Research Technician Psychological Brain Sciences

Boston University; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Boston University is seeking a half-time Research Technician in the Departments of Psychological & Brain Sciences to support human cognitive and clinical neuroscience studies. The role involves administering neuropsychological assessments and collecting data using EEG, tES, fMRI, eye tracking, and behavioral measures under the supervision of Dr.

Robert Reinhart. The successful candidate will be energetic, detail-oriented, and capable of handling a range of tasks related to visual perception and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 1-3 years of experience.
• Experience with cognitive neuroscience research tasks.

Responsibilities

• Conduct cognitive and clinical neuroscience experiments using EEG, tES, fMRI, eye tracking, and behavioral measures.
• Assist with data collection, participant testing, and data preprocessing as directed by the supervisor.
• Maintain accurate records and follow safety and ethical guidelines.

Skills

Cognitive neuroscience research

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

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. _

Required Experience

Qualifications:
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. _