Pre-Doc Fellow

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

2d•$20 - $29•Remote

About The Position

Mass General Brigham is seeking a highly organized, detail-oriented part-time research assistant to support scholarly, educational, and professional activities. The fellow works closely with faculty on preparation for speaking engagements, development of slide decks and presentation materials, and background research to support manuscript preparation. The role is suited to someone with strong writing, research, organizational, and communication skills who is interested in academic medicine, clinical neuropsychology, psychology, or a related field. This is a 0.5 FTE position with 20 scheduled weekly hours. The specific schedule and distribution of hours will be determined with the supervising faculty member and may combine independent work, scheduled check-ins, and project-based deadlines. The position is remote and has a day shift. The listed pay range is $20.16–$29.01 per hour.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required.
Currently enrolled in a doctoral degree program focused on psychology, neuropsychology, clinical psychology, developmental psychology, education, neuroscience, or a closely related field.
Strong academic writing skills and experience reading, summarizing, and synthesizing scientific literature.
Experience preparing professional presentations, educational materials, slide decks, or manuscripts.
Excellent attention to detail, organization, and time management.
Ability to work independently while incorporating feedback from supervising faculty.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with APA style, reference management tools, and academic publication processes.
Interest or background in pediatric neuropsychology, clinical neuropsychology, learning and developmental disorders, or related clinical populations.

Responsibilities

Assist with planning and organizing materials for invited talks, lectures, workshops, professional presentations, and educational sessions.
Draft, revise, format, and polish slide decks to ensure content is clear, visually organized, audience-appropriate, and aligned with presentation goals.
Conduct targeted literature searches, summarize relevant findings, and identify current evidence, clinical guidelines, and key citations to support presentations and manuscripts.
Support scholarly manuscript preparation by organizing outlines, drafting or revising sections, compiling references, checking citation accuracy, and helping prepare submission materials.
Translate research findings into concise summaries, talking points, presentation narratives, tables, or figures as needed.
Maintain organized files, reference lists, timelines, drafts, and version histories for ongoing presentation and writing projects.
Meet regularly with supervising faculty to review priorities, receive feedback, and ensure timely completion of assigned tasks.