Research Assistant 2

McGill University•Montreal, QC

6d•Onsite

About The Position

In this position, the candidate will participate in recently funded CIHR and Brain Canada projects aimed at predicting progression of Parkinson disease to assist in organizing, curating, and processing large datasets according to data standards such as the BIDS standard. In particular, the candidate will work to create pipeline catalogues and contribute to the Nipoppy standard framework using the Boutiques pipeline description and the Neurobagel project to extend the capacity of the distributed platform. Common neuroimaging preprocessing pipelines are FSL, freesurfer, AFNI on a distributed compute cluster, and datasets will include QPN, PPMI and Enigma-PD. The candidate will also help with the documentation and development of this framework. They may additionally contribute to describe these pipelines with standardized terminology or linked data technologies. They will also participate when necessary in the implementation of new research projects. The candidate will be responsible for the design, development, and documentation of some of the developed tools. The incumbent will be participating in publications associated with the laboratory projects. They will thus be a contributing author to the resulting publications. Finally, the candidate will help with the laboratory organization and functions by coordinating some of its meetings and contribute to resolve small logistical or administrative issues.

Requirements

Background in biomedical engineering or equivalent.
Experience in Python.
Experience in neuroimaging (MRI in particular).
Experience in biological data analysis.
Good communication skills.
Good organizational skills.
Ability to express oneself (oral and written) in French and English.
Authorized to work in Canada.
Willing to work in the province of Quebec at the campus where the position is based/located.

Responsibilities

Organizing, curating, and processing large datasets according to data standards such as the BIDS standard.
Creating pipeline catalogues and contributing to the Nipoppy standard framework using the Boutiques pipeline description and the Neurobagel project.
Helping with the documentation and development of the framework.
Contributing to describe pipelines with standardized terminology or linked data technologies.
Participating when necessary in the implementation of new research projects.
Designing, developing, and documenting developed tools.
Participating in publications associated with the laboratory projects as a contributing author.
Helping with laboratory organization and functions by coordinating meetings and resolving logistical or administrative issues.