31 faculty engineering chemical jobs found in Cambridge, MA

Job Number:  22741 Functional Area:  Research - Scientific Department:  Chemical Engineering School Area:  Engineering Employment Type:  Full-Time Employment Category:  Exempt Visa Sponsorship Available:  Yes Information on MIT’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement can be found at the bottom of this posting. RESEARCH SCIENTIST ,  Chemical Engineering (ChemE) , to expand research capabilities, advance new directions in research, and streamline current efforts in the Smith Lab. Will conduct independent research in the area of membrane science, transport phenomenon, and polymer/inorganic synthesis and characterization and collaborate on overseeing technical lab operations related to research work in the lab.  Responsibilities will include synthesizing and characterizing membrane materials; participating in and overseeing experimental testing and...

POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE ,  Chemical Engineering-Qi Research Group , to join the Qi group and work in the area of soft matter and complex fluids.  The group is interested in leveraging the flow and deformation of soft and living materials to understand human health and develop medical technologies. Will use tools such as theory-driven models and dynamic in vitro experiments to design biomaterials or engineer cells with novel biomechanical properties. Opportunities for developing new interdisciplinary research projects and leading collaborations across MIT and in the Boston area are also available.  The Qi group values diversity, equity, and inclusion of its members and strives to enable every member to excel in their scholarly activities and eventually benefit the quality of life for everyone in our society. Job Requirements REQUIRED :  relevant Ph.D, training in areas such as chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, physics, and...

BIOENGINEERING AND LIFE SCIENCE POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE ,  Chemical Engineering-Strano Research Group ,   to develop new and groundbreaking methods to reveal the neuromodulator spatiotemporal dynamics in the retina.  The insights gained from this project will aid in the understanding of how brain states such as wakefulness and mood adjust the retinal function according to human behavioral needs. Will develop a new set of nanotechnology-enabled tools that will probe the retina as a neuronal tissue where all visual processing begins. Working with collaborators at the Weismann Institute of Science in Israel, this project will uncover the origins of neuromodulation within retinopetal axons, which to date, remain largely unknown.  In order to improve the human condition, the  Strano Research Group seeks to understand nanometer-scale phenomena using mathematics and chemistry and invent new technologies for health, energy, food production, and materials...

PRACTICE SCHOOL STATION DIRECTOR ,  Chemical Engineering   (ChemE) , to coordinate and lead Chemical Engineering Practice School engagement at companies hosting teams of graduate-level MIT students pursuing master’s degrees in Chemical Engineering Practice (M.S.CEP). Students are engaged at the companies as technical consultants for projects selected by the station steering committee in consultation with the station director.  Will lead and educate students in being successful consultants.  Responsibilities include engaging and leading the full lifecycle of planning and running assigned Practice School station(s); developing relationships and working with host companies, their point person/people, and steering committee on developing student projects, practice school logistics, and student hosting requirements; serving as coach/mentor/teacher for students; ensuring that students discover gaps between their performance levels, the host...

TECHNICAL INSTRUCTOR, MANUFACTURING ,  Mechanical Engineering (MechE) , to teach, train, and mentor students using fabrication facilities as part of undergraduate and graduate courses in manufacturing and mechanical design. Courses involve a variety of prototyping and production techniques, including machining, injection molding, thermoforming, waterjet cutting, 3D printing, and metrology and the use of CAD/CAM software.  Will support faculty lectures by creating and delivering process demonstrations (including video and online materials); writing and revising lab assignments; leading classroom-based tutorial sessions and interactive design reviews; grading assignments, including physical prototypes, written responses, and data analysis; working closely with others to maintain the shop’s operations; organizing and delivering training on equipment operation and shop safety; assisting students in the shop; and communicating effectively to foster a positive and...

POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE ,  Chemical Engineering (ChemE) , to join an active lab and a project funded by FDA (Development of an Integrated Continuous cGMP Facility for mRNA Manufacturing). Will conduct research in the intersection of mechanistic modeling and systems engineering.  Responsibilities will include designing feedback/feedforward control systems for continuous mRNA manufacturing, including model predictive control of the end-to-end manufacturing system while taking disturbances and model uncertainties into account; and building mechanistic models and control systems for multiphase flow-based nanoparticle formation; and perform other duties as assigned.  The models will be constructed for a process involving multiple liquid streams containing multiple components that impinge on each other in either laminar or highly turbulent flow to create a nanoemulsion in a confined environment. The modeling for the nanodroplets that are formed will then model the...

POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE ,  Chemical Engineering , to join the Sikes Lab, which combine expertise in applied molecular biology and protein engineering techniques with engineering fundamentals to develop new technologies for medical diagnostic testing.  The research will be focused on detection of proteins that indicate disease or the presence of pathogens in complex fluids, within minutes and at an affordable cost.  Responsibilities will include designing and testing new genetic constructs and characterization of the engineered proteins they encode, with the goal of inventing superior medical diagnostics for detecting human pathogens, including those that have acquired antimicrobial resistance (AMR).  The project includes protein engineering via rational and evolutionary techniques (library screening), protein expression, and biochemical assays.  Job Requirements REQUIRED :  Ph.D. or its equivalent) in chemical or biological...

TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE 1 ,  Chemical Engineering (ChemE) , to join the Sikes Lab on an industrially-sponsored project on the topic of pathogen detection. Tests that are accurate, can be conducted outside of laboratories, and are more affordable and robust than current products on the market represent a pressing need worldwide and are in great demand in industries ranging from medical diagnostic testing to food and water security. The Sikes Lab takes an engineering design approach to technology development for these applications, with a joint focus on deep fundamental understanding to guide development as well as practical needs to achieve commercialization at scale.  Responsibilities include creating new genetic constructs and characterization of the engineered proteins they encode, with the goal of inventing medical diagnostics for detecting human pathogens, including those that have acquired antimicrobial resistance (AMR); performing research involving cloning...

POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE ,  Chemical Engineering (ChemE) , to join the Doyle Lab and work on research on “Microengineered Technologies to Spatially Profile microRNA in Tissue Sections.” Will lead research efforts on a funded NIH R01 grant at MIT. The overarching goal of this project is to design, optimize, and apply a new microfabricated tool for spatially-resolved measurements of miRNA in tissue samples. The work will be performed at MIT and the project involves close collaboration with the group of Dr. Frank Slack (Department of Pathology, and Director of the Institute for RNA Medicine, BIDMC in Boston).  Job Requirements REQUIRED :  experience in one or more of the following areas--bioassays, microfluidic design and fabrication, soft materials design and hydrogels, quantitative imaging, and data processing; strong background in the quantitative sciences or chemical/bio/mechanical engineering; and ability to communicate effectively...

Job Number:  19473 Functional Area:  Research - Engineering Department:  Research Laboratory of Electronics School Area:  VP Research Employment Type:  Full-Time Employment Category:  Exempt Visa Sponsorship Available:  No Information on MIT’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement can be found at the bottom of this posting. TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE 2 ,  Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE)-Accelerated Materials Laboratory for Sustainability (AMLS) Group , to perform mechanical duties on high-throughput liquid synthesis, materials fabrication, characterization, and performance measurement. Will work with lab researchers on fabricating solar devices, developing experiment protocols, co-supervising junior team members, and leading the lab’s fabrication facilities. Duties include every aspect of the research life cycle.  Responsibilities include managing experimental data...

Job Number:   22734 Functional Area:   Research - Scientific Department:   Mechanical Engineering School Area:   Engineering Employment Type:  Full-Time Employment Category:   Exempt Visa Sponsorship Available:   No Information on MIT’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement can be found at the bottom of this posting. TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I ,  Mechanical Engineering (MechE)-Traverso Lab , to join a multidisciplinary group that supports initiatives focused on developing clinically-relevant solutions to gastrointestinal and vaginal probiotic delivery systems.  Responsibilities include designing drug delivery systems/formulation to be tested in animals; performing high-throughput cell viability assays, microbial cell culture, in vivo and in vitro experimental tasks such as dissection for evaluating the interaction between formulations and tissue and setting up experiments;...

Job Number:   22768 Functional Area:  Research - Scientific Department:   Earth, Atmospheric &  Planetary Sciences School Area:   Science Employment Type:  Full-Time Employment Category:  Exempt Visa Sponsorship Available:   Yes Information on MIT’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement can be found at the bottom of this posting. POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, ADVANCED CARBON MINERALIZATION INITIATIVE ,  Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS)/McGovern Institute for Brain Research , to join the Advanced Carbon Mineralization Initiative and help lead a novel project to tackle climate change through biologically catalyzed atmospheric carbon capture.  Will enrich, analyze, and optimize basalt-weathering microbial communities and communities that enhance the precipitation of carbonate minerals. This will include establishing enrichment cultures under...

MIT POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, BRAIN STIMULATION AND RECORDING IN-VIVO IN MICE ,  Media Lab  (multiple openings), to develop extremely miniaturized micro-nano-devices that probe and modulate our biological system especially the brain  Will configure and implement these devices for brain stimulation and recording, characterize and validate the devices in cultured neurons, inject or implant the devices in mouse brain or peripheral nervous system (PNS), characterize and validate the devices in-vivo in mice, and perform brain stimulation and/or recording. Additional information is available at https://web.mit.edu/deblina-sarkar/brainstimulationandrecording.html. A full job description is available at https://www.media.mit.edu/about/job-opportunities/.   Job Requirements REQUIRED :  Ph.D. in bioengineering, neuroscience, chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, mechanical/electrical/electronics engineering, physics, or...

POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, YEAST ENGINEERING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS ,  Biological Engineering , to work on cutting-edge yeast genetic and metabolic engineering projects for environmental applications in the laboratory of Professor Angela Belcher.  Will join an interdisciplinary, creative, and highly collaborative team of scientists and engineers at MIT that uses aspects of nanotechnology, drug delivery, biological engineering, materials science, and chemistry to create innovative solutions in cancer research, imaging, catalysis, environmental bioremediation. Will design, produce, and test novel yeast constructs engineered for applications in environmental remediation, clean mining, and carbon dioxide capture and utilization. Responsibilities include communicating results to the scientific community through publications and presentations, possibly mentoring undergraduate students and laboratory technicians, and other related duties as assigned.  Job...

POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE ,  Biological Engineering,  Niles Lab , to conduct research applying advanced genetic technologies in malaria drug discovery projects. Projects will seek to establish early-stage genetic and chemical validation for selected targets, towards prioritization into drug discovery pipelines.  Will use CRISPR/Cas-based genome editing tools to create and characterize transgenic malaria parasites; develop and implement phenotypic and other functional assays toward advancing the sophistication with which novel targets and chemical leads can be rapidly identified; participate in and/or lead basic biological studies to advance fundamental understanding of novel targets on a case-by-case basis using a range of molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, cell biology, and ‘omics (RNA-seq, metabolomics and proteomics) approaches; and perform other tasks. The full position description may be found here.   Job...

POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE ,  Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research , to assume a position at the interface of novel instrumentation for single-cell analysis and gene therapy in the Manalis Lab (MIT) in collaboration with the Sinskey (MIT, Biology) and Braatz (MIT, Chemical Engineering) labs.  The project is aimed at understanding how the biophysical characteristics of cells change when they are reengineered to produce therapeutic viruses (viral vectors) in gene therapy. These biophysical characteristics range from single-cell mass, stiffness and molecular composition, and their dynamic response during viral vector production remains largely unknown. To address this knowledge gap, the labs propose to develop micro and nanofluidic platforms that allow on-line measurement of single-cell biophysical characteristics during production of viral vectors in a bioreactor.  If successful, this project will elucidate the contribution of biophysical characteristics of...

LAB COORDINATOR ,  Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research-Langer Lab , to coordinate various activities in support of the largest biomedical engineering lab at MIT and its researchers. Will--under the supervision of the lab manager--ensure compliance with established lab standards and practices. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with all regulatory reporting requirements--human and animal protocols and biological and radiation protocols; chemical and SARA reporting to EHS (inventory maintenance); serving as coordinator/trainer for tissue culture rooms; conducting regular laboratory inspections (internal/EHS/CAC); overviewing stock and SOPs of VWR POU and Lifetech Supply Centers in conjunction with lab manager; ensuring equipment and instruments are functioning correctly and initiating repair/maintenance as necessary; meeting new researchers and verifying safety training in conjunction with lab safety officers and the lab manager; meeting with outgoing...

RESEARCH SPECIALIST ,  Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research-Irvine Lab ,   to assist with animal experiments and protein production and support the daily operations of a research laboratory.  Will work as part of multidisciplinary team of scientists working to engineer the immune system to fight cancer and to develop HIV vaccines. Responsibilities include assisting lab members with primary research as needed to explore new ideas or help bring ongoing projects to publication; performing animal experiments (colony maintenance, bleeding, injections, tumor inoculation and monitoring, non-invasive imaging, necropsies, tissue harvesting and processing); helping with producing, purifying, and characterizing recombinant proteins; managing lab space allocation; assisting with maintenance of equipment/inventory and research space, laboratory documentation, and record-keeping; coordinating shipment and receipt of material for scientific collaborations; and serving...

TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I ,  Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research-Langer Lab (two openings), to join a multidisciplinary team developing injectable drug delivery systems for vaccines and small molecule therapeutics.  The project will focus on developing drug delivery materials for the sustained or pulsatile release of small molecule drugs or vaccines. Responsibilities will include fabricating drug or vaccine delivery materials, running in vitro release kinetics and biological assays (e.g., ELISA), conducting animal studies and reporting to direct supervisor in a timely manner; training and coordinating the work with research support associates, students, employees, and/or temporary staff; ensuring that others comply with established standards, regulations, and laboratory procedures; and maintaining lab instruments; and training new users in equipment operation.    Job Requirements REQUIRED :  B.S./B.A. in biological sciences,...

TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I ,  Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research-White Lab , to be involved in cutting-edge projects aimed at defining signaling networks and immunfopeptide presentation in cancer and infectious disease. To accomplish this, the lab’s projects utilize a combination of mass spectrometry-based proteomics, phosphoproteomics, and immunopeptidomics coupled with bioinformatics and computational modeling of complex data sets. Responsibilities will include mammalian cell culture, sample preparation, liquid chromatography column construction, sample analysis, and data analysis. Will also be responsible for instrument maintenance (with assistance from other members of the lab) and general laboratory upkeep and support.   Job Requirements REQUIRED : B.S./B.A. in biochemistry, biological engineering, chemical engineering, molecular biology or a related discipline; at least two years of lab experience, which may include experience gained as...