The Department of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota is seeking a part-time (20 hours per week) EEG MRI research assistant (Research Professional 1). The successful candidate will join a team that will use EEG and brain imaging methods to advance the understanding of mental health conditions such as psychosis. The assistant will develop, implement and oversee the EEG collection and analysis work flows. These work flows will quantify EEG metrics.

The EEG MRI Research Assistant will be involved in all aspects of EEG, including collection of EEG data in an MRI environment, assembly of comparison EEG data, development of computer processing of EEG data, creation of processing workflows and development of statistical analysis and report generation The candidate will assist in the analysis of MRI data collected on patients. S/he will create, test, debug and verify new and improved workflows as new ideas are proposed and additional data is added to the pool. The EEG MRI Research Assistant will be part of the team that develops and applies complex algorithms which integrate these brain imaging metrics with other participant specific quantifiable measures.
Job Duties/Responsibilities:
* Perform and oversee collection of research EEG during MRI scans on patient and control populations (50%)
* Assemble and organize relevant and available EEG and other data for use in determining
population norms for imaging metrics. (10%)
* Determine and apply image quality metrics to ensure rejection of unusable EEG and MRI data. (10%)
* Develop, implement and verify analysis pipelines for EEG data. (10%)
* Develop analysis methods and algorithms that further the goal of understanding mechanisms of
mental health (10%)
* Communicate the methods developed and implemented for the project to colleagues, at
conferences and in publications. (10%)

All required qualifications must be included in the application materials

Required Qualifications:
* BA/BS or a combination of education and work experience to equal four years.
* Excellent analytical and statistical skills.
* Ability and experience in collecting EEG data from human research subjects.
* Excellent analytical and statistical skills.
* Ability to work safely within the MR environment.
* Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
* The ability to articulate technical processes verbally and in writing.
* Highly motivated to learn new technical skills.
* Able to lift and carry 25 pounds on a regular basis.
* Willing and able to work some evening and weekend hours to cover scans, as needed.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience working in a team environment with people with diverse expertise
* Research experience and ability to work independently
* Experience integrating EEG data with demographic, diagnostic and other patient
centric information using statistical software

The Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences consists of an outstanding team of researchers, clinicians, and educators who provide world-class expertise in psychiatric illness, treatment, scholarship, and scientific discovery.

Our mission is to:

• Create and disseminate new knowledge in the science of mental health
• Provide effective and innovative clinical care programs to alleviate the suffering of mental illness and promote mental resilience
• Train the next generation of interprofessional experts who will be leaders in Minnesota and beyond
• Engage in compassionate and vigorous outreach and advocacy on issues relevant to psychiatric illness, treatment, and research

You can find more information on our website at https://med.umn.edu/psychiatry.

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