Seasonal Hire at UTHealth in Houston, Texas

Job Description:

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas' resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That's where you come in.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It's because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you'd expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time - all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you'll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees' wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus many more!

Position Summary:

Seasonal Hires are a temporary status and therefore may not be employed for a period of more than four and ½ months. These individuals may be hired either as full-time or part-time and must be a minimum age of 16 years. Seasonal positions are Non-Benefits eligible.

We have temporary positions in the exciting space of neuroelectronics and medical technology development.

Projects will be assigned based on personal student interest and skill set. But could range from advanced manufacturing, support preclinical (animal) research, computational modeling, and data analysis.

Example of previous projects

• Programming and setup of robotic arm that will assist during implantation surgery

• Impedance spectroscopy testing of assembled devices

• Sparse sensing methods used to predict electrode information

• Design of new surgical tools for in rodent surgery

• Analysis of brain electrical signal, and the impact of each frequency band

• Adapt a protocol for staining and scanning rat brains post-mortem to validate electrode placement

• Assist in analysis of novel human electrophysiology recordings

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work effectively both independently and in collaboration with lab mates and multiple principal investigators

Certification/Skills: None

Minimum Education:

Individuals must be a minimum age of 16 years.

High School diploma or equivalent, preferred.

Minimum Experience: None

Physical Requirements: Exerts up to 20 pounds occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently , and/or up to 5 pounds constantly to move objects. This position may include work involving potentially hazardous chemical, biological or radioactive agents.

Security Sensitive: T his job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215

Residency Requirement: Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.

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