This position will be responsible for several aspects of conducting experiments, collecting, managing, and analyzing data and performing operational duties associated with the laboratory. The position is ideal for someone who is pursuing a research career. You will receive professional mentoring and support in career development (e.g., involving in or even leading independent projects using multimodal brain stimulation and recording methods, publishing first-authored papers, and networking opportunities from conferences and collaborations). It is expected that as the Research Assistant gains experience with laboratory techniques and procedures, they will take on increased autonomy and collaboration with other laboratory members. They will also gradually increase the level of their scientific duties by adding experimental design and data analysis as well as preparation of materials for abstracts, reports, grant applications, and manuscripts. The Research Assistant will also assist with administrative duties related to ordering lab supplies, maintenance and organization of protocols and documents. Duties to include: * Learn brain stimulation (e.g., TMS) skills. * Assist with writing grants and manuscripts. * Design forms to facilitate the collection and tracking of study participant data. * Screen, recruit, and schedule neurodevelopmental / neurological / neuropsychiatric / healthy children / adults as research participants. * Arrange, prepare, and maintain laboratory equipment for experimental protocols. * Collect fMRI / MRI / fNIRS / iEEG / behavioral data, obtain subject consent if applicable. * Track and perform data entry for reports. * Manage various data sets and maintain highly organized and detailed research records. * Analyze data, prepare abstracts and manuscripts for conferences and publications. * Analyze literature, propose, and lead independent research projects supervised by the lab director. * Perform routine tasks related to the recruitment, enrollment and monitoring of research subjects or to the research environment (lab, clinic, field, classroom). * Assist in general administrative tasks, e.g., IRB or equivalent protocol preparation and submissions, orientation and training of new staff or students on experimental protocols and techniques. Education Requirement * Bachelor's degree in a field relevant to life science or medical research such as Psychology, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Computer Science, electrical or biomedical engineering, or a related field. Experience Requirements * A minimum of six months related research experience in Psychology, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, or Computer Science. * Experience with scripting/programming languages (preferable MATLAB and/or Python) * Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills. * Excellent organizational skills with careful attention to detail. * Demonstrated ability to acquire new skills quickly. Desired Qualifications * Prior experience in clinical populations with neurodevelopmental / neurological / neuropsychiatric conditions and/or pediatric population. * Prior experience in performing brain imaging (e.g., fMRI / iEEG) design, collection, and / or analyses. * Prior experience or demonstrated coursework in data analysis with Python, R, MATLAB, and / or UNIX shell preferred. |
University of Iowa
Jun 22, 2026