Research Positions
The Foot & Ankle Research and Innovation Laboratory (FARIL) is a multidisciplinary platform not only focused on foot and ankle but also on all the musculoskeletal systems for research, innovation, and education and serves as a unique environment where clinicians, researchers, and engineers work together and share their expertise. This stimulates high-quality, clinically relevant research and innovation while providing various opportunities to do clinical, experimental, and biomechanical research, design tools, instruments, implants, and new techniques, gain experience with how to translate the outcomes of your research into practice, collaborate with other peers, decision-makers, and stakeholders in the field, commercialize your solutions, author published research. Research opportunities are available across our areas of expertise mentioned above. FARIL provides a lot of opportunities for those who are interested in changing the world of orthopedics; take them or not, use them or not; it is on you!
We offer three academic positions/classifications:
1. Research Internship
Participants in this program should be committed to participating for a minimum of 12 weeks based on their schedule (full-time preferred). The program is unfunded; however, individual financial support might be available based on the type of project and the presence of financial support.
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate/ Graduate/ Osteopathic/ Medical students enrolled in accredited programs
- US Citizen/Permanent resident
- Biostatistics familiarity
- Programming and coding skills are preferred
- Onsite presence is preferred
Note: High school students should contact us before filling out the application. They should provide a sponsor’s approval (usually their parents) during the onboarding process.
2. Research Internship for Data/AI Engineers
This position is specifically for trainees and students focused on data science and various aspects of AI engineering, including but not limited to machine learning, natural language processing, deep learning, data analytics, image analysis, 3D design, statistical analysis, software, and web design. Participants should be committed to participating for a minimum of 12 weeks. The program is unfunded; however, individual financial support might be available based on the type of project and the presence of financial support.
Qualifications:
- Being able to work with a team of clinical and biomedical researchers
- Experience in developing machine learning algorithms is highly preferred
- Python programming experience is preferred.
3. International Research Intern
This program is offered to train international students, MD graduates, and clinical researchers with limited experience in research willing to expand their knowledge and learn more about orthopaedic research and innovation. The program is for 6 months to 1 year and can be extended according to the conditions. The position is unfunded*; however, limited funding opportunities can be available based on the type of the project and the presence of financial sponsors/grants.
Qualifications:
- MD and/or PhD student or recently graduated
- Excellent proficiency in the English language
- Enrolled in an educational program such as MPH, MBA, PhD or post-doc program is preferred
- Excellent experience in orthopaedic research (at least 1 peer-reviewed publication as the first author is preferred)
- Biostatistics familiarity
- Programming and coding skills are preferred
- Need to have one recommendation letter from previous/current supervisors
* Funds might be provided if the projects receive financial support per the US national and our institutional rules.
4. International Research Fellow
This program is for 1-2 years and can be extended according to the conditions. The position is unfunded*; however, limited funding opportunities can be available based on the type of the project and the presence of financial sponsors/grants.
Qualifications:
- MD/PhD (with experience in orthopaedic research and innovation)
- Enrollment in a higher education program (MD, PhD, Postdoc, or equivalents) is preferred.
- Excellent proficiency in the English language
- At least 3 peer-reviewed publications as first author**
- Biostatistics familiarity
- Programming and coding skills are valuable skillsets.
- Two letters of Recommendation from previous/current supervisors
* Funds might be provided if the projects receive financial support per the US national and our institutional rules.
** This condition might vary per the applicant’s resume and qualifications.
5. Research Fellow / Post-Doc position (to be hired)
This position is for candidates who are willing to commit to at least 2.5 years to work in FARIL as a post-doc researcher. The candidate will be fully or partially funded based on his/her qualifications and the condition of the project(s) he/she is working on.
Note: The availability of this position depends on the availability of funding resources at our center. Please contact us prior to your application for further information.
Qualifications:
- MD/DO or MD-PhD
- US Citizen or permanent resident
- At least 5 peer-reviewed publications as the first author*
- Solid knowledge of biostatistics
- Aims for a long-term career in academic medicine and/or an appointment at Harvard Medical School
- Programming and coding skills are highly preferred
- Need to have two letters of support from previous/current supervisors
* This condition might vary per the applicant’s resume and qualifications.
How to Apply
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