Research Technician

Job Title: Research Technician

Grade: 11

Salary: $22.13 - $26.43

The Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene is seeking a qualified candidate to fill an hourly Research Technician position. Neuroimaging working group (LeeLab) in Mental Health Data Science, New York State Psychiatric Institute, and the Department of Biostatistics at Columbia University seek a Research Technician. We are an interdisciplinary collaborative group of researchers from various fields, including neuroscience, psychiatry, psychology, and biomedical engineering, besides biostatistics. We work together to advance the field and promote research in multiple areas of neuroscience. Neuroimaging refers to various imaging techniques to study the brain and nervous system's structure, function, and pathology. Our group has been actively involved in analyzing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET), and Electroencephalography (EEG). In addition, we focus on studying brain development, aging, and neurodegenerative diseases, identifying biomarkers for neurological disorders, or developing new techniques to understand mechanisms of brain development, aging, psychiatric pathology, and neurodegeneration.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• The position will include work as a research assistant collaborating on several NIH-funded grants supported through Area Mental Health Data Science in the department of psychiatry.
• Specific duties will include the statistical analysis of clinical, epidemiological, and biological data on NIH funded research projects. The position will include planning and performing statistical analyses and writing reports for various externally funded research projects.
• The position will also include preparing tables with results and drafting final statistical methods and results sections for peer-reviewed journal publications. Seeking a qualified candidate to fill a 10-20 hour/week research assistant position.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in statistics, applied mathematics, and related quantitative fields
• Completion of statistical course works such as linear regression
• At least (2) years of experience in statistical programming skills using one of the following software: R/SAS/Python.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in Master's or a PhD program in Biostatistics, Statistics, and related quantitative fields
• At least (1) year of research experience conducting data analysis and/ or database management
• Familiarity in neuroimaging processing pipelines such as HCP, fMRIPrep, and freesurfer

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

To Apply: Submit an application through our website at https://rfmh.applicantpro.com/jobs/. 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.