Open Staff Positions

SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, Biological Engineering, under minimal supervision, provides diverse, complex, and high-level administrative support for the day-to-day activities and operations of the Department Head’s office; provides calendar management and administrative support for programs, events and projects; serves as a high-level contributor or coordinator of multiple projects; serves as liaison between Department Head office and MIT offices, collaborating institutions, research centers, industry partners; works closely with travel agents in arranging complex domestic and international travel arrangements; administers support for faculty affairs, including faculty searches, faculty appointments, promotion cases and visa applications; plans and coordinates high-profile events, such as meetings, seminars, conferences, and retreats; maintains an open Department Head office and serves as a point of contact for all visitors, faculty, staff, students; performs and assists with other projects and administrative duties as assigned; serves as a contact point between the DH and BE staff, other departments and programs, and the Dean’s office.

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SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS & OUTREACH OFFICER, Biological Engineering, is a strategic leadership role designed to launch and scale the narrative for MIT’s new NAMs Technology Development Center for Women’s Health (TDC-WH) and the groundbreaking Menstruation Science initiative. Under the leadership of Prof. Linda Griffith and a team of research scientists, the MIT Center for Gynepathology Research (CGR) is transforming women’s health by applying frontier engineering, such as systems biology, biophotonics, and microfluidic “patient avatars”, to historically underfunded areas like endometriosis, infertility, and infection-associated chronic illness (e.g., Long Covid, Lyme). This role merges high-level strategy with hands-on creation to establish the CGR and the new NAMs Center as preeminent global leaders in biomedical advancement and will engage a diverse spectrum of constituents.

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TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, Department of Biological Engineering – Hansen lab, will be 75% research and 25% lab general lab organizational duties. The research focus will be on understanding gene regulation in the context of 3D genome organization using a combination of cell culture, genome editing, genomics, imaging, and computational methods. This position will be ideal for a recent graduate who is looking for additional training before entering graduate/medical school and/or someone with prior experience as a Technical Associate or similar. The Hansen lab is interested in understanding the interplay between genome organization and regulation of gene expression in mammals. We use a combination of mammalian tissue culture, 3D genomics, live-cell super-resolution fluorescence microscopy, molecular biology, biochemistry, genomics, and computational approaches toward this goal. The main responsibilities include but are not limited to performing cloning of DNA constructs for genome editing, conducting biochemical and high-resolution live-cell fluorescence microscopy experiments, computational data analysis, as well as assisting with general lab maintenance.

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TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE II, BATHE LAB, Biological Engineering, to serve as a member of a cutting-edge research team advancing chemical synthesis, therapeutics, and vaccine development using synthetic nucleic acids; perform independent research and support DNA/RNA synthesis purification, and conjugation using solid-phase, enzymatic, and organic chemistry techniques; conduct quantitative analysis via PCR, HPLC, electrophoresis, and mass spectrometry; responsible for ordering lab supplies and reagents; coordinate lab operations, safety compliance, protocol development, and equipment maintenance.

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TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, GRIFFITH LAB, Biological Engineering – Hardware Innovation Team, to work closely with engineering collaborators and internal biology team, and play a central role in the development, evaluation, and implementation of next-generation fluidic platforms. These platforms aim to replicate microscale organs (“organs on chips” platforms) to model human diseases in the lab, including liver, gastrointestinal, gynecologic, and chronic infection. Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to performing mechanical and fluidic QC testing of platforms, including design evaluation, pump verification, calibration, and troubleshooting; collaborating with biologists to support quality-checked platforms during experimental runs; coordinating with electrical and software engineers to define and resolve issues, integrate design improvements, and support testing of new prototypes, and other tasks.

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LEADERSHIP GIVING OFFICER, Biological Engineering (BE), will create and execute a comprehensive, strategic development plan designed to raise awareness, strengthen relationships, and garner financial support for BE’s initiatives and academic programs; manage, build, and execute successful fundraising strategies for a mature portfolio (including Core Team), creating individualized solicitation plans leading to major and principal gifts in support of MIT’s fundraising priorities, capital projects, and other departmental priorities; work collaboratively to increase the visibility of BE and establish a thriving community of supporters, including both philanthropic and industry partnerships; take part in face-to-face donor/industry partner/prospect visits, arrange faculty meetings, site tours, and events, draft high-level proposals, create materials, and disseminate content and collateral related to BE; and help maximize the Department Head’s/faculty travel to engage with prospective donors and industry partners.

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