Research Specialist (Hourly) - CS (Chen)

Research Specialist (Hourly) - CS (Chen)

Hiring Department : Computer Science

Location : Chicago, IL USA

Requisition ID : 1042028

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Salary: The wage for this position is $21.10 per hour.

About the University of Illinois Chicago

UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.

This position is not eligible for benefits.

Position Summary This position contributes to the design and delivery of research projects and collaborates with researchers to develop, execute and interpret research projects. Performs complex laboratory and data collection techniques.

Conduct research to develop novel methods for aging cell detection. Design and perform studies involving biological data collection, method development, and experimental validation. Analyze and interpret research findings using quantitative approaches and evaluate the performance of newly developed methods through systematic comparison with existing techniques.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Principle Investigator and researchers to develop objectives and design of research projects and proposals.
• Formulate and conduct scientific experiments and analyses. Performs complex data collection and laboratory techniques. Analyze and evaluate test and research results.
• Replicate, refine and add new research approaches based on project needs. Test, customize and implement new methods, procedures and techniques.
• Develop and write advanced, comprehensive experimental protocols.
• Monitor project developments on an ongoing basis. Propose and implement changes as needed.
• Contribute material, prepare results and assist in the writing of research findings for publications, papers, presentations, grants, and other documents for publication.
• Assist principal investigator in grant and manuscript submission.
• Guide, train and advise lower level researchers and students on techniques, methods and procedures.
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.
• DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC DUTIES
• Develop and optimize novel computational methods by applying the latest contrastive learning and generative learning approaches for aging cell detection to improve sensitivity, specificity, and biological relevance.
• Design and conduct studies for data acquisition and curation, including the collection, and preprocessing of cellular and molecular datasets to support method development and validation.
• Perform rigorous evaluation and quantitative analysis to validate the performance, reproducibility, and biological applicability of newly developed aging cell detection methods.
• Compare and benchmark newly developed methods against existing approaches through systematic performance evaluation, statistical analysis, and interpretation of experimental results to identify strengths, limitations, and potential applications.
• Present research updates during lab meetings
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in science or related field required. Master’s degree in science preferred.
• A minimum of 3 years related research experience.
• Possesses and applies comprehensive knowledge of research principles, concepts, practices and methods.
• Proficient in specific lab research techniques.

Preferred Qualifications

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.