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Research Assistant Jobs in Edmonton, AB at University of Alberta
Full job description
ENG Biomedical Engineering
Competition No. –
S107452733
Posting Date –
Mar 12, 2024
Closing Date –
Mar 20, 2024
Position Type –
Full Time – Grant Funded
Salary Range –
$40,193 to $53,485 per year
Grade –
05
Hours –
35
This competition is restricted to internal applicants of the University of Alberta. Please indicate your internal status using the “Advertisement” drop down menu when applying.
This position is a part of the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA).
This position has a term length of 1 year plus one day and offers a comprehensive benefits package which can be viewed on our Benefits Overview page.
Location- This role is hybrid with a mix of remote and in-person. On-site work takes place at North Campus, Edmonton.
Working for the University of Alberta
The University of Alberta acknowledges that we are located on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to enrich our vibrant community.
The University of Alberta is teeming with change makers, community builders, and world shapers who lead with purpose each and every day. We are home to more than 40,000 students in 200+ undergraduate and 500+ graduate programs, over 13,000 faculty and staff, 260,000 alumni worldwide and have been recognized as one of Canada’s Greenest Employers for over a decade.
Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross section of people—from our students and stakeholders, to our renowned researchers and innovators who are quite literally curing diseases, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger, and more just.
Working for the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Our department is a collaboration between the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, offering students interdisciplinary research opportunities and state-of-the-art facilities to take their ideas from imagination to application. Working with medical professionals, our world-class researchers design systems, software and devices that save lives today and improve the health-care landscape of tomorrow.
Position Summary
The position assists Dr. Aminpour with activities necessary for the research of the Aminpour lab, including working on grant applications, working on projects, doing software programming, dealing with issues related to lab software and hardware resources, training lab members, monitoring lab accounts, setting up lab meetings, and other activities.
Duties
Working on grant applications which involves identifying relevant funding opportunities and keeping track of deadlines.
Working on lab projects; Reading literature and examining and testing published software code (on GitHub, etc).
Managing allocations and jobs on Digital Research Alliance of Canada clusters.
Managing the site license for the Molecular Operating Environment software.
Monitoring lab funding accounts by checking on eTRAC that the expenses reported on lab speed codes are correct; creating budgets for lab expenses.
Assisting Dr. Arminpour with creating course materials and setting up content on eClass.
Qualifications
Computer Systems Technology Diploma with 3 years experience working in a bioinformatics…
Title: Research Assistant
Company: University of Alberta
Location: Edmonton, AB
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