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    "ExternalDescriptionStr": "<p><strong>Special instructions to Applicants</strong>: All interested applicants should attach a resume and cover letter in the Supporting Documents section of the application, preferably in a PDF format to avoid any formatting issues.</p><p><strong><u>About Rice:</u></strong></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(127, 127, 127);\"><i>Boasting a 300-acre tree-lined campus in Houston, Rice University is ranked among the nation’s top 20 universities by U.S. News &amp; World Report. Rice has a 6-to-1 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio, and a residential college system, which supports students intellectually, emotionally and culturally through social events, intramural sports, student plays, lectures series, courses and student government. Developing close-knit, diverse college communities is a strong campus tradition, which is why Rice is highly ranked for best quality of life and best value among private universities.</i></span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(127, 127, 127);\"><i>Rice is also a wonderful place to work. Rice faculty, staff and students share values that are essential to our success as a healthy community. Those values guide our decisions and behaviors and shape Rice’s culture. They come through in the way we treat each other and the welcome we extend to our visitors. These values can be recalled simply by our name — RICE — Responsibility, Integrity, Community and Excellence.</i></span></p><p><strong><u>Position Summary</u></strong></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\">The Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies (Rice360), a multi-disciplinary institute at Rice University, is a leader in global health technology education, research, and implementation, with a distinctive focus on experiential and problem-based learning. Rice360 develops highly effective, low-cost healthcare solutions addressing critical healthcare needs in underserved communities and educates a cadre of future leaders to continue to innovate and implement solutions. &nbsp;Rice360 offers a number of award-winning experiential education programs, including a Global Health Technologies Minor, international internships, and Global Health Technologies post-baccalaureate fellowships. Program participants engage directly in the design, fabrication, evaluation, deployment, and global scale of innovative new technologies.</span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\">Rice360 works closely with partners in underserved communities throughout the world, including low- and middle-income countries and the United States. Rice360 is the lead institution for the Newborn Essential Solutions and Technologies (NEST360) program. The NEST360 alliance is working with African governments to transform hospital newborn care by installing a bundle of rugged devices, educating clinicians to use devices and biomedical engineers to maintain them, and implementing locally-owned data dashboards to drive uptake and quality.&nbsp;</span></p><p>The Global Health Post-Baccalaureate Fellow works in the development of low-cost healthcare technologies designed by Rice360 and is primarily responsible for supporting research by conducting basic research and prototype development, collecting data, performing basic statistical analysis, proofreading and editing published written work, and drafting abstracts, articles, reports, and other publications. In addition, they assist in project management responsibilities and ensure comprehensive documentation for project longevity. Together with the Director of Technology Development, the Global Health Post-Baccalaureate Fellow will assist in developing new technologies and will interact extensively with clinicians and other external stakeholders for the implementation and improvement of Rice360 products.</p><p><i>The ideal candidate should have engineering skills and experience in&nbsp;developing medical technology for sustainable use in low- or under-resourced settings, preferably sub-Saharan Africa,&nbsp;as well as in rapid prototyping and design iteration, human factors, and/or design for manufacture. Demonstrated ability for effective project management in an organized, detailed, and collaborative manner is also important.</i></p><p><span style=\"color: black;\"><strong><u>Workplace Requirements</u></strong></span></p><p><span style=\"color: rgb(34, 34, 34);\"><strong>This is a full-time position (Monday-Friday 8am–5pm) based in Houston, TX, with occasional early morning, evening, or weekend work required to accommodate time zone differences for important meetings with teams across sub-Saharan Africa, in the US, and the UK.&nbsp;</strong>Per Rice policy 440, work arrangements may be subject to change.</span></p><p><strong><u>Hiring Range:</u> $46,000 - $48,000/year, contingent upon qualifications and experience.</strong>&nbsp;</p><p>Exempt (salaried) positions under&nbsp;<a href=\"https://knowledgecafe.rice.edu/fair-labor-standards-act-flsa\"><span style=\"color: windowtext;\">FLSA</span></a> are not eligible for overtime.