Research Coordinator

NU USA Northeastern University; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Dental

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Wellness & life

Retirement

Commuting & transportation

Job summary

Northeastern University is seeking a full-time Research Coordinator for the PINE Lab in Boston, MA. The role supports Project SCALE, coordinating across multiple cohorts and international sites, and liaises with huru for EEG hardware/software development.

Travel opportunities are available as needed, and the position offers exposure to all stages of the research process from data management to manuscript preparation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Developmental or Clinical Psychology, Neuroscience, Public Health, or a related field.
• Experience with large-scale pediatric data or clinical trial data is a plus.
• Experience with EEG or fMRI data is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Manage project administration, IRB interactions, reimbursements, databases, and data processing.
• Train and supervise lab volunteers on the grant.
• Purchase equipment and support lab operations.
• Manage finances and budgets for the project.
• Develop and maintain lab websites and assist in hiring activities.
• Draft lab procedures, communicate with university administrators, and troubleshoot issues.
• Develop IRB applications and document research protocols.
• Organize and maintain human subject data; maintain secure databases.
• Perform coding and data analysis using MATLAB, Python, R, Unix, bash, and HTML.
• Contribute to literature reviews and manuscript drafting with mentorship.

Skills

Data management

Project management

Team supervision

Communication

Independent work

Organizational skills

Laboratory coordination

Literature review

Research analysis

Programming basics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Developmental or Clinical Psychology, Neuroscience, Public Health, or related field

Tools

MATLAB

Python

R

Unix

Shell scripting

HTML

Job description

About the Opportunity

About the Plasticity in Neurodevelopment (PINE) Lab The PINE Lab at Northeastern University, led by Professor Laurel Gabard-Durnam, is part of the Center for Cognitive and Brain Health in the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex at Northeastern University, a community of labs examining brain, mental, and physical health across the lifespan.

Job Summary

The Department of Psychology is seeking a full-time Research Coordinator to work in the PINE Lab. This role will support Project SCALE, which examines how scalable, low-cost electroencephalography (EEG) methods can be used in multiple contexts globally to better understand early child development and evaluate clinical trial success and outcomes in infancy. The role oversees integration with existing cohorts and clinical trials across more than five countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and manages the lab’s relationship with huru, the company co-creating the EEG hardware and software solution for this work. The role is based in Boston, MA, but includes opportunities for travel to other countries. This role provides experience with all aspects of the research process, which could serve as a launchpad to graduate studies.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Data Management and Project Management Manage project administration activities, including Institutional Review Board (IRB) interactions, financial reimbursements, database management, and data processing
• Train and supervise lab volunteers working on the grant
• Research and purchase equipment to support lab operations
• Manage finances and balance project budgets
• Develop and maintain laboratory websites
• Support hiring activities, including drafting advertisements, identifying posting venues, and conducting initial applicant reviews
• Develop and document laboratory practices, procedures, and manuals
• Communicate with administrators across the University regarding project and operational needs
• Troubleshoot operational, technical, and project-related issues as they arise
• Collaborative Teamwork on Data Projects
• Develop and manage IRB applications for human subjects research studies
• Compose and modify research protocols
• Organize and maintain human subjects research data
• Maintain secure project databases
• Perform computer coding, data analysis, and programming tasks using MATLAB, Python, R, Unix, shell scripting (bash, tsch), and HTML
• Manuscript Preparation with Primary Authorship Opportunities
• Conduct literature reviews
• Contribute to hypothesis generation
• Draft initial manuscripts with mentoring from Dr. Gabard-Durnam
• Solicit, incorporate, and respond to feedback from co-authors

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in Developmental or Clinical Psychology, Neuroscience, Public Health, or a related field
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Ability to work independently
• Experience managing large-scale pediatric data or clinical trial data
• Experience with electroencephalography (EEG) or functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data acquisition and analysis is helpful but not required

Additional Information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience, education and skills when extending an offer. Northeastern has a comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees.

Benefits and Perks:

• medical
• vision
• dental
• paid time off
• tuition assistance
• wellness & life
• retirement- as well as commuting & transportation

Visit https://hr.northeastern.edu/benefits/ for more information.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

The University is unable to work sponsor for this role, now or in the future.

Position Type Research

Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact. Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system—which includes 14 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 300,000-plus alumni, and 3,000 partners worldwide—serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions. The university’s residential campuses for undergraduate and graduate degrees are located in Boston, London, and Oakland, California. Our research and graduate campuses are in the Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant; Arlington, Virginia; Charlotte, North Carolina; Miami; Portland, Maine; Seattle; Silicon Valley, California; Toronto; and Vancouver. Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment. Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.