Student Worker

Name of the position: Student Worker

Is this a Federal Work Study position? Yes

Classification of the position: Other

Description: Research Assistant

Campus: LIU Post

Department Name:LCVM Research and Graduate Program

Department’s Dean and/or Director: Dr. Thomas Inzana

Location: Building and Floor: Roth Hall Room 203

Supervisor: Name: Dawn Wyrick

Title: Administrative Assistant

Purpose or role of the position within the organization (Basic Function and Scope of Responsibilities):

A graduate student that is enrolled at LIU college of veterinary medicine and is interested in contributing to bone biology and biomechanics research in Dr. Barak's bone biomechanics lab.

Duties And Principal Responsibilities

Working with micro-CT data sets,

Learning and using various software programs (e.g., Dragonfly, BoneJ, Quant3D), bone segmentation (both manual and AI), bone morphology and parameter analysis

Education Requirements: LIU student enrolled in an active degree program

Training, Skills, Knowledge, Experience: general knowledge of bone structure and function; comfortable working with computers.

Rate of Pay: minimum hourly rate: $17 per hour

Period of employment: Begin Date: 5/1/2026 End Date: 8/15/2026

Evaluation procedures and schedules: Flexible lab hours

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