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Research Assistant

Employer
Brown University
Location
Rhode Island, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
Mar 14, 2023

Job Details



Job Description:

The Research Assistant position entails both administrative and research responsibilities. The candidate will be responsible for recruiting and screening participants, maintaining participant records (e.g., consent forms, screening forms), assisting with the supervision and training of undergraduate students, and assisting day-to-day oversight of study maintenance. The Research Assistant will assist with ongoing behavioral/experimental, neuropsychological, and neuroimaging (fMRI and PET) data collection, image and non-image data management and quality control, and data analysis and manuscript and data preparation.

The Oh Laboratory for Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University uses state-of-the-art cognitive neuroscience and multimodal neuroimaging methods to study neurocognitive mechanisms of visual memory and how they change with brain aging and Alzheimer’s disease pathology in cognitively normal older adults. The Oh laboratory is affiliated with the Memory and Aging Program (MAP) at Butler Hospital, one of the leading clinical research centers for Alzheimer’s disease in the United States, and the Carney Institute for Brain Science and Department of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences at Brown University, providing rich and collaborative training and research environment for innovative cognitive and brain science with clinical applications.

This is a fixed term position with a current end date of 05/31/2024, which may be extended based upon available funding.

Job Qualifications

Education and Experience

Required:
  • Bachelor's degree in psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science, computer science or a related field

  • 1 to 2 years research experience in a related field

  • Or equivalent combination of education and experience

  • Experience in programming (e.g., Python, MATLAB, bash, R, Psychopy)

Preferred:
  • Research experience with data collection in human subjects.

  • Experience with human neuroimaging data analysis

  • Familiarity with statistics

Job Competencies

Indicate the essential job competencies. Competencies are required knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the job successfully.
  • Must possess excellent communication and strong organizational skills.

  • Must demonstrate the ability to work independently as well as in a team setting.

  • Flexibility in scheduling is also required (e.g., willingness to occasionally work week nights and weekends to accommodate participant schedules).

  • The candidate will have no contraindications to entering Zone 4 of a 3T MRI scanner.

  • The Research Assistant must provide their own transportation between research sites.

  • Demonstrates a commitment to diversity and inclusion as well as an understanding of the contributions a diverse workforce brings to the workplace

Background and education check required .

Recruiting Start Date:

2023-02-24

Job Posting Title:

Research Assistant

Department:

Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior

Grade:

Grade 8

Worker Type:

Employee

Worker Sub-Type:

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Time Type:

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

37.5

Position Classification:

Onsite

Submission Guidelines:

Please note that in order to be considered an applicant for any staff position at Brown University you must submit an application form for each position for which you believe you are qualified. Applications are not kept on file for future positions. Please include a cover letter and resume with each position application.

Still Have Questions?

If you have any questions you may contact employment@brown.edu .

EEO Statement:

Brown University is an E-Verify Employer.

As an EEO/AA employer , Brown University provides equal opportunity and prohibits discrimination, harassment and retaliation based upon a person’s race, color, religion, sex, age, national or ethnic origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law, and caste, which is protected by our University policies.

Company

Brown University

Founded in 1764, Brown is a nonprofit leading research university, home to world-renowned faculty, and also an innovative educational institution where the curiosity, creativity and intellectual joy of students drives academic excellence.

The spirit of the undergraduate Open Curriculum infuses every aspect of the University. Brown is a place where rigorous scholarship, complex problem-solving and service to the public good are defined by intense collaboration, intellectual discovery and working in ways that transcend traditional boundaries. As a private, nonprofit institution, the University advances its mission through support from a community invested in Brown's commitment to advance knowledge and make a positive difference locally and globally.

Brown is a leading research university, where stellar faculty and student researchers deploy deep content knowledge to generate new discoveries on those issues and many more. What sets their work apart? Collectively, Brown's researchers are driven by the idea that their work will have a positive impact in the world.

Brown students and faculty are tackling the nation’s opioid crisis. Planning the next Mars landing site. Uncovering the locations of ancient civilizations. Advising world leaders on new political models. Exploring new frontiers in multimedia arts. In each of their intellectual endeavors, our scholars and researchers are uncommonly driven by the belief that their work must — and will — have an impact in their communities, in society and the world.

We are a learning community grounded in a commitment of respect for the diversity of viewpoints that is fundamentally essential to intellectual discovery. We encourage the right of all individuals to express ideas and perspectives — and we embrace the value of vigorous debate in pursuit of knowledge.

Providence, Rhode Island — Brown's home for more than two and a half centuries — is a vibrant place to live, work and study, a stimulating hub for innovation, and a city rich in cultural diversity. 

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