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MED-Preventive Medicine: Lab Assistant 1 (101376)

LOCATION: Chicago Campus

ADDRESS: 680 N. Lake Shore Dr. Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60611


NUMBER OF POSITIONS AVAILABLE: 1

PAY RATE: $15.40/hr

AVERAGE HOURS PER WEEK: 10

DURATION OF EMPLOYMENT: Academic year only (Fall, Winter, & Spring quarters)

WORK ARRANGEMENTS: Either remotely or in person (specifics to be discussed upon hire)

NATURE OF WORK: Research

REPORTS TO: Lab Manager


JOB DESCRIPTION:

 The HABits Lab is the first lab of its kind in the country, a computer science lab based in the School of Medicine. We specialize in designing not systems that help real people with real problems. We are looking for a highly motivated college student to aid in managing our lab. The student should be ready to aid in organizing studies, lab components, ordering, and coming up with unique ideas while working with one of the most interdisciplinary teams at Northwestern (psychologists, computer scientists, engineers, material scientist, medical doctors).

QUALIFICATIONS & PREREQUISITES:

  • Highly organized and on-time
  • A positive attitude and strong communication skills are needed
  • Candidates must be reliable, professional, and detail-oriented
  • Candidates would help us with running the studies
  • Design (web, graphics, etc...) skills are a plus
  • Programming skills and interest in machine learning

Must be a Northwestern undergraduate student with a Federal Work-Study allotment for the 2022-2023 academic year (CAESAR > Financial Aid > View My Financial Aid > [2023].)

 

All Federal Work-Study positions are subject to an annual evaluation conducted by the supervisor to be kept on file in the Federal Work-Study Office.


CANDIDATES SHOULD PROVIDE: Resume

CONTACT NAME: Mahdi Pedram

CONTACT EMAIL: mahdi.pedram@northwestern.edu

CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: (509) 968-8281


Position Updated: 12/15/22