Neuroscience Research Assistant: MRI & Brain Dynamics

Brigham and Women's Hospital; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 54,000; Part time

Job summary

The Brigham and Women's Hospital's MEND Laboratory is seeking a motivated, detail-oriented half-time Research Assistant to support imaging and electrophysiology research on neurological disorders. You will assist with data acquisition, curation, and analysis, collaborating with the MEND Lab Director and an interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include data management, MRI data collection, and applying neuroimaging tools like MRtrix, FreeSurfer, and FSL, using Python, MATLAB, and/or R to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in neuroscience, psychology, CS, engineering, biomedical engineering, or related field.
• Experience with programming (Python and/or MATLAB), Linux/UNIX, or scientific computing is desirable.
• Experience with neuroimaging software (FreeSurfer, MRtrix, FSL) is desirable but not required.
• Prior research experience in neuroimaging, electrophysiology, epilepsy, movement disorders, or related fields is desirable but not required.
• Enthusiasm for learning advanced neuroimaging and computational neuroscience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with physicians, scientists, trainees, and research staff on epilepsy and movement disorder studies.
• Curate, organize, and maintain research databases and study documentation.
• Maintain secure and confidential participant records and research data.
• Assist with participant recruitment, consent, scheduling, and MRI data collection.
• Attend laboratory meetings and relevant clinical conferences.
• Help prepare ethics applications and data usage agreements with other sites.
• Learn and apply neuroimaging methods to process MRI data using MRtrix, FreeSurfer, and FSL.
• Use Python, MATLAB, and/or R to manage data and analyses.
• Help troubleshoot and maintain computational image-processing pipelines.
• Assist with preparing manuscripts, abstracts, presentations, and grant applications.
• Perform other research-related duties as needed.

Skills

Attention to detail

Independent work

Organization

Problem-solving

Verbal and written communication

Computer literacy

Interpersonal skills

Professionalism

Education

Bachelor's degree in neuroscience, psychology, CS, engineering, biomedical engineering, or related field

Tools

MRtrix

FreeSurfer

FSL

Python

MATLAB

R

Linux/UNIX

Job description

The Brigham and Women's Hospital's MEND Laboratory is seeking a motivated, detail-oriented half-time Research Assistant to support imaging and electrophysiology research on neurological disorders. You will assist with data acquisition, curation, and analysis, collaborating with the MEND Lab Director and an interdisciplinary team.

Responsibilities include data management, MRI data collection, and applying neuroimaging tools like MRtrix, FreeSurfer, and FSL, using Python, MATLAB, and/or R to