Research Technician, College of Arts and Sciences, Psychological & Brain Sciences

Established in 1873, Arts and Sciences is Boston University's largest and most academically diverse unit, encompassing over 8,400 undergraduates, 2,000 graduate students, 800 faculty members, and 300 staff across 50 departments, programs, centers, and institutes. Our faculty are award-winning researchers, innovative teachers, and dedicated mentors committed to exploring the complexities of our present and past, uncovering new perspectives, and crafting creative solutions to real-world problems. Our staff are dynamic, mission-driven professionals who foster community, inclusion, and belonging to advance every aspect of the college enterprise. Our community thrives on collaboration, bold ideas, and interdisciplinary exploration.

Join us in supporting the pursuit of knowledge that changes the world and provides boundless opportunities to inspire the next generation of leaders. We offer generous benefits, including health, dental, and life insurance, tuition remission, retirement savings, paid time off, and holiday leave.

This is a full-time (40 hours per week) Research Technician position to perform human cognitive and clinical neuroscience research in the Departments of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Boston University. A successful candidate will be a highly energetic, hardworker who will take on the responsibility for conducting a wide range of tasks related cognitive and clinical neuroscience research using neuropsychological assessments, electroencephalography (EEG), transcranial electrical brain stimulation (tES), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and behavior (eye tracking, psychophysics) to study visual perception and cognition in the healthy human brain and in people with various mental illnesses. The technician will work under the supervision of Dr. Robert Reinhart, Associate Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences.

Required Skills

Bachelor's degree and 0-1 year work experience required.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

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