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The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York Research Assistant in New York, New York

  • Job Type: Support Staff - Union
  • Bargaining Unit: SSA
  • Regular/Temporary: Regular
  • End Date if Temporary:
  • Hours Per Week: 35
  • Standard Work Schedule:
  • Building:
  • Salary Range: $59,845.49-$59,845.49
The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Position Summary

The Area Psychotic Disorders is seeking a full-time Research Assistant to work within the Horga Lab at Columbia Psychiatry (Guillermo Horga, MD PhD, Principal Investigator). The Research Assistant will support NIH/NIMH- and foundation-funded projects that aim to identify behavioral and neuroimaging studies in humans, with or without psychiatric conditions. The Research Assistant will have opportunities to contribute to research, grants (e.g., R-awards), and interdisciplinary collaborations across Columbia University.

Responsibilities

  • (10%)-Developing and performing online experiments (e.g., Amazon M-Turk).
  • (20%)-Performing fMRI experiments with human participants.
  • (5%)-Maintaining research computing platforms and data servers, running QC and MRI/behavior analysis pipelines.
  • (30%)-Recruiting, scheduling, interviewing, and administering tasks to participants.
  • (30%)-Assist in the preparation of grant submissions, IRB, and compliance.
  • (5%)-Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned/requested.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree and at least one and one-half years of related experience or equivalent in education, training and experience.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Minimum of one (1) year of experience as a Research Assistant or performing equivalent duties in research labs (part or full time).
  • Significant experience and training with regulatory procedures associated with human subjects research.
  • Excellent programming and data analysis skills with experience in python, Matlab, and shell.
  • High degree of self-organization and independent work.
  • Strong decision-making skills, attention to detail, and the ability to solve problems independently.
  • Team spirit, reliability, and sense of responsibility.

Other Requirements

  • Ability to perform work in a neat and orderly manner in accordance with safety regulations.
  • Ability to present experimental data to the Principal Investigator.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.

Minimum Salary: 31200.00 Maximum Salary: 31200.00 Salary Unit: Yearly

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