Job Openings

Research Experience for Students:

The MNL offers comprehensive research experiences in the cognitive neuroscience of memory. These experiences include activities related to behavioral and neuropsychological testing with healthy adults and memory-impaired patients, as well as functional and structural MRI data collection and pre-processing. Research training with human participants requires a significant investment by MNL staff, and therefore the MNL requires a minimum commitment of 10 hours/week for the academic year or 20+ hrs/week for 10+ weeks over the summer. Students interested in psychology, neuroscience, or computer science are encouraged to inquire.

Note: We are no longer accepting applications for the summer 2012 internship.

Student Internships (Fall 2012):

We are currently accepting applications for student volunteers to assist with a new project examining the relationship between aerobic fitness, brain function, and cognition.  We will be working with athletes and sedentary adults ranging in age from 18 – 85 years old.  Participants will undergo Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), neuropsychological testing, blood draw, and cardiopulmonary exercise testing. Job duties entail general clerical support, participant recruitment, screening, scheduling, stimulus development, data collection, data formatting, and data scoring. The position requires a minimum time commitment of 10 hrs/week (Monday-Friday) for the academic year.  Applicants should have a GPA > 3.5.  Previous experience with behavioral testing and computing expertise (e.g., excel, e-prime, and/or unix) is desired.  A background in psychology, cognitive neuroscience, computer science, or pre-med is a plus. The student will need to complete several on-line research training courses prior to starting. This is an ideal position for someone interested in gaining research experiences in neuropsychology and neuroimaging prior to starting graduate school.   Interested students should email a cover letter (describe your relevant background, interest in the position, and indicate U.S. citizenship status), CV (including contact info for 3 references), and course transcripts to neurolab@bu.edu .  If digital copies are not available, hard copies of course transcripts can be mailed to:  Dr. Scott Hayes, VA Boston Healthcare System, MDRC 151A, 150 S. Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02130