Research Assistant

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The Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Inc.

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.

The Psychiatry Neuroimaging Laboratory is looking to hire a qualified candidate for the position of Research Assistant. The laboratory is part of the Department of Psychiatry at Mass General Brigham. The main mission of this laboratory is to understand brain abnormalities and their role in psychiatric disorders by using state-of-the-art neuroimaging techniques. If you would like to read more about the laboratory, please visit our website at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..edu

_Pleasenote,the functions below are representative of major duties that are typically associated with these positions. Specific responsibilities may vary based upon departmental needs. Similarly, not all duties that have been outlined will be assigned to each position._

• Work closely with others in a collaborative research environment that includes other Research Assistants, physicians, computer scientists, psychologists, neuroscientists, and other Principal Investigators on ongoing research studies involving investigating brain abnormalities in schizophrenia,clinicalhigh riskfor psychosis,traumatic brain injury, and other populations.
• Assistin managing and coordinating research studies by entering data,assistingondata analysis, and being involved in clinical laboratory work such as being present at MRI scans when subjects are scanned.
• Learn touseimage processing tools for the pre-processing and analysis of structural, functional, and diffusion Magnetic Resonance Images (MRI).
• Learn tousestatistical programs such as SPSSand Rto manage participant data and run elementary statistical tests.
• Learn to troubleshoot andmodifyimage processing pipelines.
• Collect, describe, and help analyze library research materials.
  
  Help toprepare and proof-readscientific manuscripts and grant applications.
• Adhere to establishedMGBanddepartment policies,procedures,and objectives, and exemplify professionalism and exhibit values that contribute to the goals of the lab and the hospital.
• Performotherrelated research duties as directed or required.

• Psychology, neuroscience, computer science, engineering, andpremedmajors are encouraged to apply, but all are welcome.
• Prior research or clinical experience is recommended.
• Computer programing experience, including experience with Linux/UNIX systems, python/bash scripting, and/or scientific computing software (e.g.MATLAB, Python, R) is preferred but not required.
• Applications are being accepted for the position; hiring will take place as soon as possible.
  
  Applicants are expected to give a two-year commitmentforthe position. This position will provide invaluable experience for those interested in pursuing graduate study in the fields of psychology,medicine, engineering, neuroscience, or computer science.

Applications are being accepted for the position; hiring will take place as soon as possible.

Applicants are expected to give a two-year commitmentforthe position.

• Qualified applicants must have a bachelor’s degree, strong organizational skills, and the ability to work well with others on a research team.

• Psychology, neuroscience, computer science,…