Neuroscience Research Assistant: Brain Health Data

SilkRoad; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 46,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston University Medical Campus invites applications for a Research Assistant 2 in Anatomy & Neurobiology. The role supports an NIH-funded study on psychosocial stress and cardiorespiratory fitness effects on brain health among Black emerging adult students, involving consent, screening, data collection, and community engagement.

The successful candidate will work with a postdoctoral fellow, gather actigraphy data, perform fitness testing, and help organize and archive datasets while

Qualifications

• Conduct informed consent and screening procedures.
• Provide technical support and maintain minor equipment.
• Organize and archive datasets.
• Collect data including cardiorespiratory fitness testing.
• Collect and analyze actigraphy data.
• Assist with structured interviews on mental health and trauma history.
• Assist with community engagement tasks as needed.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the postdoctoral fellow.
• Collaborate with a diverse research team and participants.

Skills

Informed consent and screening

Technical support

Data collection and dataset management

Cardiorespiratory fitness testing

Actigraphy data analysis

Structured interviews on mental health

Community engagement support

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Boston University Medical Campus invites applications for a Research Assistant 2 in Anatomy & Neurobiology. The role supports an NIH-funded study on psychosocial stress and cardiorespiratory fitness effects on brain health among Black emerging adult students, involving consent, screening, data collection, and community engagement.

The successful candidate will work with a postdoctoral fellow, gather actigraphy data, perform fitness testing, and help organize and archive datasets while