CURRENT OPENINGS
- MIT Institute for Medical Engineering and Science – Ragon Institute Search Open Position
- MIT Institute for Medical Engineering and Science – Athinoula A. Martinos Professor Search Open Position
- Laboratory Manager
- Financial Officer
- Technical Associate I
- Administrative Assistant 2
MIT Institute for Medical Engineering and Science – Ragon Institute Search Open Position:
The Ragon Institute, together with the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in Cambridge, MA is seeking outstanding scientists for tenured faculty positions to start on July 1, 2021 or on a mutually agreed date thereafter. The Ragon Institute has its own recently renovated building located near the heart of MIT. The Ragon Institute was officially established in February 2009 as a joint institute involving faculty from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), MIT, and Harvard University. IMES was established in 2012 as the center for Human Science on the MIT campus, and integrates engineering, science, and medicine to advance and accelerate innovation in health through research and education.
This search is for candidate(s) to be hired into a tenured faculty position at MIT. Applicants must have a Ph.D. and/or M.D. (or equivalent degree) in engineering, science, or a closely related field, have a track record of exceptional achievement in basic or translational research, and an outstanding independent research program that supports the two institutes’ shared goal of harnessing the immune system to prevent and cure human diseases.
Several opportunities exist at the interface of IMES and the Ragon Institute, such as addressing challenges pertinent to infectious diseases and auto-immune disorders. Broad areas of mutual interest include understanding the physical and biological mechanisms underlying how the immune system functions, applied microbiology and virology, and efforts that leverage this knowledge and engineering design to develop therapies, diagnostics, and vaccines that can be translated to the clinic. More specific topics of interest include: 1. systems biology, machine learning, physics-based modeling, and approaches directed toward understanding innate and adaptive immunity with the goal of preventing and curing disease; 2. the development of new vaccination concepts and adjuvants; 3. the design of new delivery approaches for vaccines and therapies; and, 4. diagnostic approaches that enable rapid and reliable detection of pathogens and monitoring of biomarkers of immunity. The applicant should present a strong research plan which can synergize with ongoing basic, applied and translational research efforts at the Ragon Institute and in IMES.
MIT faculty duties include teaching at the undergraduate and/or graduate levels, research, and supervision of student research. The successful candidate will be provided with a generous start-up package to complement outstanding laboratory and office space, as well as access to state-of-the-art core facilities including advanced flow cytometry, microscopy, BSL-3 facilities, and an extensive clinical specimen repository. The successful candidate will be expected to build and maintain an internationally recognized, extramurally funded research program complemented by substantial support from Institute funds. The candidate should possess the ability to work collaboratively with other scientists and engineers, in addition to the scholarly qualities required to mentor doctoral students from graduate programs at MIT.
Interested candidates should submit application materials electronically https://school-of-engineering-faculty-search.mit.edu/mit-ragon. Each application must include: a curriculum vitae; the names and addresses of three or more references; a strategic statement of research interests;
and a statement of teaching interests. In addition, candidates should provide a statement
regarding their views on diversity, inclusion, and belonging, including past and current
contributions as well as their vision and plans for the future in these areas. It is the responsibility
of the candidate to arrange for reference letters to be uploaded at https://faculty-searches.mit.edu/letters/.
Please address questions to imes-search@mit.edu.
Responses received by December 1, 2020 will be given priority.
With MIT’s strong commitment to diversity in engineering and science education and research, we especially encourage those who will contribute to our diversity and outreach efforts to apply.
MIT is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, skin color, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, ancestry, or national or ethnic origin.
MIT Institute for Medical Engineering and Science – Athinoula A. Martinos Professor Search Open Position:
The Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) http://imes.mit.edu/ at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, Massachusetts invites applicants to apply for a tenured or tenure track faculty position in the area of biomedical imaging to begin July 1, 2021 or thereafter.
The successful candidate will be appointed to a tenured or tenure track faculty position commensurate on experience at MIT as the Athinoula A. Martinos Professor. The successful candidate is expected to work closely with and have an appointment at the Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Functional and Structural Biomedical Imaging, in particular the facilities housed at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).
