Technician B / Research Assistant - Alzheimer's Disease Research Lab
Summary
The candidate will work with the Department of Neurology, Taub Institute on clinical studies involving patients with Alzheimer’s disease and healthy volunteers. The candidate, under the supervision and direction of the Principal Investigator to help the research team analyze PET and MRI data with advanced software packages. The candidate will then input all of the data collected into a computerized database. The candidate will have an opportunity to interact with research participants during study visits, including neuroimaging procedures (MRI and PET scans). Opportunities are also available for training in administering a neuropsychological test battery and PET image analysis and other analytic research procedures.
Responsibilities
The candidate will then input all of the data collected into a computerized database. The candidate will have an opportunity to interact with research participants during study visits, including neuroimaging procedures (MRI and PET scans). Opportunities are also available for training in administering a neuropsychological test battery and PET image analysis and other analytic research procedures.
Minimum Qualifications
Requires a bachelor's degree in chemistry, biology, physics or related science or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Other Requirements
- Verbal and written fluency in English
- Good communication, interpersonal skills and be able to work in a team
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to use computers and learn new programs to collect data for a computer based database. Comfortable with Windows OS and Excel.
- Ability to perform work in a neat and orderly manner in accordance with safety regulations
- Will required training module in IRB-approved courses such as Columbia University Subjects Protection and HIPAA training modules