Remote Pre-Doc Research & Presentation Fellow

Mass General Brigham (Enterprise Services); Boston (MA); Remote; USD 28,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

Mass General Brigham Incorporated is seeking a highly organized, part-time research assistant to support scholarly activities, including preparation for speaking engagements, slide development, and background research for manuscripts. This role involves close collaboration with faculty in academic medicine and related fields.

The position emphasizes strong writing, research, and communication skills, with a 0.5 FTE schedule and remote arrangement, located at 55 Fruit Street with 20 weekly hours.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required; doctoral program focus preferred.
• Strong academic writing and ability to read, summarize, and synthesize 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 publication processes preferred.
• Interest or background in pediatric neuropsychology or related fields preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with planning and organizing materials for invited talks, lectures, workshops, and educational sessions.
• Draft, revise, format, and polish slide decks to ensure content is clear and audience-appropriate.
• Conduct targeted literature searches and summarize relevant findings to support presentations and manuscripts.
• Assist with preparation of scholarly manuscripts, including outlining, drafting, and compiling references.
• Translate research findings into concise summaries, talking points, and figures as needed.
• Maintain organized files, reference lists, timelines, drafts, and version histories for ongoing projects.
• Meet regularly with supervising faculty to review priorities and ensure timely completion of tasks.

Skills

Academic writing

Literature reviews

Presentation preparation

Organizational skills

Communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree

Currently enrolled in doctoral program

Tools

APA style

Reference management tools

Job description

Mass General Brigham Incorporated is seeking a highly organized, part-time research assistant to support scholarly activities, including preparation for speaking engagements, slide development, and background research for manuscripts. This role involves close collaboration with faculty in academic medicine and related fields.

The position emphasizes strong writing, research, and communication skills, with a 0.5 FTE schedule and remote arrangement, located at 55 Fruit Street with 20 weekly hours.