&nbsp;</p><p>This position is funded by a grant, soft and/or restricted funds. Continued employment is contingent upon ongoing need and the renewal of funding. <strong>The expected appointment time is August 1, 2026, to July 31, 2027</strong>. Continued employment contingent upon ongoing need and renewal of funding</p><p><strong><u>Minimum Requirements</u></strong></p><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in engineering or physical sciences, preferably&nbsp;<span style=\"color: black;\">in bioengineering/biomedical engineering</span></li><li>1+ year(s) of related experience&nbsp;(can be gained during education or internship) in <span style=\"color: black;\">developing biomedical engineering technologies and/or in the healthcare field&nbsp;</span><ul><li>In lieu of the experience requirement, additional related education, above and beyond what is required, on an equivalent year for year basis may be substituted</li></ul></li></ul><p>Skills<strong>:&nbsp;</strong></p><ul><li>Knowledge of software statistical packages such as Stata, SAS, R, or HLM</li><li>Good analytical and research skills&nbsp;</li><li>Ability to build reports</li><li>Good verbal and written communications skills including proofreading</li><li>Good presentation skills</li></ul><p><strong><u>Preferences</u></strong></p><ul><li>Master’s degree in engineering or physical sciences</li><li>1+ year(s) of medical device or biotechnology industry experience&nbsp;<span style=\"color: black;\">developing biomedical engineering technologies</span></li><li>Demonstrated interest in global health technology development&nbsp;</li><li>Experience developing technology for low- or under-resourced settings, preferably sub-Saharan Africa</li><li>Experience working in low-resource settings or with non-governmental organizations (NGOs)</li><li>Experience working in an institution of higher education&nbsp;</li><li>Experience working in a highly collaborative and multi-cultural environment</li><li>Knowledge of global health challenges and best practices</li><li>Knowledge of CAD and related software such as SolidWorks or Fusion360</li><li>Ability to write, proof-read, and follow protocols&nbsp;</li><li>Ability to work under deadline with flexibility, tact, good judgment, discretion, and take initiative</li><li>Demonstrated sensitivity to low resource settings</li><li>Demonstrates Rice360 Core Values: Innovation, Equity, Community, Integrity, Accountability, Empowerment, and Transformation</li></ul><p><strong><u>Essential Functions</u></strong></p><ul><li>Participates in the design, planning and implementation of research projects and data analysis</li><li>Identifies, locates and obtains data / information</li><li>Utilizes statistical software to quantify data</li><li>Builds automated reporting solutions</li><li>Manipulates and cleans-up data</li><li>Completes data entry and analysis</li><li>Reports research findings</li><li>Ensures information presented is valid and accurate</li><li>Develops presentations and reports</li><li>Performs all other duties as assigned</li></ul><p><strong><u>Additional Functions / Information</u></strong></p><ul><li>Designs and develops affordable, high performance clinical technologies for sustainable use in low-resource settings</li><li>Engages in rapid-prototyping and design iteration to improve upon existing technology</li><li>Considers human factors, usability, design for manufacture, and relevant regulatory standards</li><li>Employs project management best practices and maintains comprehensive documentation to progress technology development, manage deadlines, and reach project milestones</li><li>Collects data and performs data analysis to inform project decisions and aid in reporting&nbsp;</li><li>Reports research findings through formal and informal communication of technical results via presentations and reports to project teams and organization leaders</li><li>Works with external partners to advance technologies towards commercialization</li><li>Contributes to Rice360 education ecosystem through undergraduate mentorship and promotion of Rice360 programs</li></ul><p style=\"margin-left: 0in;\">&nbsp;</p><p><a name=\"_Hlk189056190\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;\"><strong>Rice University HR | Benefits:</strong></span></span></a><span>&nbsp;</span><a href=\"https://knowledgecafe.rice.edu/benefits\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;\">https://knowledgecafe.rice.edu/benefits</span></span></a></p><p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;\"><strong>Rice Mission and Values:</strong></span><i><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;\">&nbsp;</span></i></span><a href=\"https://www.rice.edu/mission-values\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;\">Mission and Values | Rice University</span></span></a></p><p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;\">Rice University is committed to ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity and welcoming the fullness of diversity into our candidate pools. Rice considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status. Rice also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. If an applicant requires a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please get in touch with Rice University’s Human Resources Office via email at&nbsp;</span></span><a href=\"mailto:[email protected]\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;\">[email protected]</span></span></a><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;\"> for support.</span></span></p><p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;\">If you have any additional questions, please email us at&nbsp;</span></span><a href=\"mailto:[email protected]\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;\">[email protected]</span></span></a><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;\">. 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