Job Title: Sr Research Engineer - Alzheimer Disease Center - Full-time
Department: Alzheimer Disease Center
Shift: 1st
Specialty: Research
Job Number: 2023-0718
Date Posted: 02/28/2023
Position Type: Research

Job Qualifications:

General Summary:
This position is responsible for the daily operations of the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center's studies on human mobility and motor function. This includes all aspects of acquisition, quality control and processing of mobility-related datasets captured using a variety of wearable and non-wearable devices. Exemplifies the Rush mission, vision and values and acts in accordance with Rush policies and procedures. Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
Provides oversight of daily operations and supervises research assistants. 2. Installs, tests and maintains devices used for collection of data related to gait, balance and mobility. 3. Acquires data captured by various types of mobility quantification devices. 4. Ensures device quality assurance and quality control. 5. Processes mobility data by filtering, extracting metrics and performing statistical analysis. 6. Programs new signal processing algorithms and scripts. 7. Develops high-throughput workflows for data acquisition and processing. 8. Communicates with data management and statistics teams to manage storage and flow of raw and processed data. 9. Supports mobility quantification efforts with collaborators outside of Rush. 10. Supports manuscript and grant-writing efforts. 11. Performs related duties as required. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Master's degree in biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, kinesiology, exercise science or physiology preferred
Bachelor's degree (required) and five years of experience in lieu of a master's degree may be considered.
At least two years of recent experience in signal or image processing.
Theoretical knowledge of principles, techniques and different devices for quantifying human motion such as accelerometry, actigraphy and optical tracking.c
Experience with signal processing techniques such as filtering, autocorrelation, and frequency-domain representation of signals.
Strong programming skills and experience with diverse platforms such as MATLAB, Python, Windows and Linux. Excellent communication and analytical skills. Good technical writing skills. Ability to work with large datasets collected from thousands of study participants.
Willingness to learn new biomedical engineering, programming and data-processing methods.
Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center is seeking an experienced Sr Research Engineer to support the human mobility and motor function studies.
Company Highlights: For the fifth consecutive time, Rush received Magnet status, the highest recognition given for nursing excellence. Rush was the first hospital in Illinois serving both adults and children to receive the designation. Rush was ranked Best Hospital in Illinois for Nurses in 2017 by Nurse.org. Leading academic medical center, acute care hospital w/ 664 licensed beds. Ranked among the top 20 best places to work in healthcare by Indeed. Rush offers a competitive salary, and valuable healthy living benefits including: health, dental and vision to help you maintain and improve your health. Rush also offers several ways to invest in your future. As one of the most popular cities in the nation, Chicago is a cultural, historical and diverse city. Chicago in known for its sports teams, museums and vibrant theater community. Rush is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.

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