JOB POSTING INFORMATION
Position Type:	Professional Experience Year Co-op (PEY Co-op: 12-16 months)
Job Title:	Research Co-op
Job Location:	Cambridge, Massachusetts, 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:	1
Salary:	$0.00 hourly for 40.0 hours per week
Start Date:	06/17/2024
End Date:	06/13/2025
Job Function:	Research
Job Description:	Traverso Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital. MIT-affliated supervisor Start and End Date: We are flexible for a 12-month period starting summer/fall 2024. Logistics: The employer will pay a stipend for successful candidates and Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School will sponsor the visa application fees. The selected candidate will be on visiting status while working as a research assistant in the US. About the Traverso Lab The Traverso lab is focused on translational medicine. Research projects involve ingestible devices for applications in disease diagnosis, drug delivery, and novel therapies. Dr. Giovanni Traverso is a Physician-Scientist who is an Associate Professor at MIT Mechanical Engineering, and an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and the Division of Gastroenterology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH). Candidates will work at a satellite facility of the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Cambridge, MA with a multidisciplinary team from across the different MIT/Harvard/BWH institutions.   Position Overview: In this role, the candidate will work on the design, prototyping, and testing of ingestible biomedical devices. Example tasks may include CAD modeling, mechanical fabrication, PCB design, electrical fabrication, embedded programming, data processing, and statistical analysis. The candidate must be capable of learning independently with a strong desire to develop new skills. Additionally, the candidate must have strong organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills with a commitment to exceed standards and produce accurate, high-quality work.
Job Requirements:	GPA Requirement Please note that a minimum GPA of 3.5 is a requirement. Required Qualifications & Skills: We are seeking a candidate pursuing a BASc in engineering or equivalent, especially candidates in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Engineering Science. Those with skills or a desire to develop skills in mechanical fabrication, rapid prototyping, PCB design, and embedded programming are particularly encouraged to apply. Training opportunities will be available to help candidates develop their skills.
Preferred Disciplines:	Electrical Engineering Engineering Science (Biomedical) Engineering Science (Electrical and Computer) Materials Engineering Mechanical Engineering
All Co-op programs:	No
Targeted Co-op Programs:	Targeted Programs Professional Experience Year Co-op (12 - 16 months)

APPLICATION INFORMATION
Application Deadline:	Oct 20, 2023 11:59 PM
Application Receipt Procedure:	Employer Email
If by eMail, send to:	jackchen@mit.edu and cc: vgfuentes@bwh.harvard.edu.
Additional Application Information:	Required Documents and procedure: Interested candidates should send a CV and transcript to Jack Chen (jackchen@mit.edu), and Vanessa Fuentes (vgfuentes@bwh.harvard.edu). Note to applicants: In addition to your application by email/website, please ensure that you select the “I intend to apply for this position” tab on the portal. This will give us a record of your submitted application in the event that you will be invited for interviews. The work term is flexible and the start date and length of term may be limited by visa requirements.
U of T Job Coordinator:	Melissa Siah

ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
Organization:	Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Division:	Gastroenterology
Website:	massgeneralbrigham.org

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