Research Fellow

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

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Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

Mentor: Dr. Yael Arbel, PhD, CCC-SLP

The doctoral research fellow will have a master's degree in a health-related field. Fellows will be pursuing a PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences at MGH Institute. The fellow will contribute to all aspects of the research program, including participant recruitment and screening, behavioral and electrophysiological (EEG) data collection, data management and processing, statistical analysis, and dissemination of research findings. The fellow will also train and mentor research assistants and assist with regulatory compliance activities, including IRB submissions and maintenance.

This is an onsite, in-person position. The fellow is expected to be working onsite at least 4 days a week.

The LEAD Lab studies the cognitive and neural mechanisms that support learning in children with and without Developmental Language Disorder. Our research combines behavioral, electrophysiological (EEG), and eye-tracking methodologies to understand how children learn from their environment and how learning differences contribute to language development.

• Administration of standardized language, cognitive, and behavioral assessments.
• Noninvasive EEG recording while children complete computerized learning and cognitive tasks.
• Collection and analysis of eye-tracking data in selected studies.
• Development of behavioral paradigms to investigate learning processes and learning outcomes.

• Conduct telephone and virtual screening interviews with caregivers.
• Coordinate participant recruitment and scheduling.
• Maintain communication with families and collaborating clinicians.
• Assist with participant retention and study coordination.

• Administer standardized language, cognitive, and behavioral assessments.
• Conduct research visits with children and their caregivers.
• Prepare participants for EEG recording and collect high-quality electrophysiological data.
• Administer computerized behavioral experiments and eye-tracking protocols (when applicable).
• Ensure adherence to standardized testing procedures and research protocols.

• Score standardized assessments and prepare written assessment summaries.
• Organize, maintain, and quality-check research databases.
• Process behavioral, EEG, and eye-tracking data using established analysis pipelines.
• Assist with statistical analyses, interpretation of findings, and preparation of data for dissemination.

• Train undergraduate and new research assistants in participant testing, data collection…