Research Assistant 2, Anatomy & Neurobiology

Boston University • Boston, MA

19h • Onsite

About The Position

The Research Assistant will support an NIH-funded research study on the impact of psychosocial stress and cardiorespiratory fitness on brain health and mental health in Black emerging adult college/university students. This role involves conducting informed consent and screening, providing technical support, maintaining minor equipment, organizing and archiving datasets, and performing data collection. Data collection activities include cardiorespiratory fitness testing, collecting and analyzing actigraphy data, assisting with structured interviews on mental health, trauma history, and perceived discrimination, and assisting with community engagement tasks as needed. This individual will work closely with the postdoctoral fellow. The candidate should have relevant prior experience in an academic research setting and experience working with a diverse research team and interacting with diverse groups of research participants. This position may be well-aligned with individuals considering future doctoral study, given the research exposure and technical work involved.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• 1-3 years of experience in an academic research setting
• Experience working with a diverse research team
• Experience interacting with diverse groups of research participants

Nice To Haves

• Individuals considering future doctoral study

Responsibilities

• Conducting informed consent and screening
• Providing technical support
• Maintaining minor equipment
• Organizing and archiving datasets
• Data collection, including cardiorespiratory fitness testing
• Collecting and analyzing actigraphy data
• Assisting with structured interviews on mental health, trauma history, perceived discrimination
• Assisting with tasks related to community engagement as needed

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level