Pre-Doc Fellow

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

20h•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 will work closely with faculty to prepare for speaking engagements, develop slide decks and presentation materials, and conduct background research to support manuscript preparation. The position is suited to someone with strong writing, research, organizational, and communication skills and an interest in academic medicine, clinical neuropsychology, psychology, or a related field. This is a 0.5 FTE part-time position. The specific schedule and distribution of hours will be determined in collaboration with the supervising faculty member and may include independent work, scheduled check-ins, and project-based deadlines. The position is remote, with a listed work location of 55 Fruit Street.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree.
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 so 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 for presentations and manuscripts.
Support scholarly manuscript preparation by organizing outlines, drafting or revising sections, compiling references, checking citation accuracy, and preparing 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.