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Dr. Michael Van Elzakker's research laboratory at Massachusetts General Hospital's Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, seeking applicants who are interested in neurology and clinical neuroscience. Especially interested in pre-medical school students or pre-neuroscience graduate school students who are intending to graduate college in Spring 2026. This is an ideal position for those interested in gaining experience as a research assistant in between undergraduate commencement and medical or graduate school.

Job Summary

Our laboratory focus is on infection-associated health conditions such as Long-COVID, chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), and post-treatment Lyme disease. Our laboratory is generally focused on neuroimaging (MRI and EEG) but we manage a number of projects analyzing blood, saliva, skin biopsy, and autonomic testing as well as cognitive and psychiatric assessment.

Looking for someone to join the lab who is naturally organized, willing to do administrative work, confident with technology, compassionate with frustrated sick people, and detail-oriented.

You would be hired as a clinical research coordinator (CRC) level 1 or level 2, depending on your previous lab experience.

Qualifications

Education:

Bachelor’s degree required; pre-med / neuroscience preferred. Prior lab experience preferred.

Experience:

New graduates with some relevant course/project work or those without any prior research experience will be considered for the Clinical Research Coordinator I position.
Those with a minimum of 1-2 years of directly related work experience will be considered for a Clinical Research Coordinator II position.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Schedule and coordinate participant study visits to our Center and collaborating sites

• Run study visits that include EEG, MRI, PET, blood draw, saliva samples, cognitive testing, psychiatric testing, skin punch biopsy, and pupillometry

• Creating, editing, and maintaining compliance documents such as IRB (institutional review board) protocols

• Conducting virtual, phone, and/or live screening and consenting of potential study participants, gathering medical history and checking inclusion/exclusion criteria

• Administering study questionnaires to study participants

• Helping on scan days: participant coordination, comfort and safety, sample collection, scanner setup and data acquisition.
  (Opportunity to learn how to run an MRI or PET console; opportunity to learn MRI, fMRI, MRS, and PET analyses)

• Data processing and analysis with potential opportunity for poster and manuscript authorship if there is a substantial contribution

• Working with undergraduate interns and helping to facilitate lab journal club meetings

Skills/Abilities/Competencies required:

• Must have very strong written and verbal communication skills
• Must be driven to work productively under minimal supervision
• Must be proficient with computers and databases, and be able to troubleshoot and problem-solve independently
• Capable of being friendly and communicative with labmates and study participants, and assertive when confronted with obstacles
• Respectful of study participants' rights and individual needs
• Experience with Linux, coding, or neuroimaging is a plus
• These are underserved patient groups, and special notice is given to applicants who are interested in a career that includes working with such patients

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

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Remote Type

Onsite

Work Location

149 Thirteenth Street Building 149

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Employee Type

Regular

Work Shift

Day (United States of America)

Pay Range

$20.16 - $29.01/Hourly

Grade

5

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