Lab Aide (Work Study)

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The Brent lab is seeking one or more work study students from Computer Science, Bio-Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related fields of study to help develop supporting software and content to enable Augmented Reality guidance for lab procedures.

 

Ideal candidates will be available for 19 hours per week and be eligible for state or federal work study. Schedule can vary depending on class or other work schedule. Majority of work can be done remotely.

 

Interested candidates should submit a resume together with a cover letter than lays out: who you are, why you find the proposed work of interest, what qualifies you to carry it out, and how said work might contribute to your future goals.

 

The Brent lab is seeking one or more work study students from Computer Science, Bio-Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related fields of study to help develop supporting software and content to enable Augmented Reality guidance for lab procedures.

 

Ideal candidates will be available for 19 hours per week and be eligible for state or federal work study. Schedule can vary depending on class or other work schedule. Majority of work can be done remotely.

Job duties:

• Help develop UI/UX and content for Augmented Reality guidance for lab procedures
• Help with acquisition, annotation and curation of image and other data to be used for machine learning
• Contribute to a larger project to use AR to aid biomedical research and development

Required:

• Currently enrolled as undergraduate in a four-year university and be eligible for a work-study program
• Literate in Linux command line
• Familiar with Python language and, ideally JSON file format
• Flexible and able to work independently without supervision

Preferred:

• The ideal candidate would be pursuing a degree in Bio-Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field
• Ideal candidates would have extensive programming experience, as evidenced by vettable code
• Ideal candidates would have experience in object oriented programming and interest in machine learning

A statement describing your commitment and contributions toward greater diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism in your career or that will be made through your work at Fred Hutch is requested of all finalists.

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