Research Assistant - Dept. Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences

Research Assistant
- Dept. Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences

Wayne State University is searching for an experienced Research Assistant
- Dept. Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences at its Detroit campus location.

Wayne State is a premier, public, urban research university located in the heart of Detroit, Michigan where students from all backgrounds are offered a rich, high-quality education. Our deep-rooted commitment to excellence, collaboration, integrity, diversity and inclusion creates exceptional educational opportunities which prepare students for success in a global society.

Job Purpose:
Under the direction of the Principal Investigator, provide scientific and technical assistance to complete laboratory-based research. May assist in writing research protocols and preparing manuscripts autonomously or as directed through training in more difficult or specialized procedures to meet the needs of the research protocol.
Essential Functions:
Perform laboratory-based scientific techniques. Assist in designing and performing experiments. Participate in implementing research objectives,ensuring compliance with all legal, regulatory and protocol guidelines. Communicate with Principal Investigator and Postdoctoral scholars/fellows on the status of research.
Collect and log laboratory results and/or survey data. Evaluate and perform data analysis using graphs, charts, or tables to highlight the key points ofthe research results collected in accordance with the research protocols as stipulated. Proofread andedit research data and documents to ensure accuracy.
Assist Principal Investigator with writing methods and summarizing/organizing data to be used in preparing and presenting presentations for professional, scientific, and academic conferences, and submittal to academic and scholarly peer-reviewed journals.
Maintain the laboratory work areas, including routine maintenance on laboratory equipment as required. Order and organize required research supplies and records. Maintain cleanliness and organization of workstation.
Perform other related duties as assigned.

Under the direction of the Principal Investigator, provide scientific and technical assistance to complete laboratory-based research. May assist in writing research protocols and preparing manuscripts autonomously or as directed through training in more difficult or specialized procedures to meet the needs of the research protocol.

Perform laboratory-based scientific techniques. Assist in designing and performing experiments. Participate in implementing research objectives, ensuring compliance with all legal, regulatory and protocol guidelines. Communicate with Principal Investigator and Postdoctoral scholars/fellows on the status of research.

Collect and log laboratory results and/or survey data. Evaluate and perform data analysis using graphs, charts, or tables to highlight the key points of the research results collected in accordance with the research protocols as stipulated. Proofread and edit research data and documents to ensure accuracy.

Assist Principal Investigator with writing methods and summarizing/organizing data to be used in preparing and presenting presentations for professional, scientific, and academic conferences, and submittal to academic and scholarly peer-reviewed journals.

Maintain the laboratory work areas, including routine maintenance on laboratory equipment as required. Order and organize required research supplies and records. Maintain cleanliness and organization of workstation.

Perform other related duties as assigned.

The Department of Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences seeks a collaborative computational specialist to support research and clinical projects involving image analysis, data science, machine learning, and AI. The individual will work with basic scientists, clinicians, and trainees to turn well
-defined departmental questions into reproducible analytic tools and research products. Initial work will emphasize quantitative ocular imaging and research data pipelines. Depending on project needs, the role may also contribute to clinical analytics and 3D visualization.

Key responsibilities:

Develop and validate image-analysis workflows for ocular imaging, microscopy, and histology.

Build reproducible pipelines for data cleaning, quality control, statistical analysis, visualization, and reporting.

Apply machine-learning methods to clearly defined research or clinical questions and…