Intelligent-OR:job-opening2007

Job Posting in draft

SNR Laboratory, Image Guided Therapy Program, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School

Robotics programmer and engineer (Full-time)

• Title of position and grade:

Robotics programmer and engineer

• Name of employing hospital and department:

Surgical Navigation and Robotics Laboratory in the Department of Radiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital

• Minimum degree and field of specialized knowledge required to perform the job:

Candidate must have a minimum of a BS degree in engineering or physics.

• Minimum years of experience required in the field:

At least three years proven experience developing and/or modifying robots, preferably in an academic or industrial research setting.

• Characteristic duties and responsibilities:
  • Design, test, and build surgical robots
  • Develop control software for surgical robots
  • Document details of the robots
  • Technically assist academic researchers in robotics research
  • Interface with external collaborators and assist in their application of the developed tools and software

• Licenses or special skills necessary to perform the job:
  • Strong skill in C++ programming is needed
  • Experience in developing PC-based motion control systems is needed
  • Knowledge of any of the following is a plus: MATLAB, SimuLink, motion controllers, coordinate transformations, programmable logic controllers (PLC), network programming, linux administration, and machine vision technology.

• Compensation:

Competitive according to experience.

Contact: . Dr. Nobuhiko Hata, Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 617-732-5809 . Posting to appear soon at XXXX

Research Assistant

• Title of position and grade:

Laboratory Administrative Secretary

• Name of employing hospital and department:

Surgical Navigation and Robotics Laboratory in the Department of Radiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital

• Minimum degree and field of specialized knowledge required to perform the job:

Required: High School Diploma or GED, Preferred: Two years college or equivalent work experience

• Minimum years of experience required in the field:

Two years administrative/office experience required, three years preferred. Additional education may be substituted for years of experience. Experience working with the various software applications listed below is required.

• Characteristic duties and responsibilities:

(Duty class I)

• • Prepare expense reports for business trips
  • Coordinate special projects and events, office activities and committee meetings
  • Locate and compile information and format reports, graphs, tables, records and other sources of information
  • Assemble and categorize facts and figures for written computation and calculations
  • Use various software applications, such as spreadsheets, relational databases, statistical packages, and graphics packages, to assemble, manipulate and/or format data and/or reports
  • Maintain records through filing, retrieval, retention, storage, compilation, coding, updating and destruction
  • Type routine correspondence and reports from dictation or handwritten copy using a personal computer
  • Operate a personal computer to access e-mail, electronic calendars, and other basic office support software
  • Complete various request forms for office supplies and equipment as directed

(Duty class II)

• • Organize a publication list in a computer database
  • Write summary reports of laboratory projects using document material provided by laboratory members
  • Use a personal computer to prepare manuscripts, grant proposals, statistical reports, tables, and charts using knowledge of scientific, medical, literary, or other technical terms
  • Process and track purchase orders
  • Monitor monthly expenditure statements for budgets and prepare documents required to maintain balanced accounts for review and approval by supervisor

• Licenses necessary to perform the job:
  • No Requirements

• Compensation:

Competitive according to experience.

Contact: . Dr. MXXXXXXXX. . Posting to appear soon at XXXX