Research Support Specialist

Job Description - Research Support Specialist (2602317) Research Support Specialist Required Qualifications (as evidenced by an attached resume): Bachelor's degree (foreign equivalent or higher). Experience ( employment, internship, and/or volunteer work) in a research laboratory involving brain imaging of human subjects. Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's degree (foreign equivalent or higher) in relevant to human subject’s research: e.g., Psychology, Cognitive Science, Biomedical Engineering. Three (3) or more months of prior employment, internship, and/or volunteer work in a research laboratory involving brain imaging of human subjects. Experience involving direct interaction with psychiatric or neurological patient populations. Lab experience with brain imaging and/or brain stimulation as a research tool. Experience working in a hospital or medical center setting. Experience with data collection and management for human subjects research purposes. Experience with preparation of regulatory materials (e.g., IRB, grant progress reports). Experience with purchasing, and/or budget management and reconciliation. Brief Description of Duties: The Research Support Specialist (RSS) will support behavioral (e.g., laboratory tasks, specimen collection), brain imaging (e.g., MRI, PET, EEG, etc.), and/or neuromodulation (e.g., rTMS) clinical research studies of patients with psychiatric disorders and healthy individuals. The RSS will directly interact with study participants (and occasionally participant collaterals), scanner technicians, and other research and clinical personnel (principal investigators, MDs, etc.). The RSS will also recruit and screen study participants and accompany participants to MRI and PET scans and/or TMS sessions as applicable, during which they will run multiple behavioral and imaging tasks as well as collect study-related information. Travel to treatment facilities and clinics for patient recruitment or onsite study procedures may be required occasionally. The RSS will set up and utilize computers and other specialized research equipment. The RSS will also maintain the integrity of collected data in an electronic database and provide reports to the PI as needed, update the study protocol documents when required, manage medical charts, and ensure compliance with all Institutional Review Board policies. The successful incumbent must have excellent interpersonal, organizational, and time-management skills. They will also have a passion for research and dedication to complying with all applicable regulatory requirements. Duties Conduct onsite study procedures with patients and healthy controls. Recruit, screen, and schedule research participants. Maintain study charts for ensuring IRB compliance. Maintain collected data in an electronic database. Help maintain a federal funded study budget with respect to participant payments, receipt reconciliation, Principal Investigator travel, and ordering study supplies. Other duties as assigned. Special Notes Special Notes The Research Foundation of SUNY is a private educational corporation. Employment is subject to the Research Foundation policies and procedures, sponsor guidelines and the availability of funding. FLSA Non-Exempt position, eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA. For this position, we are unable to sponsor candidates for work visas. Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning, and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status and all other protected classes under federal or state laws. If you need a disability-related accommodation, please call the university Office of Equity and Access (OEA) at View phone number on click.appcast.io or visit OEA . In accordance with the Title II Crime Awareness and Security Act a copy of our crime statistics can be viewed here . The starting salary range (or hiring range) to be offered for this position is noted below, it represents SBU’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. Job Number 2602317 Official Job Title : Research Support Specialist Job Field Administrative & Professional (non-Clinical) Schedule Full-time Shift Variable Shift Hours : vary Posting Start Date Oct 19, 2026 Appointment Type : Regular Salary Grade : N11 SBU Area : The Research Foundation for The State University of New York at Stony Brook #J-18808-Ljbffr