JHU Whiting School of Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering is seeking a Research Technologist to participate in a project to develop a microfluidic platform to detect rare DNA biomarkers from non-invasive samples such as blood or urine. The Research Technologist will assist with engineering of the droplet microfluidic devices and instrumentation for analysis, focusing on development of a robust and user-friendly platform for manipulation and analysis of microfluidic droplets. The position is highly interdisciplinary, involving microfabrication, imaging, and programming.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• CAD design of new devices and instrumentation.
• Experimentation of different fabrication methods and materials for the devices.
• Performing PCR assays on the droplet platform.

Additional knowledge, skills, and abilities

• Microfabrication.
• Fluorescence imaging.
• Image analysis.
• Programming (ImageJ, Arduino, Matlab).
• DNA assays (eg. PCR).

• Bachelor's Degree in Biology, Chemistry or related field.

• Some related post-undergraduate work experience.

Classified Title: Research Technologist 
Role/Level/Range: ACRO40/E/02/CC  
Starting Salary Range: $15.70 - $26.25 HRLY (Commensurate with experience) 
Employee group: Casual / On Call 
Schedule: 27 hrs/wk, Monday - Friday 
Exempt Status: Non-Exempt 
Location: Homewood Campus 
Department name: ​​​​​​​Department of Mechanical Engineering  
Personnel area: Whiting School of Engineering