QUALIFICATIONS

§ A PhD degree in Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Materials Science, or a related discipline.
§ At least 6 years of relevant experience with biological materials such as DNA.
§ At least 3 years of relevant experience with surface science and surface characterization techniques such as electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) or cyclic voltammetry (CV).
§ Familiarity with electronic measurements and instrumentation
§ Ability to prototype analysis tools for data reduction and time-series analysis.
§ Strong oral and written communication skills.

VACCINE REQUIREMENTS

Johns Hopkins University strongly encourages, but no longer requires, at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The COVID-19 vaccine does not apply to positions located in the State of Florida. We still require all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the COVID and flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry. This change does not apply to the School of Medicine (SOM). SOM hires must be fully vaccinated with an FDA COVID-19 vaccination and provide proof of vaccination status. For additional information, applicants for SOM positions should visit https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine/ and all other JHU applicants should visit https://covidinfo.jhu.edu/health-safety/covid-vaccination-information/.
The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly. The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office

• Utilize surface functionalization techniques such as thiol or silane chemistry to develop robust biotic-abiotic interfaces.
• The design, assembly and characterization of function of biotic-abiotic interfaces using biomolecules such as DNA or proteins.
• Perform tasks related to design of experiments and test fixtures to support surface functionalization experiments.
• Plan and perform measurements of samples from stakeholders that deposit biotic-abiotic interfaces using vapor deposition.
• Data analysis with MATLAB, Mathematica, or similar software of the raw sensor data to extract features and information indicative of biomarker detection and characterization.
• Present results at internal meetings, and occasional meetings with external stakeholders.
• Ensuring that results, protocols, software, and documentation have been properly archived.