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Research Assistant Dept. Ophthalmology, Visual and Anatomical Sciences

Wayne State University

Job Location:

Detroit, MI - USA

Yearly Salary: USD 35000 - 35000

Posted: 23 September 2026 (4 hours ago)

Application Deadline: 21 December 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Research Assistant - Dept. Ophthalmology Visual and Anatomical Sciences

Wayne State University is searching for an experienced Research Assistant - Dept. Ophthalmology Visual and Anatomical Sciences at its Detroit campus location.

Wayne State is a premier public urban research university located in the heart of Detroit Michigan where students from all backgrounds are offered a rich high-quality education. Our deep-rooted commitment to excellence collaboration integrity diversity and inclusion creates exceptional educational opportunities which prepare students for success in a global society.

Essential functions (job duties):

Job Purpose:
Under the direction of the PrincipalInvestigator provide scientific and technical assistance to complete laboratory-basedresearch. May assist in writing research protocols and preparing manuscripts autonomously or as directed throughtraining in more difficult or specialized procedures to meet the needs of the researchprotocol.
EssentialFunctions:
Perform laboratory-based scientific techniques. Assist in designingand performing experiments. Participate in implementing research objectivesensuring compliance with all legal regulatory and protocol guidelines. Communicatewith Principal Investigator and Postdoctoral scholars/fellows on the status ofresearch.
Collect and log laboratory results and/or survey data. Evaluate and performdata analysis using graphs charts or tables to highlight the key points ofthe research results collected in accordance with the research protocols asstipulated. Proofread andedit research data and documents to ensure accuracy.
Assist PrincipalInvestigator with writing methods and summarizing/organizing data to be used inpreparing and presenting presentations for professional scientific andacademic conferences and submittal to academic and scholarly peer-reviewed journals.
Maintain the laboratorywork areas including routine maintenance on laboratory equipment as required. Order andorganize required research supplies and records. Maintain cleanliness andorganization of workstation.
Perform other related duties as assigned.

Under the direction of the Principal Investigator provide scientific and technical assistance to complete laboratory-based research. May assist in writing research protocols and preparing manuscripts autonomously or as directed through training in more difficult or specialized procedures to meet the needs of the research protocol.

Essential Functions

Perform laboratory-based scientific techniques. Assist in designing and performing experiments. Participate in implementing research objectives ensuring compliance with all legal regulatory and protocol guidelines. Communicate with Principal Investigator and Postdoctoral scholars/fellows on the status of research.

Collect and log laboratory results and/or survey data. Evaluate and perform data analysis using graphs charts or tables to highlight the key points of the research results collected in accordance with the research protocols as stipulated. Proofread and edit research data and documents to ensure accuracy.

Assist Principal Investigator with writing methods and summarizing/organizing data to be used in preparing and presenting presentations for professional scientific and academic conferences and submittal to academic and scholarly peer-reviewed journals.

Maintain the laboratory work areas including routine maintenance on laboratory equipment as required. Order and organize required research supplies and records. Maintain cleanliness and organization of workstation.

Perform other related duties as assigned.

Unique duties:

The Department of Ophthalmology Visual and Anatomical Sciences seeks a collaborative computational specialist to support research and clinical projects involving image analysis data science machine learning and AI. The individual will work with basic scientists clinicians and trainees to turn well -defined departmental questions into reproducible analytic tools and research products. Initial work will emphasize quantitative ocular imaging and research data pipelines. Depending on projectneeds the role may also contribute to clinical analytics and 3D responsibilities: Develop and validate image-analysis workflows for ocular imaging microscopy and reproducible pipelines for data cleaning quality control statistical analysis visualization machine-learning methods to clearly defined research or clinical questions and compareperformance with appropriate baseline with faculty to define project scope ground truth success measures and validation organized code documentation version control data dictionaries and analysis results clearly to investigators and trainees and contribute to abstracts manuscriptspresentations and grant development and evaluation of AI or educational tools when aligned with all requirements for research integrity privacy data security and regulatory approval.

Qualifications:

Education: Bachelors degree

Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in a related field of study preferred.

Requires advanced knowledge predominantly intellectual in character in a field of science or learning acquired by a prolonged course of specialized intellectual instruction.

Experience: Entry level (less that a year of job-related experience)

Experience in performing basic research techniques preferred.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

Ability to accurately follow research protocols and work independently as required.

Ability to analyze summarize and interpret research findings and data in reports and spreadsheets and communicate results.

Knowledge of scientific integrity principles.

Experience in cell molecular biological and biochemical techniques.

Excellent time management and organizational skills.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to work with others in a collaborative environment.

Experience using Microsoft Office Suite software.

Preferred qualifications:

Bachelors degree in a relevant computational biomedical or engineering with PyTorch torchvision scikit-learn OpenCV R SQL or cloud-based programming ability in Python and experience with common scientific-computing ordata-analysis analyzing biomedical images longitudinal data clinical data or omics evaluating LLMs or other AI systems for performance robustness or with software or API development 3D visualization Unity or hardware of scholarly productivity including technical presentations abstracts publications or open -source with machine learning computer vision statistical analysis or scientific to organize and document reproducible analyses using tools such as Git Jupyter or communication problem-solving and collaborative skills.

School/College/Division:

H06 - School of Medicine

Primary department:

H0603

Employment type:

Regular Employee
Job type: Full Time
Job category: Research

Funding/salary information:

Compensation type: Annual Salary
Hourly rate:
Salary minimum: TBD
Salary hire maximum: $35000.00

Working conditions:

Typical work environment may include a laboratory and/or office environment. May require working non-standard business hours including evenings and weekends. May be required to travel to scientific conferences.

Job openings:

Number of openings: 1
Reposted position: No
Reposted reason: None (New Requisition)
Prior posting/requisition number:

Background check requirements:

University policy requires certain persons who are offered employment to undergo a background check including a criminal history check before starting work. If you are offered employment the university will inform you if a background check is required.

Required Experience:

Junior IC

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