Research Assistant Position Integrated Brain Imaging Center University of Washington
An experienced, independent, and organized individual is sought for a full-time Research Coordinator position working with Natalia Kleinhans, Ph.D., and Katie McLaughlin, Ph.D., at the Integrated Brain Imaging Center at the University of Washington. The individual in this position would assist with data collection and data processing for two neuroimaging studies of children.
Principal duties include: 1) assisting with the administration and support of research projects and activities, including participant recruitment, development of surveys and flyers, and programming fMRI tasks; 2) assisting in data collection through active interaction with child participants, including telephone screening interviews, in-person interviews, and fMRI data acquisition; and 3) conducting pre-processing and analysis of MRI, fMRI, DTI, and MRS data. Ability to work in command line operating systems (Linux) and perform basic shell scripting is required. Previous research or clinical experience with children and experience with other programming languages (e.g., python) is preferred.
This position would be an excellent fit for applicants interested in obtaining doctoral training in cognitive neuroscience, clinical psychology, or developmental psychology.