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Technical Associate I, Kanwisher Lab
  • Job Number: 24892
  • Functional Area: Research - Scientific
  • Department: McGovern Institute for Brain Research
  • School Area: Office of Provost
  • Employment Type: Full-Time
  • Employment Category: Exempt
  • Visa Sponsorship Available: No
  • Schedule:


Posting Description

TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, KANWISHER LAB, McGovern Institute for Brain Research, to help conduct research on the functional organization of the human brain using fMRI, (occasional) intracranial recording, behavior, virtual reality, artificial neural networks, and other methods. Responsibilities include assisting with all aspects of research, including designing and programming experiments; conducting fMRI  scans and behavioral experiments; analyzing MRI, behavior, or other data; training ANNs, debugging server problems; implementing and maintaining analysis software; creating and maintaining lab documentation; managing the lab's computational resources and storage within the department's cluster; providing technical support for lab personnel; and performing some basic administrative duties.

Job Requirements

REQUIRED:  Bachelor’s degree in cognitive science, neuroscience, computer science, engineering, psychology, physics, or math; a minimum of two years of relevant research experience in cognitive neuroscience; robust math, statistics, and computer skills (e.g., MATLAB,Python, HTML/JavaScript, Git, and shell scripting); programming experience; Mac and Windows troubleshooting skills; organizational skills; self-motivation; and ability to work effectively with others and to multitask efficiently in a fast-paced environment. PREFERRED: Familiarity with the SLURM workload manager, high-performance computing, and Tensorflow or Pytorch; research experience conducting and/or analyzing functional and/or anatomical MRI, or intracranial experiments; and experience with the state-of-the-artin deep learning and ability to use off-the-shelf pre-trained models, training models from scratch, and evaluation methods. Job #24892

3/26/2025