Job Description

About Child Mind Institute

We’re dedicated to transforming the lives of children and families struggling with mental health and learning disorders by giving them the help they need. We’ve become the leading independent nonprofit in children’s mental health by providing gold-standard evidence-based care, delivering educational resources to millions of families each year, training educators in underserved communities, and developing tomorrow’s breakthrough treatments.

Position Details:

The Research Assistant works on NIH-funded and other studies investigating behavioral and cognitive neural correlations of toddlers, preschoolers and children with autism and related neurodevelopmental conditions. A range of methods are used, including functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), physiological measures (e.g., heart rate, respiration), computer-based tasks, eye-tracking and clinical questionnaires. The Research Assistant assists the Senior research scientist and research site staff in supporting aspects of MRI and behavioral data collection including natural nighttime sleep MRI scans, management of the research database, performing data quality control, assisting the principal investigator and senior staff in data analyses, summarizing results and assisting in manuscript preparation.

Reporting to the Research Director, this is a full-time, non-exempt hybrid position (in office 4 days per week) located in our Midtown, New York office.

You Will:

• Assist the Principal Investigator and site clinicians in outreach, recruitment and collection of behavioral data from participating children and/or parents
• Collect physiological data, eye tracking for assigned studies and assist in acquiring neuroimaging data while ensuring a high-quality experience for research participants.
• Responsible for protecting personal and sensitive information and IRB related documentation
• Conduct regular data quality control
• Assist the principal investigator and research scientists in data analyses, result interpretation and manuscript preparation
• Conduct and summarize scientific literature review
• Attend and present at team meetings
• Other job-related duties as assigned

You Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Neuroscience or other related scientific fields
• Clinical and/or research experience in autism or related neurodevelopmental conditions

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Our Benefits

Our great compensation package and benefits include medical insurance, 401(k), paid parental leave, dependent care, flexible work schedules, discounted tickets and entertainment perks programs. For more information about our benefits, please visit our employee benefits website.

Pay Range

The salary range for the position is posted. Factors such as candidate's work experience, education/training, job-related skills, internal peer equity, as well as market and business considerations affect the salary offered within this range. In addition, this salary may be subject to a geographic adjustment (according to a specific city and state and depending on the role), if an authorization is granted to work outside of the location listed in this posting.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Child Mind Institute is committed to creating an inclusive culture where all employees feel welcomed and valued.

The Child Mind Institute is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment based on race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), color, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), sex stereotype, gender identity/gender expression/transgender (including whether or not you are transitioning or have transitioned) and sexual orientation; national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver's license issued to persons unable to prove their presence in the United States is authorized under federal law [Vehicle Code section 12801.9]); ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information/characteristics, marital status/registered domestic partner status, age (40 and over), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation.

Accommodations

Child Mind Institute Inc. complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected]

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