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Michigan State University
1910 W. St. Andrews Road
Midland, Michigan 48640
Phone: 989-423-2046
E-mail: axiainstitute@msu.edu
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Career Opportunities
- Post-Doctoral Researcher Position
- Graduate Scholars Endowment Position
- Junior Research Fellows Endowment Position
- Graduate Research Internship Endowment Position
- Summer Intern Positions
Post-Doctoral Researcher Position for the Axia Institute: Delivering Value Chain Solutions. The position is to be located in Midland, MI.
Particularly, the successful candidate will collaborate with the stakeholders involved in the Healthcare and Food and Agriculture Supply chain. The Associate Researcher will work collaboratively with other team researchers and will supervise students as well.
This is a full-time, 12-month fixed-term position with reappointment contingent on satisfactory performance and available funding.
More information on Axia Institute and Axia Lab research can be found at https://axia.msu.edu/about/.
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Duties and Responsibilities:
- Design, execute, and record laboratory experiments; apply standard scientific protocols to experiments, research, and improve current methods and evaluate innovative techniques
- Draft, write and edit scientific reports, papers, journal articles, and abstracts
- Help write grants and compete for funding
- Manage the workflow/work order, create testing schedules, calibrate, test, and instrumentation maintenance
- Ensure that deadlines and quality standards are met based on the guidelines provided by the supervisor
- Report performance to the supervisor as required
- Coordinate daily tasks according to priorities and plans, making changes when necessary due to weather, supply, delivery, and personnel
- Follow the required protocols (testing procedures, PPE, safety gears) to meet laws, regulations, best practices, and safety standards
- Ensure the safe use of tools, machinery, and equipment
- Collaborate with the supervisor to develop project requirements and quality standards
- Participate in establishing job requirements and goals; perform duties at the desired level of competency
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, disability or protected veteran status.
Required Degree
Doctorate -Supply Chain Management, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field
Minimum Requirements
Requirements:
- Ph.D. in Supply Chain Management, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field.
- A strong record of peer-reviewed publications is preferred, including the first authorship
- Research experience in asset-tracking technologies including but not limited to barcoding, Internet of Things (IoT), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), or Near-Filed Communication (NFC)
- Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to develop manuscripts, and assist in the preparation of grant proposals and presentations
- Computer skills (Microsoft programs) and graphics
- Work order management skills (prioritizing tasks) to meet organizational deliverables
- Technical skills to interpret results and present findings
- Time management and multi-tasking skills to meet deadlines, ensuring deliverables are completed on time
- Ability to work in a team as well as an individual
Required Application Materials
Applicants will be required to submit CV, Cover Letter and 3 References. To apply, visit http://careers.msu.edu, and reference Job # 754136.
Together-we-will Statement
Special Instructions
For more information about this position please contact Dr. Bahar Aliakbarian at bahara@msu.edu.
Review of Applications Begins On
02/28/2022
The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation Graduate Scholars Endowment position for the Axia Institute: Delivering Value Chain Solutions. The position is to be located in Midland, MI.
In search of outstanding MSU graduate assistants, interns, or student research assistants to engage in research relevant to the mission of the Axia Institute. Please see research areas of focus and example projects on our website: https://axia.msu.edu/.
Graduate students should provide: prior academic records, relevant work experience, and a letter of application demonstrating an understanding of the mission of the Institute. Salary commensurate with experience. Send information to: The Axia Institute; Attention: Dow Graduate Scholars Endowment Position; Michigan State University
1910 W. St. Andrews Road; Midland, MI 48640.
The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation Junior Research Fellows Endowment Position
for the Axia Institute: Delivering Value Chain Solutions. The position is to be located in Midland, MI.
In search of an outstanding MSU post-doctoral candidate and/or junior research associate to engage in research relevant to the mission of the Axia Institute. Please see research areas of focus and example projects on our website: https://axia.msu.edu/.
Post-doctoral candidates and junior research associates should provide: doctoral dissertations, any prior scholarly publications, relevant work experience formal research proposals for potential pursuit at the Institute and the recommendation of their preceptors, instructors and/or employers. Tuition reimbursement commensurate with experience. Send information to: The Axia Institute; Attention: Dow Jr. Research Fellow; Michigan State University
1910 W. St. Andrews Road; Midland, MI 48640.
The Charles J. Strosacker Foundation Graduate Research Internship Endowment position for the Axia Institute: Delivering Value Chain Solutions. The position is to be located in Midland, MI.
To provide MSU graduate students the opportunity to engage in research experiences at the Midland Research Institute. Please see research areas of focus and example projects on our website: https://axia.msu.edu/.
MSU graduate students who want to engage in research relevant to the Axia Institute. Graduate students should provide: a cover letter, resume and references. Salary commensurate with experience. Send information to: The Axia Institute; Attention: Strosacker Graduate Research Internship; Michigan State University1910 W. St. Andrews Road;
Midland, Michigan 48640.
Value Chain Management #840576
The successful candidate will work in collaboration with employees at the Axia Institute and faculty at Michigan State University providing value chain analysis for research projects. Job responsibilities include organizing and completing project assignments, organizing events, conducting presentations or workshops, creating and maintaining records, interviewing and preparing reports and other duties assigned by supervisor. Additionally, the candidate will be assigned special projects and provide additional support for other Institute duties including managing social media channels and assisting with the planning of the Axia Institute’s annual summit.
Engineering (Computer Science, Statistics and Mathematics, or related backgrounds) #840578
The successful candidate will work in collaboration with employees at the Axia Institute and faculty at Michigan State University supporting network analysis and digitization activities for the Institute. Job responsibilities include gathering data, processing, filtering, developing forecasting, and presenting models on Axia’s healthcare and food digitization platform proof of concept. The candidate will also work on writing white papers and preparing simulations of the platform.
Material Science or Chemical/Biochemical Engineering #840577
The Axia Lab is looking for enthusiastic candidates to work on different innovative experimental projects. The successful candidate will work in collaboration with employees at the Axia Institute and faculty at Michigan State University supporting packaging design and sensor-based packaging activities for the Institute. Job responsibilities include experimental design, packaging configuration testing, sensor optimization, data analysis, and scientific paper writing in support of Axia’s healthcare and food digitization platform.
Visit https://careers.msu.edu/en-us/listing/ and type in reference number associated to desired internship position for application. Email questions to axiainstitute@msu.edu.