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Research Support
Clinical Research Coordinator (posted 5/30/13)
Responsibilities: A full-time Research Assistant is sought for work on several projects that combine psychophysiology with neuroimaging. The central research program seeks to understand the overlapping neural circuitry involved in breathing and anxiety. The position involves testing psychiatric patients and healthy individuals with a variety of psychophysical and neuroimaging techniques (i.e., functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)). The primary responsibilities are to: 1) recruit and enroll participants in studies 2) administer screening and psychological questionnaires 3) assist with psychophysiological and neuroimaging studies 4) conduct data/image analysis. Administrative duties include: database maintenance, assisting with regulatory (IRB) documentation and ordering equipment.
Requirements: This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated individual to gain knowledge and practical experience in human psychophysiology and neuroimaging research. The position is best suited for a recent BA/BS grad with a strong technical and clinical aptitude who seeks laboratory experience in preparation for a career in medicine or biomedical sciences. Candidates should have proficiency with common computing packages such as MS Word, Excel and Powerpoint; and also have some familiarity with one or more of the following (Linux, MATLAB, SPM, FSL). The job requires an individual who is mature, flexible, with strong interpersonal skills, and sensitivity towards psychiatric illness. The candidate must have comfort with technical equipment/apparatus, excellent organizational skills and be able to maintain accurate records with careful attention to detail. The position calls for a high degree of motivation and self-sufficiency, although extensive training and supervision will be provided.
Contact: Karl Evans, kcevans@partners.org
The Massachusetts General Hospital is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
RESEARCH ASSISTANT FOR MULTI-MODALITY NEUROIMAGING (posted 4/9/13)
Responsibilities: The Harvard Aging Brain Study is seeking a full-time research assistant for neuroimaging research at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School. We are investigating the alterations in brain function and structure in normal aging and Alzheimer's disease. Other projects include PET amyloid imaging and MRI outcome measures for clinical trials. Primary responsibilities will involve MRI data acquisition and analysis. Other responsibilities include MRI scanning, FreeSurfer analyses and database maintenance.
Requirements: The ideal candidate must be mature and responsible with excellent analytic and organizational skills. Strong oral and written communication skills are also needed. Should enjoy working in a fast-paced collaborative environment and have the ability to juggle and prioritize multiple tasks. Must feel comfortable interacting with older subjects and patients with cognitive impairment. The applicant should be comfortable with, or very willing to learn, basic computer scripting skills. B.A., B.S. or equivalent with background in psychology, neuroscience, or pre-medical required, although Master's level candidates and individuals with other backgrounds with the requisite experience will be considered.
Aptitude with computer programming/scripting particularly in MATLAB or Python is a plus. An understanding of database tools (particularly MySQL) and statistics (ideally R or SPSS) are also ideal. A basic understanding of neuroanatomy would be helpful, although not required.
This position will offer opportunities to learn new skills related to neuroimaging data analysis as well as pragmatic data management skill and basic programming. There will also be opportunities to develop and pursue your own research in the context of our research efforts as well as research collaborations with other members of the lab. This position is ideal for someone interested in graduate school in cognitive neuroscience, computational neuroscience, psychology, or medical school in neurology, psychiatry, or radiology. A minimum commitment of two-years is required. Salary will be commensurate with experience. Position is available now, but would consider start date in May or early June for new graduate. This is a non-sponsored position; applicants must be eligible to work in the US through August, 2015.
Contact: Please email cover letter and resume to Reisa Sperling, MD, care of Andrew Ward at award@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu.
The Massachusetts General Hospital is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Research Technician (posted 3/20/13)
Description: 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 in healthy individuals and in patients with schizophrenia. For more information about what we do, see: http://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/kuperberglab/. The responsibilities of this position are very varied and involve the coordination of all aspects of research projects, ranging from collecting neuroimaging (fMRI) and electrophysiological (event-related potential: ERP) data to taking care of general administrative tasks. Our lab has sites at both the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging (Charlestown, MA) and Tufts University (Medford, MA), both of which are easily accessible from Boston, MA.
In addition to the intellectual reward, the position would give the holder experience of research in experimental psychology, cognitive neuroscience, psycholinguistics and clinical applications. This is an ideal research opportunity for someone bound for graduate school in cognitive neuroscience, psycholinguistics or cognitive psychology.
