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Under the direct supervision of the Manager or designee, the Skilled Laborer II performs tasks requiring some specialized skill or knowledge in connection with the maintenance, care, and beautification of the Medical Center Grounds. The Skilled Laborer II will apply pesticides and assist other trades.
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Under the direction of the Principal Investigator or designee, the Lab Clinical Coordinator III is responsible for specified lab, blood biobank, and clinical research activities.
Post-Doctoral Researcher in Health Systems Science
We are seeking an exceptional postdoctoral fellow to join the Division of Health Systems at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia characterized by progressive loss of cognitive function. Unfortunately, clinical interventions for AD have largely failed despite enormous efforts. The postdoc will work on the development of multimodal machine learning methods to integrate different datasets to investigate AD heterogeneity and risk. A wide range of data will be taken into consideration, including genetics data, neuroimages, and wearable devices. The postdoc will have the opportunity to work with an interdisciplinary team of investigators and receive diverse training opportunities in bioinformatics and machine learning.
Responsibilities
The postdoctoral fellow will analyze multimodal data for AD. He/she is expected to present data in lab meetings, departmental seminars, and national and international conferences, and to prepare manuscripts under the guidance of the PI.
Qualifications
Candidates should have a Ph.D. in bioinformatics, computational biology, biostatistics, computer science, or a related field within the past 5 years. Candidates should also have excellent communication skills and the desire to work in an interdisciplinary environment. Interested individuals could send a cover letter, CV, and contact information for three references to Dr. Honghuang Lin (Honghuang.Lin@umassmed.edu).
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Under the general supervision of the nurse manager or designee, participates as a member of the mental health team on an inpatient Mental Health Unit. Provides direct patient care including; treatment planning, implementing plans, evaluating treatment, discharge planning, and milieu activities.
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Under the general direction of the Clinical Director or designee, the Social Worker I participates as an interdisciplinary member of the treatment team providing trauma-informed care and promoting a person-centered, skills-based collaborative philosophy in conjunction with the individual, and/or the individual’s family, state, and community agencies/programs. The Social Worker I participates in a process of continuous learning and demonstrates openness to evolving philosophies of practice, including restraint and seclusion prevention.
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The FMC (Federal Medical Center) Devens Respiratory Therapist principal duties are to assess, treat, and care for patients with breathing disorders. The Respiratory Therapist assumes primary responsibility for all respiratory care modalities. The Respiratory Therapist initiates and conducts therapeutic procedures; maintains patient records; and selects, assembles, checks, and operates appropriate equipment.
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Under the direction of the Principal Investigator or Designee, the Research Associate I performs a variety of complex research experiments.
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Under the supervision of the Principal Investigator or designee, the Research Laboratory Technician I, performs a variety of specimen preparatory techniques, dry lab data collection, and routine laboratory maintenance.
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Under the direct supervision of the Senior Director or designee, the Carpentry Specialist maintains records, and conducts installations, repairs, modifications and maintenance of walls, doors, window jams, flooring, ceilings, cabinets and any and all hardware necessary to complete these tasks, as well as masonry work.
Post-doctoral positions are available for a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funded research project. The research focuses on determining the mechanism of recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vector DNA persistent gene expression. The 3yr project will be supervised by Drs. Robert M. Kotin and Bo Tian at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. Molecular biology laboratory experience is required, familiarity with cellular biology and biochemistry is preferred.
TO APPLY:
For further information, please send cover letter, current CV and the names and contact information of three references to: Robert Kotin PhD, Professor at Rober.Kotin@umassmed.edu
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Under the direct supervision of the Manager or designee, the Equipment Operator/ Grounds operates heavy equipment such as backhoes, front- end loaders, bulldozers, dump trucks, snow plows, sanders, tractor drawn mowers, and other equipment for grounds and maintenance.
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Under the general direction of the Principal Investigator or designee, the Implementation Specialist works closely with leadership in state agencies and their partners, as well as other state agencies and UMass Chan partnering faculty, to align resources and functions and develop an infrastructure to support implementation efforts and program improvement for improving client outcomes. The Specialist is a leadership role that will direct our Implementation Science Practice Program following the guidance of the Faculty Program Co-Chairs at iSPARC. The Implementation Specialist is responsible for the implementation of projects, promoting change in state service systems and other partner programs, and identification and marketing of faculty trainings and technical assistance programs to key stakeholders (e.g., mental health provider agencies).
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Under the general supervision of the Senior Director or designee, the Electrician maintains records, installs, repairs, modifies and maintains electrical systems and equipment.
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Under the direct supervision of the Supervisor or designee, the Janitor performs general janitorial and custodial work in connection with cleaning and maintenance of a building, or a group of buildings.
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The Program in Microbiome Dynamics focuses on translational microbiome research that is rooted in basic science and extends to our clinical care network and our community. Our collaborative faculty support one another through synergistic expertise in molecular and biomedical sciences, clinical research, and computational analysis, enabling us to succeed in full cycle, bench-to-community microbiome research. We believe in a team science approach to tackling important challenges and actively build collaborations within UMass Chan as well as with community, national, and international research organizations.
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The Program in Microbiome Dynamics focuses on translational microbiome research that is rooted in basic science and extends to our clinical care network and our community. Our collaborative faculty support one another through synergistic expertise in molecular and biomedical sciences, clinical research, and computational analysis, enabling us to succeed in full cycle, bench-to-community microbiome research. We believe in a team science approach to tackling important challenges and actively build collaborations within UMass Chan as well as with community, national, and international research organizations.
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The Recovery Support Specialist provides peer recovery support services to patients with substance use disorder (SUD) and will assist patients in achieving sustained recovery. Facilitates patient access to recovery oriented substance use disorder treatment, resources, and community recovery groups. Bridges the segregated treatment system into a more holistic care model through providing support across multiple systems of care. Maintain ongoing patient support regardless of client relapse and will serve as a motivator, ally, role model, problem-solver, and advocate for patients with substance use disorders. Possesses thorough understanding of community culture to address the barriers to successful recovery, better tailor health messages, and provide links to community resources and treatment options.
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Under the direct supervision of the Department Administrator or designee, the Research Laboratory Aide II performs routine laboratory cleaning and other general laboratory duties in support of research experiments.
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Under the direction of the Principal Investigator or designee, the Research Nurse Coordinator II is responsible to carry out all delegated tasks related to complex protocols testing investigational drugs, devices, or research interventions. The Research Nurse Coordinator II is a primary resource for study protocol conduct acting as a liaison between the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, clinical partners (ex. University of Massachusetts Memorial Health Care (UMMHC)), the Principal Investigator, Institutional Review Board (IRB), and sponsors to ensure good clinical practice standards (GCP) throughout the life cycle of the study.
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Under the direction of the Principal Investigator or designee, the Research Coordinator I is responsible for carrying out multiple complex research protocols.
UMass Chan Medical School is committed to being an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and recognizes the power of a diverse community. We encourage applications from protected veterans, individuals with disabilities and those with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds to consider UMass Chan Medical School as their employer of choice.
Review of applications will begin immediately and the position will remain open until filled.