Research Technician, Psychological & Brain Sciences

Boston University; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Boston University seeks a Research Technician in the Psychological & Brain Sciences department to support cognitive and clinical neuroscience experiments. The role involves conducting neuropsychological assessments, EEG, tES, fMRI and behavior tasks to study visual perception and cognition in healthy and clinical populations.

The successful candidate will work under the supervision of Dr. Robert Reinhart and contribute to a range of data collection activities in a part-time capacity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 1–3 years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform cognitive and clinical neuroscience research using EEG, tES, fMRI and behavioral measures.
• Study visual perception and cognition in healthy individuals and those with mental illnesses.
• Work under supervision of Dr. Robert Reinhart in Psychological & Brain Sciences.

Skills

neuropsychological assessments

visual perception research

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

EEG

fMRI

tES

Job description

Research Technician, Psychological & Brain Sciences

Tracking Code

26501070631029

Posted Date

11/4/2026

Salary Grade

Grade 44

Expected Hiring Range Minimum

$17.02

Expected Hiring Range Maximum

$19.56

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training and internal pay comparison. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Position Type

Part-Time

This is a half-time Research Technician position to perform human cognitive and clinical neuroscience research in the Departments of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Boston University. A successful candidate will be a highly energetic, hardworker who will take on the responsibility for conducting a wide range of tasks related cognitive and clinical neuroscience research using neuropsychological assessments, electroencephalography (EEG), transcranial electrical brain stimulation (tES), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and behavior (eye tracking, psychophysics) to study visual perception and cognition in the healthy human brain and in people with various mental illnesses. The technician will work under the supervision of Dr. Robert Reinhart, Associate Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences.

Required Skills

Bachelors degree with 1-3 years of experience.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color , natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.