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Intern – Summer Undergraduate Research Program

Summary

Research Interns in MaineHealth Institute for Research Summer Undergraduate Research Program (MHIR SURP) will have a unique opportunity to conduct research in diverse clinical and biomedical science fields during the summer months. During the ten-week program students participate in mentored research projects with faculty scientists and clinicians. Students also attend lectures and workshops featuring topics including bioethics, animal use in biomedical science and scientific presentation skills, as well as the opportunity to attend presentations by guest scientists and MHIR faculty.

MHIR has a two-part application process: applicants must complete both the MMC Employment application AND the MHIR-specific program application: MHIR Summer Undergraduate Research Program Application (if you are unable to select the hyperlinked text, please copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://redcap.mmcri.cloud/surveys/?s=9A3X44WER839LANC).

Please complete the employment application and then complete the MHIR Program application. Both steps must be completed in order for you to be eligible for selection.

Research Interns participate in projects with qualified mentors and staff. We help Interns understand scientific problems as well as give them opportunities for practical laboratory and/or clinical research experiences. Internships allow students to explore the practical aspects of biomedical research by participating in ongoing projects and observing or learning techniques. In addition, internships provide introduction to a network of research professionals to assist in the career development of the student.

The summer Intern program will run from June 2, 2025 – August 8, 2025

Application deadline is January 31, 2025.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  1. Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above. Students whose GPA is not 3.0 or above may note extenuating circumstances in their MHIR-Specific Application.
  2. Applicants must be enrolled as a student in an undergraduate college program or community college program or be a high school senior at least 18 years of age. College seniors who graduate in the 2024-2025 academic year are eligible to apply.
  3. Must work independently, take initiative to complete assigned projects with minimal direction, and be able to prioritize tasks within an assigned project.
  4. Ability to maintain confidentiality in the performance of duties.
  5. Excellent communication and presentation skills, both oral and written.
  6. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office products and other technologies.

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Laboratory Animal Technician II

Summary

This Lab Animal Tech II position is designed for someone interested in participating in the day-to-day operation of the MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR) Animal Facility, under general supervision of the Animal Facility Manager. The MHIR Animal Facility supports research projects from our 20 Principal Investigator-driven research labs. We have world-class scientists working on the most advanced biomedical problems. The Lab Animal Tech in this position works on a team to help ensure proper care and humane treatment of approximately 7,000 mice during their use in our research. The MHIR Animal Facility is proudly and fully accredited by the Association for the Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC). This is a swing position and is designed for someone interested in rotating between cage maintenance and husbandry responsibilities, which depend on the Animal Facility volume and needs.

This position is a fully onsite role at our Scarborough, ME research facility.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

1. Education: Associate degree in an Animal Science program preferred. 

2. License/Certifications: Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) certification is required within 1.5 years of hire date. 

3. Experience: Demonstrates competency in all essential functions of a Laboratory Animal Technician I role. 

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Lead Research Coordinator Trainer

Summary

This position provides comprehensive staff training support for a dynamic and fast-paced team within the Clinical Trials Office at the  MaineHealth Institute for Research, Scarborough, ME. The training team contributes to research by ensuring research personnel have the appropriate training and education to protect research participant safety and promote the ethical conduct of research throughout the MaineHealth network. Responsibilities include taking a lead role in training and ongoing operations support of other Research Coordinators. Under the supervision of the Manager – Regulatory Affairs and Quality, the Lead Research Coordinator Trainer will plan, coordinate and implement initial orientation and ongoing training, education and professional development programs for Research Staff. They are expected to effectively collaborate with study Principal Investigators, Clinical Coordinators, and external and internal regulatory bodies. Strong organizational and communication skills as well as attention to detail are necessary for success.

A fully remote (except from Alaska, California, Colorado, Nevada, Puerto Rico, or Washington D.C.) or flexible on-site/off-site work schedule from our Scarborough, ME offices is available for this position.

