Pre-Doc Fellow

Mass General Brigham; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Career advancement opportunities

Bonuses and recognition programs

Job summary

Mass General Brigham is seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented part-time research assistant to support scholarly, educational, and professional activities. The fellow will work closely with faculty to assist with preparation for speaking engagements, development of slide decks and presentation materials, and background research to support manuscript preparation.

This position is well suited for an individual with strong writing, research, organizational, and communication skills who is

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Candidates should be presently enrolled in doctoral degree program focused on psychology, neuropsychology, clinical psychology, developmental psychology, education, neuroscience, or a closely related field.
• Strong academic writing skills and experience reading, summarizing, and synthesizing scientific literature.
• Experience preparing professional presentations, educational materials, slide decks, or manuscripts.
• Excellent attention to detail, organization, and time management.
• Ability to work independently while incorporating feedback from supervising faculty.
• Familiarity with APA style, reference management tools, and academic publication processes preferred.
• Interest or background in pediatric neuropsychology, clinical neuropsychology, learning and developmental disorders, or related clinical populations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Speaking engagement preparation: Assist with planning and organizing materials for invited talks, lectures, workshops, professional presentations, and educational sessions.
• Slide preparation: Draft, revise, format, and polish slide decks to ensure that content is clear, visually organized, audience-appropriate, and aligned with presentation goals.
• Literature review and background research: Conduct targeted literature searches, summarize relevant findings, and identify current evidence, clinical guidelines, and key citations to support presentations and manuscripts.
• Manuscript support: Assist with preparation of scholarly manuscripts, including organizing outlines, drafting or revising sections, compiling references, checking citation accuracy, and helping prepare materials for submission.
• Content synthesis: Translate research findings into concise summaries, talking points, presentation narratives, tables, or figures as needed.
• Project organization: Maintain organized files, reference lists, timelines, drafts, and version histories for ongoing presentation and writing projects.
• Collaboration and communication: Meet regularly with supervising faculty to review priorities, receive feedback, and ensure timely completion of assigned tasks.

Skills

Academic writing

Literature review

Presentation preparation

Slide deck design

Communication

Time management

Education

Bachelor's Degree required

Tools

APA style

Reference management

Academic publication processes

Job description

Site

Mass General Brigham Incorporated

Company Mandate

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented part-time research assistant to support scholarly, educational, and professional activities. The fellow will work closely with faculty to assist with preparation for speaking engagements, development of slide decks and presentation materials, and background research to support manuscript preparation. This position is well suited for an individual with strong writing, research, organizational, and communication skills who is interested in academic medicine, clinical neuropsychology, psychology, or a related field.

Key Responsibilities

• Speaking engagement preparation: Assist with planning and organizing materials for invited talks, lectures, workshops, professional presentations, and educational sessions.
• Slide preparation: Draft, revise, format, and polish slide decks to ensure that content is clear, visually organized, audience-appropriate, and aligned with presentation goals.
• Literature review and background research: Conduct targeted literature searches, summarize relevant findings, and identify current evidence, clinical guidelines, and key citations to support presentations and manuscripts.
• Manuscript support: Assist with preparation of scholarly manuscripts, including organizing outlines, drafting or revising sections, compiling references, checking citation accuracy, and helping prepare materials for submission.
• Content synthesis: Translate research findings into concise summaries, talking points, presentation narratives, tables, or figures as needed.
• Project organization: Maintain organized files, reference lists, timelines, drafts, and version histories for ongoing presentation and writing projects.
• Collaboration and communication: Meet regularly with supervising faculty to review priorities, receive feedback, and ensure timely completion of assigned tasks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Candidates should be presently enrolled in doctoral degree program focused on psychology, neuropsychology, clinical psychology, developmental psychology, education, neuroscience, or a closely related field.
• Strong academic writing skills and experience reading, summarizing, and synthesizing scientific literature.
• Experience preparing professional presentations, educational materials, slide decks, or manuscripts.
• Excellent attention to detail, organization, and time management.
• Ability to work independently while incorporating feedback from supervising faculty.
• Familiarity with APA style, reference management tools, and academic publication processes preferred.
• Interest or background in pediatric neuropsychology, clinical neuropsychology, learning and developmental disorders, or related clinical populations preferred.

Schedule and Work Arrangement

This is a 0.5 FTE part-time position. Specific schedule and distribution of hours will be determined in collaboration with the supervising faculty member and may include a combination of independent work, scheduled check-ins, and project-based deadlines.

Additional Job Details

• 20.16 - 37.86 USD Hourly
• Remote Type Remote Work Location 55 Fruit Street
• Scheduled Weekly Hours 20
• Employee Type Regular
• Work Shift Day (United States of America)
• Pay Range $20.16 - $29.01/Hourly
• Grade 5

Benefits

• In addition to competitive base pay, we offer comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable and recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth.

EEO Statement

0100 Mass General Brigham Incorporated is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran's Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at (857)-282-7642.

Mass General Brigham Competency Framework

At Mass General Brigham, our competency framework defines what effective leadership looks like by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused, half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance, make hiring decisions, identify development needs, mobilize employees across our system, and establish a strong talent pipeline.

Company Statement

Combat disease. Hold a hand. Help people. Impact the world. Mass General Brigham is a passionate, welcoming community where minds meet caring hearts. Come be a part of the world’s most powerful force in medicine, where every role is important in changing lives. Are you ready? Our history includes New England hospitals founded over 200 years ago, some of the first and most prestigious hospitals in the world. Built on the legacy of two leading academic medical centers, we’re more than a system—we’re leaders in the practice of medicine. Mass General Brigham is committed to serving the community. We are dedicated to enhancing patient care, teaching and research, and taking a leadership role as an integrated health care system. We recognize that increasing value and continuously improving quality are essential to maintaining excellence.