Research Support Assistant

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Research Support Assistant

Grade: 9

Salary: $19.96- $23.76

The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene is seeking a qualified candidate to fill a hourly part-time Research Support Assistant position at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. The Research Support Assistant II will conduct experiments aimed at understanding the neurobiology of psychiatric disorders using mouse models.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Analysis of electrophysiological datasets including single unit activity and local field potentials.
• Application of machine learning methods to decode how neuronal activity supports cognitive behavior.
• Acquire, process, and perform quantification of images obtained by microscopy.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience

Preferred Qualifications:

• S. in Neuroscience & Education
• Minor in Data Science with the concentration of Artificial Intelligence
• Familiarity with Photoshop, Matlab is preferred.
• Proficiency in use of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Powerpoint

Work Location: 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10032

To Apply: Submit an application through our website at Please note only applications submitted through our website will be considered.

The Mission of the Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc. (RFMH) is to promote the mental health of all New Yorkers, with a focus on providing hope and supporting recovery for adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances. Applicants with lived mental health experience are encouraged to apply. RFMH is deeply committed to supporting underserved individuals, organizations, and communities. To this end, RFMH is focused on implementing activities and initiatives to reduce disparities in access, quality, and treatment outcomes for underserved populations. A critical component of these efforts is ensuring that RFMH is a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees' unique attributes and skills are valued and utilized to support the mission of the Agency. RFMH is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

The Research Foundation is a private not-for-profit corporation and is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. Excellent Benefits Package. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer - Disabled/Veteran, 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-300.5(a) compliant.