically simple solutions to challenges in drug delivery, diagnostics, and materials science.   The intern will be responsible for multiple tasks: Conceiving, fabricating, and screening new biomaterials/devices for drug delivery. Designing new in vitro and ex vivo models for screening biomaterials/devices. Synthesizing biomaterials/devices, such as microneedles or nanoparticles, using top-down and bottom up approaches. Using standard biochemical and mechanical analysis approaches to characterize, validate, and perform quality control on biomaterials/devices. Testing and evaluating performance of biomaterials/devices in in vivo models. Formalizing and documenting results through presentations and contributions to manuscript figures and text.
Job Requirements:	We seek candidates from multiple disciplines in life sciences (biology, biochemistry, physiology), engineering (biological, chemical, biomedical, materials, mechanical), or related fields (chemistry, pharmaceutical sciences). Some lab experience (4+ months) is preferred.   The following skills are highly desired (We do not expect applicants to have all of these skills): - Basic wet lab skills (pipetting, making buffers, aseptic technique) - Device design and fabrication (soft lithography, solvent casting, heat molding, 3D printing, machining, laser cutting) - Biochemical analyses (RT-PCR, gel electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE, Western blots, ELISA, Luminex, enzymatic activity assays, histopathology, immunohistochemistry) - Chemical synthesis, purification and analyses (HPLC/UPLC, mass spectrometry, mechanical analyses)   We are excited to train students in new skills, so friendliness and a can-do attitude are key. We encourage interns to become highly independent and to conceive and test their own hypotheses with minimal supervision. We prioritize mentoring students and ensuring they maximize the benefits of their time with us
Preferred Disciplines:	Chemical Engineering Engineering Science (Biomedical) Engineering Science (Nanoengineering) Materials Engineering Mechanical Engineering Biochemistry Biological Chemistry Chemistry Molecular Biology & Biotechnology Pharmaceutical Chemistry Pharmacology & Toxicology
All Co-op programs:	No
Targeted Co-op Programs:	Targeted Programs Professional Experience Year Co-op (12 - 16 months)

APPLICATION INFORMATION
Application Deadline:	Nov 19, 2023 11:59 PM
Application Receipt Procedure:	Online via system
Additional Application Information:	Please submit a cover letter and CV through the UofT career portal. Transcripts are not needed and you may choose to submit a blank page if the system requests a Transcript.  The cover letter is very important in your application. The cover letter is very important in your application. Please address the cover letter to Mr. Shonit N. Sharma. Ensure you demonstrate your interest in CAMI by researching the members and publications, some of which can be found at https://www.karplab.net. Though previous research experience is appreciated, students without prior roles will be considered and should emphasize extracurricular, course, and other work experience in which critical thinking, creative problem solving, and communication skills were developed.   If applicants have any questions about the position please feel free to reach out to Mr. Shonit N. Sharma at snsharma@bwh.harvard.edu.
U of T Job Coordinator:	Melissa Siah

ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
Organization:	Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Division:	Anesthesiology
Website:	https://www.karplab.net

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Length of Workterm:	FIXED PEY Co-op: 12 months