Research Assistant II — Neuroimaging & Neurosurgery

Mass General Brigham; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 54,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite role at Brigham Health

20 hours per week

Job summary

Mass General Brigham's Brigham and Women's Hospital seeks a half-time Research Assistant for the Mapping & Engineering Neural Dynamics (MEND) Laboratory. You will support imaging and electrophysiology research, processing MRI data and assisting with data curation and manuscript preparation.

The role emphasizes attention to detail, independent work, and collaboration with physicians and scientists. Onsite position at 60 Fenwood Road, Boston, 20 hours weekly, with opportunities to contribute to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in neuroscience, psychology, computer science, engineering, biomedical engineering, or another science or health-related field.
• Experience with programming (Python and/or MATLAB) and Linux/UNIX desirable.
• Experience with neuroimaging software (e.g., FreeSurfer, MRtrix, FSL) desirable but not required.
• Enthusiasm for learning advanced neuroimaging, computational neuroscience, and research methods.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with physicians, scientists, trainees, and research staff on studies involving epilepsy and movement disorders.
• 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.
• Assist with preparing and maintaining ethics applications and collaborative data usage agreements with other research sites.
• Learn and apply neuroimaging methods to process and analyze structural, functional, and diffusion MRI data using tools such as MRtrix, FreeSurfer, and FSL.
• Use Python, MATLAB, and/or R to manage data, perform analyses, and support research workflows.
• Help troubleshoot, improve, and maintain computational image-processing pipelines.
• Assist with preparing scientific manuscripts, abstracts, presentations, and grant applications.
• Perform other research-related duties as needed.

Skills

Attention to detail

Independent work

Problem solving

Communication skills

Computer literacy

Interpersonal skills

Follow directions

Professionalism

Education

Bachelor’s degree in neuroscience or related field

Tools

MRtrix

FreeSurfer

FSL

Python

MATLAB

R

Job description

Mass General Brigham's Brigham and Women's Hospital seeks a half-time Research Assistant for the Mapping & Engineering Neural Dynamics (MEND) Laboratory. You will support imaging and electrophysiology research, processing MRI data and assisting with data curation and manuscript preparation.

The role emphasizes attention to detail, independent work, and collaboration with physicians and scientists. Onsite position at 60 Fenwood Road, Boston, 20 hours weekly, with opportunities to contribute to