JOB POSTING INFORMATION
Position Type:	Professional Experience Year Co-op (PEY Co-op: 12-16 months)
Job Title:	Research Co-op - Machine Learning
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:	Salary Not Available, 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.  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: Boosted by the success of mRNA COVID vaccines, RNA lipid nanoparticles (RNA-LNPs) are a relatively nascent class of drug formulations. The student will contribute towards combining high-throughput screening and deep learning models to design novel RNA-LNPs that have specific organ targeting and long-term stability. These RNA formulations will be synthesized for applications such as cancer and diabetes treatment. Primary responsibility includes deep learning model development, nanoparticle synthesis, physicochemical characterization and in vitro testing of nanoparticles on cells/tissues and in vivo analyses in small and large animals. The student is expected to work closely with a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory.
Job Requirements:	Required Qualifications & Skills: We are looking for students interested in a challenging, fast-paced, intellectually stimulating environment with a background in one of the following: Machine Learning Computer Science Pharmaceutical Sciences Chemical Engineering Biomedical Engineering Biochemistry Biology Statistics Mathematical modeling An ideal candidate will have some experience in at least two of the following: Machine learning Python programming Mammalian cell culture Molecular biology Drug formulation Analytical chemistry In vivo experimentation
Preferred Disciplines:	Chemical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science Engineering Science (Biomedical) Engineering Science (Electrical and Computer) Engineering Science (Machine Intelligence) Industrial Engineering Materials Engineering Mechanical Engineering Biochemistry Biological Chemistry Cell & Systems Biology Data Science Math & Stats Pharmaceutical Chemistry
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:	agchan@bwh.harvard.edu and cc: vgfuentes@bwh.harvard.edu.
Additional Application Information:	Required Documents and procedure: Interested candidates should send a curriculum vitae and transcript along with a brief description of their research interests and experience to Dr. Alvin Chan (agchan@bwh.harvard.edu) and Ms. Vanessa Fuentes (Program Manager, 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