Neuroimaging Research Assistant

Neuroimaging Research Assistant

Job Summary

The Health Science Specialist (HSS) for the NeRVe Center is located at the VA Boston Healthcare System at the Jamaica Plain campus for the Boston Healthcare System. The NeRVe Center supports multidisciplinary research that will lead to innovations in the diagnosis and treatment of Veterans who have mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI) in conjunction with severe stress related emotional disorders, as well as other conditions affecting Veterans and older adults, including individuals at risk for cognitive decline due to aging or disease.

Responsibilities and Duties

The Neuroimaging Health Science Specialist is responsible for neuroimaging analysis and study support set-up for neuroimaging, data processing and statistical analysis, computer programming, and working with patient and Veteran populations. The research assistant will have experience in providing functional and structural neuroimaging scanning support along with screening and processing human subjects for neuroimaging research studies. He/she will analyze and process neuroimaging data using software such as Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM), Freesurfer, and/or FSL. The HSS is required to write computer programs and scripts in language(s) including C, Matlab, and/or Linux. The HSS must have an understanding of statistics, and be able to conduct ANOVAs, t-tests, general linear models (GLMs), multiple regression, as well as machine learning and multivariate statistics. He/she will utilize statistical software packages including SPSS, Matlab, and/or JMP, and have a documented background in the use of statistical methods for scientific data analysis. The RA will carefully manage extensive datasets such as SQL-based data storage. They will prepare data for presentations and manuscripts and assist with Institutional Review Board (IRB) protocol preparation records management.

Qualifications and Skills

The position requires experience equivalent to a Bachelor of Science or a Master of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Psychology, Neuroscience, and/or Cognitive Science.

Benefits

Compensation includes full staff benefits, including health insurance, and vacation time.

Job Type: Full-time