Research Analyst
Required License / Registration / Certification
None Physical Requirements Sitting for long periods of time. Shift Monday through Friday, 8 : 00am 5 : 00pm. Weekends as needed.
Job Summary A research analyst position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Brian Gold ( to participate in NIH funded projects.
The position involves ongoing research on brain aging using MRI methods. Specific research focuses on identifying the effects aging, vascular pathologies and Alzheimer’s disease pathologies on brain networks and cognition.
Job responsibilities include : data quality control, data uploading, managing Unix workstations running Redhat including software updates, system updates and maintenance of software functionality;
data anonymization and upload; following lab-pipelines for generating MRI summary measures; aiding the development of new Unix scripts for data analyses.
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities Unix scripting. Does this position have supervisory responsibilities? No Preferred Education / Experience Bachelors degree in biomedical engineering, computer science or related field and 6 months or more experience working in a research lab.
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