IMES is pioneering novel research and graduate education paradigms at the convergence of engineering, science, and medicine. IMES also houses the Harvard-MIT Health Science and Technology (HST) program, the Medical Electronic Device Realization Center, the Center for Microbiome Informatics and Therapeutics, and MIT’s Clinical Research Center.
Appointments will be made in IMES and the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) department at MIT.
Applicants should hold a Ph.D. in engineering, science, or a related field (including MD or MD/PhD) by the beginning of employment. The candidate should have demonstrated excellence in original research and teaching. The successful candidate will be expected to fulfill all teaching, research and service obligations of a faculty member at MIT. Faculty duties include teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, advising students, conducting original scholarly research, developing course materials at the graduate and undergraduate levels, and service to MIT and the profession.
Interested candidates should submit application materials electronically at https://school-of-engineering-faculty-search.mit.edu/imes-senior-search/register.tcl. Each application should include: curriculum vitae; the names and addresses of three or more references; a strategic statement of research interests; and a statement of teaching interests. Each candidate must arrange for reference letters to be uploaded at https://imes-senior-search.mit.edu/letters.
Candidates should provide a statement regarding their views on diversity, inclusion, and belonging, including past and current contributions as well as their vision and plans in these areas.
Questions should be addressed to imes-search@mit.edu. To be considered complete, responses must be received by February 1, 2021.
With MIT’s strong commitment to diversity in engineering education, research, and practice we especially encourage minorities and women to apply.
MIT is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, ancestry, or national or ethnic origin. MIT’s full policy on Nondiscrimination can be found here.”
Laboratory Manager – Job ID #19412
Position overview: Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES)-Edelman Lab, to support the principal investigator and research lab in the execution and maintenance of research operations. Will coordinate meetings and lab events; organize and perform a broad range of laboratory experiments; identify and negotiate the purchase of complex equipment; assess equipment needs and schedule equipment maintenance/repair; assist with the maintenance and upgrade of laboratory website, lab calendar, lab directories, mailing lists, and other online resources; create databases using FileMaker Pro, Excel, and Access; implement and maintain analysis software; perform analysis and documentation of experimental protocols; utilize routine and special techniques for monitoring the safety of lab space and personnel, equipment maintenance, and the upkeep of an active cell and tissue culture facility; implement protocols and ensure all lab members are trained according to policies set by MIT’s Environment, Health, and Safety Office; oversee protocol implementation and renewals (CAC, COUHES); serve as the primary resource for lab members on research techniques, onboarding new staff to the lab, and training lab members in equipment operation and research techniques; and perform other duties as requested.
Financial Officer – Job ID #19462
Position overview: Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), to handle complex pre- and post-award sponsored research administration, including all sponsored, non-sponsored, and general accounts according to the terms/conditions of the sponsor and the Institute. Will utilize the COEUS award management module for proposal preparation and processing; advise principal investigators (PIs) on matters that pertain to financial management, including determining sponsor requirements and preparation of budgets/forms, tracking and monitoring financial performance of grants/contracts, preparing reports, budget forecasting, and financial analyses; prepare supplementary proposal documents and ensure proposals are complete before forwarding to sponsor; manage proposals with cost-sharing, sub-recipients costs, fixed-priced contracts, and managing the renewal and submission of applications; track proposals, manage under-recovery, cost-sharing, and subcontracts; manage sponsored project closeout processes and audit inquiries; collaborate on analyzing processes and improvements to implement enhancements; maintain relationships with a variety of departments and centralized offices at multiple institutions to facilitate financial activities for initiatives; interpret MIT and government policies; and perform other duties as assigned.
Technical Associate I – Job ID #19158
The position offers an opportunity to gain fundamental skills in an interdisciplinary and technologically driven environment with interactions across MIT, the Broad Institute, and the Ragon Institute.
Administrative Assistant 2 – Job ID #19049