Research Assistant

This position has been deemed critical by the School of Engineering Dean’s Office and is exempt from the hiring freeze.

Note:

This is a one (1) year fixed term position. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. All candidates must be eligible to work and live in the U.S.

Work Arrangement: This position is onsite, working at the Stanford main campus.

Budgeted Salary: The budgeted base salary range for this position is $86,355 to $100,077 per annum.
The School of Engineering

Stanford Engineering has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century, creating pivotal technologies that have transformed the worlds of information technology, communications, health care, energy, business and beyond. Our faculty and students are creative risk-takers who pursue excellence across a breadth of disciplines. Our alumni include some of the world's most successful leaders in technology and business. Our staff are critical to enabling Stanford Engineering to accomplish its mission: seeking solutions to some of the world's most urgent challenges and educating leaders who will make the world a better place through the power of engineering principles, techniques and systems.

The Chemical Engineering Department was founded in 1961, and it was initially an outgrowth of the university’s Department of Chemistry. Early faculty pioneered or substantially influenced the emerging field of chemical engineering in many vital areas, including catalysis and transport/fluid mechanics. More recently, the department has added bioengineering and soft-material science to its core areas of excellence and has made a growing commitment to technology development that complements its long-held strength in fundamental applied science and molecular engineering.

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Professor Zhenan Bao's research in the Chemical Engineering Department at Stanford University has pioneered molecular design concepts and fabrication processes to advance the scope and applications of skin-inspired electronics. Her group discovered the nano-confinement effect of conjugated polymers in polymer blends, laying the foundation for skin-inspired electronic materials and devices. Her work has resulted in new materials and device solutions for soft robotics, wearable and implantable electronics for precision health, precision mental health, and advanced tools for understanding neuroscience and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.

Building on chemical insights, her group has developed foundational materials and devices that enabled a new generation of skin-inspired soft electronics. They provide unprecedented opportunities for understanding human health through developing monitoring, diagnosis, and treatment tools. Some examples include: a neuromorphic e-skin that can sense force and temperature and directly communicate with the brain, a wireless wound healing patch, a soft Neuro String for simultaneous neurochemical monitoring in the brain and gut, a soft high-density electrophysiological recording array, a meta-learned skin sensor for detailed body movements, and a reconfigurable self-healing electronic skin.

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The Chemical Engineering department is looking for a highly skilled professional to support and enhance Professor Bao’s lab through advanced scientific research. The ideal candidate will be a well-rounded researcher with extensive experience across the entire research spectrum. This includes expertise in material and device fabrication, circuit design, and system integration, as well as practical experience in wearable biomedical applications. The successful applicant will be expected to lead multidisciplinary projects that aim to deliver transformative innovations in device technology while addressing real-world healthcare challenges.

In this role, the ideal candidate will collaborate with a diverse team of scientists and engineers, working on the cutting edge of technology development. The candidate should showcase a strong foundation in organic electronics, stretchable devices, semiconductor fabrication techniques, flexible circuit design, and…