Requirements: (1) B.A., B.Sc. degree in Experimental Psychology, Linguistics, computer science, or a closely related field. (2) Strong interest in how language is processed in the brain. (3) Very strong quantitative and analytic skills and comfort with programs such as Excel, Powerpoint. (4) Some research experience with statistics and familiarity with statistical analysis software such as SPSS. (5) Must be self-motivated, resourceful, very organized; able to multi-task and prioritize. (6) Ability to work well in teams, with strong communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills. (7) A two-year time commitment is requested.
Contact: Please send (1) a cover letter with a specific statement of research experience, current and future goals and interests, (2) a curriculum vitae with a description of research experience (please include cumulative GPA), and (3) the names and contact details of three references to: Gina Kuperberg, M.D., Ph.D., by e-mail: kuperber@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu
Salary will be based on qualifications and experience. The Massachusetts General Hospital is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.Full-time employees receive full benefits.
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Research Fellows/Post Docs
Post-doctoral Research Fellow in the Laboratory for Computational Neuroimaging (posted 3/6/13)
Responsibilities: The position will involve developing computational novel image processing and statistical analysis tools for longitudinal neuroimaging studies. A minimum commitment of two years is required. Salary will be competitive and commensurate with experience.
Requirements: The candidate should have:
A PhD in computer science, electrical engineering, statistics or a related field
Research experience in image processing and/or computational image analysis, preferably in biomedical applications
Excellent oral and written communication skills using the English language.
Strong organizational skills
The ability to work independently within the research lab on assigned projects as well as the ability to work well with others on a research team
Strong coding skills (e.g. in Matlab, Python, C/C++, Unix scripting)
There is no formal application deadline and candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. The search will continue until position is filled. The start date can be as soon as possible (latest Fall 2013 but preferably sooner).
Contact: Please email Mert Sabuncu (msabuncu@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu with subject line "Longitudinal Post-doc application" ) with questions and/or applications. To apply please send a cover letter, CV and the names/contact information of 3 people who could provide letters of reference.
The Massachusetts General Hospital is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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Faculty
Instructor (posted 5/30/13)
Responsibilities: The Athinoula A. Martinos Center seeks a qualified candidate to fill the position of Instructor in the Department of Radiology at Harvard Medical School. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in signal processing and biomedical engineering, have excellent computational skills, and have at least two years experience developing algorithms for the analysis of structural, functional and diffusion-weighted MRI and have applied those algorithms to MRI data. Further, an interest in developing tools for neurologic applications as well as pancreatic ones would be advantageous.
Requirements: Applicants must hold a doctoral degree in engineering, neuroscience, applied physics, or equivalent, and have at least two years postdoctoral experience. The successful candidate is expected to establish an extramurally funded, independent research program, working collaboratively with other investigators at the Martinos Center, and elsewhere at MGH, Harvard and MIT.
Contact: Applicants should send the following: a letter of interest, CV, and three letters of reference to Bruce Fischl, PhD, C/O Donna Crowe, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Bldg. 149, Room 2301, 13th St., Charlestown, MA 02129. donna@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu
The Massachusetts General Hospital is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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Other
MRI Engineer (posted 4/17/13)
The Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging anticipates an opening for a staff MRI engineer to work on 15T scanner development. The project involves an NIH-funded ultrahigh field MR scanner comprising a Magnex/Agilent 13cm horizontal bore magnet operating at 15T interfaced to a Siemens clinical MR console.
Responsibilities: The successful candidate for this position will design, simulate, fabricate and test low noise preamps, electronic circuits and RF coils and associated equipment for the scanner under the supervision of laboratory or project leaders. He/she will also perform various diagnostic, design, fabrication and testing tasks as required. A prime focus of the project is to expand the number of receiver channels of the current system, and to develop array and varactor tuned coils suitable for the 60 mm clear bore of the gradient/shim system. The candidate will interact with researchers from MGH, Harvard and MIT.
Requirements: Knowledge and experience with general electronics, circuit board design, radiofrequency circuits and MRI coils is required, including experience with software simulation of circuits and RF coils. BS through PhD in a relevant field is required, with salary dependent on degree, skill level and experience.
Contact: Please send a CV and arrange for three letters of recommendation (emailed pdf is acceptable) to: Jerome L. Ackerman, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Radiology, Martinos Center, Room 2320, Massachusetts General Hospital, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, MA 02129, Phone: 617-726-3083, Email: jerry@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu
The Massachusetts General Hospital is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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