University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Research Engineer II Bioengineering - Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh - (25006352) The Vascular Bioengineering Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh (Dr. David Vorp, PI) is currently seeking a research engineer in experimental vascular biomechanics . The experimental aspects of this position include biomechanical testing of engineered and native vascular tissue, both animal and human samples, under various conditions or treatments with both commercial and custom electromechanical devices, data analysis including constitutive modeling, ex vivo perfusion of living vascular segments, microstructural analysis using microscopic imaging techniques and custom image analysis software, biomechanical testing system and experimental design, use of different transducers and signal conditioning techniques, programming and data acquisition using LabVIEW, etc. This position may also assist with the development of conceptual project design and instrumentation, software programs, and...