Research Assistant

Brown University•Sidney, OH

8h•Onsite

About The Position

The Research Assistant will act in a combined role as a laboratory administrator and research technician. The major duties will take the form of administrative support, including purchasing, meeting scheduling, helping with travel itineraries, and general lab support duties and tasks, updating and maintaining lab websites, email listings, and online resources, helping organize and maintain lab management environments and file systems necessary for lab research. The secondary duties will entail providing technical support for the lab’s research in human electrophysiology and computational neuroscience. Research related duties include assisting with the development and application of Python and Matlab code for computational neuroscience coding and data analysis projects in the lab, assistance in human data collection, and project management software administration for lab projects. This is a fixed term position with a current end date of one year after start date which may be extended based upon available funding.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science Degree in Neuroscience and/or Computer Science / Data Science / related field.
Undergraduate research experience required.
1-2 years related administrative and research experience.
Coursework completed or corresponding experience in neuroscience, computer science, data analysis and statistical methods is required.
Good written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to collaborate on projects.
Ability to work independently.
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND AND EDUCATION CHECK REQUIRED.

Nice To Haves

Related administrative experience preferred.
Strong quantitative and coding skills are preferred.
Experience with project management is preferred.
Knowledge of coding environments such as Python, Matlab, SQL and/or R.
Knowledge of computational neuroscience methods, with preferred knowledge in neural circuit modeling.
Knowledge of data analysis and statistics modeling methods, with preference for M/EEG and TMS experience.

Responsibilities

Act as a laboratory administrator and research technician.
Provide administrative support, including purchasing, meeting scheduling, and helping with travel itineraries.
Perform general lab support duties and tasks.
Update and maintain lab websites, email listings, and online resources.
Organize and maintain lab management environments and file systems necessary for lab research.
Provide technical support for the lab’s research in human electrophysiology and computational neuroscience.
Assist with the development and application of Python and Matlab code for computational neuroscience coding and data analysis projects.
Assist in human data collection.
Administer project management software for lab projects.