A
full-time Research Technologist is needed to support the
research data collection, analysis, management and computing
infrastructure in Dr. Christine Rabinak’s Translational
Neuropsychopharmacology Laboratory in the Department of Pharmacy
Practice.
Specific
responsibilities include:
- Oversee data collection and management
(e.g., neuroimaging, electrophysiology, psychophysiology, etc).
- Identify technical and security requirements, maintain data
quality standards, validate methods, and resolve issues.
- Ensure compliance with industry and University standards for
system design, network access, data security and protection of
human participant confidentiality;
- Contribute to the development of improved computational
methods and visualization protocols, manuscript writing and
grant development in collaboration with Dr. Rabinak and
collaborators.
- Develop and maintain data processing pipelines for functional
and structural magnetic resonance imaging,
electroencepholography/event-related potential,
psychophysiological experiments, including automation of data
management, administrative and standardized tasks.
- Statistical analysis of research data.
- Train research assistants, students, and other related staff
in research techniques and analysis.
- Assist in writing grants, manuscripts, and protocols to obtain
funding to support research endeavors.
- Work in partnership with the college
IT department to maintain servers and data storage and of
ordering computer equipment and software.
Required
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science,
engineering, psychology, neuroscience, or a related field.
- Strong scripting or programming experience in one or more of
the following: MATLAB, Python, C.
- Thorough knowledge of basic and research computing systems,
including data storage and management, and system and data
back-up.
- Proven skills in performing tasks with continuous attention to
accuracy, safety and productivity.
- Excellent communication skills and a
positive customer service orientation with all levels of users.
Desired
Qualifications:
- Experience supporting/developing informatics systems in
biological or research environments preferred.
- Expertise in statistics, neuroimaging processing, or
neuroscience preferred.
- Ability to make a minimum 2-3 year commitment.
Click to apply.
Questions can be directed to
Dr. Rabinak: rabinak@wayne.edu