Research Assistant_

Providence

Job Description:

Summary:

The Research Assistant position entails both administrative and research responsibilities. The candidate will be responsible for recruiting and screening participants, maintaining participant records (e.g., consent forms, screening forms), assisting with the supervision and training of undergraduate students, and assisting day-to-day oversight of study maintenance. The Research Assistant will assist with ongoing behavioral/experimental, neuropsychological, and neuroimaging (fMRI and PET) data collection, image and non-image data management and quality control, and data analysis and manuscript and data preparation

The Oh Laboratory for Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown University uses state-of-the-art cognitive neuroscience and multimodal neuroimaging methods to study neurocognitive mechanisms of visual memory and how they change with brain aging and Alzheimer’s disease pathology in cognitively normal older adults. The Oh laboratory is also affiliated with the Carney Institute for Brain Science and Department of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences at Brown University, collaborates with other research labs and programs across Brown University and affiliated hospitals, and is involved in an international multi-site research project on Alzheimer’s disease, providing rich and collaborative training and research environment for innovative cognitive and brain science with clinical applications.

This is a fixed term position with a current end date of 5/31/2025, which may be extended based upon available funding.

Job Qualifications:

Education and Experience

+ Required: Bachelor's degree in psychology, neuroscience, cognitive science, computer science or a related field

+ Required: 1 to 2 years research experience in a related field

+ And/or equivalent combination of education and work experience

+ Experience in programming (e.g., Python, MATLAB, bash, R, Psychopy)

+ Experience in working with human study subjects or patients

+ Research experience with data collection in human subjects.

+ Experience with human neuroimaging data analysis

+ Familiarity with statistics

Job Competencies

+ Must possess excellent communication and strong organizational skills.

+ Must demonstrate the ability to work independently as well as in a team setting.

+ Flexibility in scheduling is also required (e.g., willingness to occasionally work week nights and weekends to accommodate participant schedules).

+ The candidate will have no contraindications to entering Zone 4 of a 3T MRI scanner.

+ The Research Assistant must provide their own transportation between research sites.

+ Possesses a willingness and ability to support a diverse and inclusive campus community.

CRIMINAL BACKGROUND AND EDUCATION CHECK REQUIRED

This position is not eligible for Visa sponsorship from Brown University.

Benefits of Working at Brown:

Information on the Benefits of Working at Brown can be found here (rown.edu/a-z/benefits-working-brown) .

Recruiting Start Date:

2024-06-01

Job Posting Title:

Research Assistant

Department:

Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior

Grade:

Grade 8

Worker Type:

Employee

Worker Sub-Type:

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Time Type:

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

37.5

Position Work Location:

Onsite

Submission Guidelines:

Please note that in order to be considered an applicant for any staff position at Brown University you must submit an application form for each position for which you believe you are qualified. Applications are not kept on file for future positions. Please include a cover letter and resume with each position application.

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Additional Information:

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Attachments:

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