<p>Site: The General Hospital Corporation</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Job Summary</p> <p>Research Assistant Position, Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging</p> <p>PROJECTED START DATE: Summer 2025</p> <p>We are seeking a full time Research Technician to assist with all aspects of our cognitive neuroscience and psycholinguistic research. Our lab is interested in where and when the brain is activated during language processing. For more information about what we do, see: http://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/kuperberglab/. The responsibilities of this position are varied and involve the coordination of all aspects of research projects, including collecting and analyzing neuroimaging (fMRI, MEG, ERP) data, statistical analysis, scientific manuscript writing, and maintaining the day-to-day operations of the lab.</p> <p>In addition to the intellectual reward, the position would give the holder experience of research in cognitive neuroscience, experimental psychology, psycholinguistics, clinical applications, as well as database and program management. This is an ideal research opportunity for someone bound for graduate school in cognitive neuroscience, cognitive science, psycholinguistics or cognitive psychology. Our lab has sites at both Tufts University (Medford, MA) and the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (Charlestown, MA), both of which are easily accessible from Boston, MA.</p> <p>Please include the following in your application, and upload as a single document:</p> <p>(1) A cover letter explaining why you are interested in this position, specific research and administrative experience, detailing how your skills match the job description, as well as describing your aims for the future.</p> <p>(2) A CV that includes related courses you have taken, as well as a description of your research experience.</p> <p>Qualifications</p> <p>Responsibilities will include working with individuals from a multidisciplinary team to collect fMRI, ERP and MEG data in healthy adult volunteers and to work on pre-processing and analysis of large language data sets using computational modeling.</p> <p>Sets up, prepares, and runs routine neuroimaging and behavioral experiments as directed. This includes:</p> <ul> <li>Interaction with human participants </li><li>Preparing and maintaining lab instruments and equipment </li><li>Documenting experimental procedures and following them </li><li>Management and organization of experimental data on research servers </li></ul> <p>The candidate must work well with others to preprocess and analyze neuroimaging data and trouble-shooting any computer code relating to data presentation and analysis. Specifically:</p> <ul> <li>Carry out analyses of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and/or magentoencephalography (MEG) data, under the guidance of the Principal Investigator, postdocs, and graduate students in the lab. </li><li>Use bash scripting and python to process large data sets, and be able to modify this code as needed for different types of analyses </li><li>Run statistical analyses on neuroimaging data sets using software such as SPM8 and MNEpython. </li><li>Create visualizations of neuroimaging data </li><li>Clean and input data into Large Language Models </li></ul> <p>May perform independent literature searches.</p> <p>Maintains laboratory documentation on the lab wiki and perform other lab administrative tasks, e.g. organizing lab meetings, documenting changes and updates to data processing streams, purchasing lab supplies, maintaining IRB protocols</p> <p>Assists with organizing materials for publication or presentation. This will include:</p> <ul> <li>Creation of data tables, graphs, diagrams, brain images </li><li>Managing reference software and generating bibliographies </li><li>Creating powerpoint presentations and posters. </li></ul> <p>Additional Job Details (if applicable)</p> <p>Remote Type</p> <p>Onsite</p> <p>Work Location</p> <p>149 Thirteenth Street Building 149</p> <p>Scheduled Weekly Hours</p> <p>40</p> <p>Employee Type</p> <p>Regular</p> <p>Work Shift</p> <p>Day (United States of America)</p> <p>EEO Statement:</p> <p>The General Hospital Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran's Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at (857)-282-7642.</p> <p>Mass General Brigham Competency Framework</p> <p>At Mass General Brigham, our competency framework defines what effective leadership "looks like" by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused, half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance, make hiring decisions, identify development needs, mobilize employees across our system, and establish a strong talent pipeline.</p>