{"job":{"jobId":2509918,"fk_accountId":null,"fk_organizationId":826,"fk_adminAccountId":null,"title":"Research Assistant","description":"\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><b>About Khalifa University</b></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">Khalifa University is ranked 181<sup>st</sup> in the QS World University Rankings 2023, and the top University in the UAE, with a range of research and academic programs designed to address the entire range of strategic, scientific and industrial challenges facing our rapidly evolving world.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">Its world-class faculty and state-of-the-art research facilities provide an unparalleled learning experience to students from the UAE and around the world. Our research and academic activities cover a broad range of disciplines in engineering, science and medicine through our three colleges.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">Khalifa University’s research relates to key focus sectors of relevance to the UAE’s strategic economic growth and the technology platforms that serve as foundations for these sectors. The University’s research priorities are addressed in two categories — “verticals” and “horizontals” — which jointly cover specific industry and sector needs, technical platforms and expertise.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">KU’s focus sectors are Clean and Renewable Energy, Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production, Water and Environment, Healthcare, Aerospace, and Supply Chain and Logistics. Research in these sectors is enhanced by our research platforms of Robotics, AI and Data Science, Information and Communication Technologies, and Advanced Materials and Manufacturing as well as Fundamental Sciences.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><b>Position Overview</b></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">KU is seeking a highly motivated <b>Research Assistant</b> to work on new approaches to understanding the mechanisms of electrical potential within each cell (which we refer to as the <i>cellular electrome</i>). The candidate will be trained on, and undertake experiments using, our state-of-the-art electrophysiology suite including a DEPtech 3DEP and Malvern Zetasizer. The candidate will test highly novel theoretical advances in our understanding of cell membrane potential and cell zeta potential, exploring cell response if different media in order to better understand how these phenomena arise, what thy do, and what the implications are for cell function and dysfunction.</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><b>Position Requirements</b></p>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Experience cell culture and analysis in ion gradients</li>\n<li>Experience with microfluidic chips</li>\n<li>Adhere to the University's information security and confidentiality policies and procedures, and report breaches or other security risks accordingly</li>\n<li>Perform any other tasks assigned by the Line Manager</li>\n</ul>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>Qualifications </strong></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><b>Candidate Profile</b></p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><b>Essential Criteria</b></p>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Bachelors from a reputable university in Biomedical Engineering or related discipline</li>\n<li>Experience of undertaking assigned research tasks and contributing to academic outputs</li>\n<li>A willingness to contribute to a collaborative and supportive team culture</li>\n<li>Excellent English language communication skills (verbal and written)</li>\n<li>Ability to function as part of a team working on multiple tasks with competing demands and deadlines</li>\n<li>Well-developed reasoning and problem-solving skills</li>\n</ul>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><b>Desired Criteria</b></p>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Bachelors gained from and/or experience working in a top 200 QS or THE ranked University</li>\n<li>At least 1 year of relevant experience as a researcher in academia or in industry</li>\n<li>Experience contributing to high impact publications in top 10% journals in the relevant field</li>\n</ul>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\">Should you require further assistance or if you face any issue with the online application, please feel to contact the Recruitment Team (<a data-mz=\"\" href=\"mailto:recruitmentteam@ku.ac.ae\" rel=\"no-follow\" target=\"_blank\">recruitmentteam@ku.ac.ae</a>).</p>\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: san-serif;\"><strong>Primary Location:</strong> Abu Dhabi UAE\n<strong>Job:</strong> Research Assistant\n<strong>Schedule: </strong>Regular\n<strong>Shift: </strong>Standard\n<strong>Job Type:</strong> Full-time</p>\n\n\n","pdfUrl1":null,"location":"Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates","location1":"아시아","location2":null,"location3":null,"type":"2","applyUrl":"https://aa255.taleo.net/careersection/ku+external+portal/moresearch.ftl?lang=en&portal=8116755942","fileUrl1":null,"fileUrl2":null,"fileUrl3":null,"fileUrl4":null,"fileUrl5":null,"fileUrl6":null,"fileUrl7":null,"workingHour":"Full Time","contractType":"Permanent","salary":null,"original_id":"UNI|362210","original_domain":"timeshighereducation.com","original_url":"https://www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/listing/362210","original_isPremium":null,"closeType":1,"closedAt":"2024-02-03T00:00:00.000Z","requireEducation":10,"managerTel":null,"managerFax":null,"managerEmail":"recruitmentteam@ku.ac.ae","managerName":"KHALIFA UNIVERSITY","managerPhone":null,"managerAddress":"Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates","log_hit":0,"log_like":0,"publishState":1,"organizationName":null,"organizationName_en":null,"organizationName_alt":null,"del_yn":"N","createdAt":"2024-01-04T14:23:43.000Z","updatedAt":"2024-01-04T14:23:43.000Z"},"organization":{"organizationId":826,"lv1Id":null,"lv2Id":null,"name":"Khalifa University","name_en":"Khalifa University","name_alt":",","introduction":"<p>Khalifa University (KU) combines three of the United Arab Emirates’ leading universities - the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (MI), the Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research (KUSTAR), and The Petroleum Institute (PI) - into one world-class, research-intensive institution, seamlessly integrating research and education to produce world leaders and critical thinkers in applied science and engineering. 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