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Term Appointment; funding available through 06/30/2009; continuance beyond that date is subject to availability of additional funding. Please refer to "To Apply" section below for additional application materials required.  

POSITION SUMMARY:  The Center for Biomedical Engineering is looking for a part-time Services Intern to work in the area of nano-fiber scaffolds for heart valve tissue engineering. The chosen candidate will develop and execute novel experiments using chemical and biological techniques, including but not limited to: fabrication of biocompatible polymeric nanofibers using an established electrospinning technique, characterizing resulting fibers and scaffolds, harvesting and culturing porice heart valve cells, and characterizing cellular activity in scaffolds. As part of his/her duties, the candidate will be responsible for procuring the materials and chemicals necessary to conduct experiments, perform calculations related to the preparation (by density, volume, and molarity) of chemical and biological solutions. The candidate must follow established, safe laboratory procedures, or if no protocol exists, he/she should discuss with the PI and senior students in the laboratory how to establish such a protocol. In addition, this individual will be responsible for conveying the results of experiments with the PI and other group members, including in written (e.g. a laboratory notebook) and oral formats (e.g. present findings in public presentations). The candidate will also contribute to group training manuals, and train new co-workers. This individual will also be responsible for cleaning and the upkeep of the Tissue Culture Facility as needed and outlined by the PI.  

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  Successful completion of junior or senior year of high school.

Age 16 or older at date of hire; Must be in the care of a parent or guardian if under the age of 18.  

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:  Experience working in a polymer synthesis and materials characterization laboratory setting
Experience with:
Electrospinning polymeric materials
Application of polymeric biomaterials
Use of computational calculations using ImageJ and/or SPOT software packages
Working in a mammalian cell laboratory setting
 
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:  Refer to Job Description for Physical Requirements and Working Conditions.  

TO APPLY:  ALL APPLICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA eJOBS, OUR ON LINE APPLICATION/RESUME SYSTEM. Go to eJOBS, http://ejobs.unm.edu to apply.

For assistance with our application process or help setting up your resume on eJOBS, please contact the Human Resources Service Center at (505) 277-MyHR (6947), visit fastinfo.unm.edu or come into our Human Resources Service Center, 1700 Lomas Blvd. NE Suite 1400, Albuquerque, NM 87131.

All eJOBS applications/resumes must be received no later than midnight Mountain Time on the day the posting closes.

Per the request of the department your ejobs application MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A COVER LETTER AND A LIST OF PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES at the time your application is submitted. The cover letter and list of professional references should be submitted through eJOBS with your application/resume.

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