The MaineHealth application, a cover letter, and a resume are all required elements for application to this position.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  1. Education: Bachelor’s degree in a health science or related field required.
  2. License/Certifications: Certification by the Association of Clinical Research Professionals or Society of Clinical Research Associates preferred.
  3. Experience: 2 years of clinical experience in a healthcare setting required.
  4. Knowledge of basic statistical principles and methods.
  5. Ability to function independently and as part of a team.
  6. Excellent communication skills, verbal and written.
  7. Demonstrable computer competency in Microsoft Word and Excel.

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Project Manager 

Summary

This Project Manager will be an integral member of the Research Training and Education (RT&E) team within the MaineHealth Institute for Research, working with and reporting to RT&E Manager, Elisabeth Bergst. This individual will manage components of established programs including our Summer Undergraduate Research Program, and will contribute to the successful implementation of all of our training programs for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, undergraduate interns, and education outreach activities. Responsibilities include contributing to development and implementation of trainee programming, data management and reporting, onboarding and orientations, informational presentations to diverse audiences, event planning, communication and community outreach, and working with multiple stakeholders. Our ideal candidate will have strong organization and interpersonal skills, creativity, and a passion for collaboration and teamwork.

This position is located at our 81 Research Drive, Scarborough, ME research facility, with the option for a hybrid schedule.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  1. Education: Bachelor’s Degree required. Master’s Degree preferred. 
  2. License/Certifications: N/A 
  3. Experience: Three years of multidisciplinary project management experience required, including development of new systems, techniques, procedures, and special and recurring reports or analysis. 
  4. Additional Skills/Requirements Required: Excellent communication and public speaking skills and ability to write and present for a variety of audiences. 

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Research Assistant II

Summary

This position is for someone interested in joining the research team within the  MHIR Physiology CoreMaineHealth Institute for Research, Scarborough, ME. This Research Assistant II will work under the guidance of the Core Manager, Victora DeMambro.

The Physiology Core’s mission is to provide high quality in vivo and in vitro metabolic phenotyping services for COBRE project leads, other MaineHealth researchers, and outside investigators. The successful applicant should have basic laboratory skills and previous experience working with mouse models of human disease. This candidate will conduct a variety of laboratory procedures:  assist the Core Manager and other lab members in maintaining mouse colonies; set-up, operate, and maintain laboratory instruments and equipment; monitor experiments; make observations; and calculate and record results. The Research Assistant II must be able to recognize problems or deviations in experimental conditions and notify appropriate personnel. After the onboarding and training phase, they should be able to master routine techniques and procedures relevant to the overall goals of the Physiology Core. Having previous experience in mouse husbandry, cell culture and statistical analysis would be beneficial, but we are willing to train the right candidate.

This position is a fully onsite role at our Scarborough, ME research facility.

The availability of this position is directly related to grant funding.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  1. Education: Bachelor’s Degree required.
  2. License/Certifications: N/A
  3. Experience: Minimum of one year of relevant experience required.  Demonstrates competency in all essential functions of a Research Assistant I – Bench role.
  4. Additional Skills/Requirements Required: N/A
  5. Additional Skills/Requirements Preferred: N/A

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Research Associate II

Summary

This position is for someone interested in joining the MaineHealth Institute for Research team within the Vary Lab, which also has responsibility for MHIR’s Proteomics & Lipidomics Core Facility. This position will have responsibilities that include collaborative research projects and core facility work. This work includes human and mouse sample preparation, and state-of-the-art quantitative analysis of proteomic and lipidomic changes in several exciting contexts, including protein-protein interactions, cell signaling, cell secretomics, and disease-related changes in mitochondrial protein expression. Importantly, the candidate will have a unique opportunity for advancement by training in mass spectrometric instrumentation, data acquisition and analysis. Experience with molecular biologic as well as cell culture techniques is preferred, as is experience with mass spectrometry and liquid chromatography instrumentation.

The MaineHealth application, a cover letter, and a resume with three professional references are all required for application.

This is a full-time, onsite research position at our Scarborough, Maine research facility.

