Planning and execution of research projects. The person in this position is expected to contribute intellectually to the project and will have a reasonable degree of freedom to develop their own research niche. The person in this position will collaborate closely with the PI on all aspects of their project, including literature review, developing and refining experiments, pilot-testing and equipment set-up, data acquisition, data management and analysis.Writing of results and creation of materials (e.g., figures, tables) for presentation and publication.Train or guide junior members in the lab.Additional duties as assigned.