We may consider applicants with less education and/or years of experience for a lower-level position.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  1. Education: Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field required. Master’s Degree preferred. 
  2. License/Certifications: N/A 
  3. Experience: Four years of relevant experience with a Masters Degree or six years of experience with a Bachelors Degree required. Demonstrates competency in all essential functions of Research Associate I role. 

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Research Data Analyst II – Clinical Trials

Summary

This position is for someone interested in a role which is responsible for identifying, collecting, integrating, and analyzing data in support of an assigned project, and which will work independently and use methodologies consistent with applicable policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements. This role will support the Clinical Trials Division at the MaineHealth Institute for Research, based in Scarborough, ME. 

A fully remote (except from Alaska, California, Colorado, Nevada, Puerto Rico, or Washington D.C.) or flexible on-site/off-site work schedule from our Scarborough, ME offices is available for this position.

The MaineHealth application, a cover letter and a resume or CV are all required elements for application to this position.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  1.  Education: Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s Degree preferred. 
  2.  License/Certifications: N/A 
  3. Experience: Three years of experience analyzing data required, preferably in a healthcare setting. Demonstrates competency in all essential functions of a Research Data Analyst I role. 

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Research Fellow – Pinz Lab

Summary

This position is for someone interested in joining the research team within the Pinz Laboratory at the MaineHealth Institute for Research, Scarborough, ME. This Research Fellow will conduct a variety of complex laboratory procedures and will be able to conduct research under the guidance of Principal Investigator, Ilka Pinz. This Research Fellow will have a sufficient level of experience, expertise and independence to conduct a defined research project, including project inception and design, implementation, and completion; with reporting of results in a peer-reviewed forum consisting of oral and written presentation. Research in the Pinz Laboratory is focused primarily on caveolae membrane microdomains and their role in cardiovascular health. Our research uses loss-of-function mouse models and mutant caveolin protein expression to investigate the role of caveolins in cardiac contractile function, insulin sensitivity and diabetic cardiomyopathy. We collaborate with clinicians to investigate the role of caveolae in patients with cardiovascular disease. The successful applicant has knowledge of cell transfection with mutated proteins, cell culture, Western blotting, and protein extractions. Experience with mouse models is a plus, but not required. Some aspects of this work will be performed in our outstanding core facilities and the successful applicant is expected to collaborate and communicate with other team members to coordinate these efforts. Outstanding written and oral communication skills and attention to detail are expected. 

MaineHealth Institute for Research (MHIR) is committed to providing postdoctoral Research Fellows a robust research training experience within an engaged and inclusive community of scientists. We support the continued research training of postdoctoral fellows who have earned a PhD, MD, or MD/PhD degrees. The goal of our program is to provide a rigorous, mentored research experience that focuses on the design, implementation, and completion of a novel research project.  

Research Fellows at MHIR are compensated based on years of experience and are eligible for the generous benefits package provided to MaineHealth employees.  

Research Fellows participate in a robust training program that includes a seminar series with networking with local and national speakers, and presentation of their own research progress. Responsible Conduct of Research programming is run throughout the year to ensure that Research Fellows are adequately trained. We expect our postdoctoral fellows to present research findings at annual meetings and publish in peer-reviewed journals. Research Fellows are also encouraged and supported to submit applications for fellowship support or early career grants. 

MHIR has an active and engaged Student and Postdoc Association that promotes professional development and a sense of community for students and postdocs. The MHIR Research Training and Education Office supports research trainees in all aspects of their training throughout their time at MHIR, including facilitation of Individual Development Plans, and annual reviews and meetings with MHIR scientific leadership. MHIR is a sustaining member of the National Postdoc Association, providing all of our students and Research Fellows the opportunity to have a free Affiliate Membership, and Research Training and Education Office Staff are members of the Graduate Career Consortium and the American Association of Medical Colleges Group on Research Education and Training (GREAT Group), connecting us with the larger national conversations about student and postdoctoral affairs.  

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

  1. Education: Doctoral Degree (e.g. PhD, MD, DO, DVM, PharmD) required.

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