Careers
Interested applicants for any of the positions listed below should send their resume, cover letter, and contact information for two references to Dr. David Salat (salat@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu) with the position title in the subject line. Salary will be consistent with levels in accordance with the Boston VA Medical Center’s policies. Compensation includes full staff benefits, including health insurance and vacation time.
We are actively recruiting for the following positions:
Research Assistant Positions Available:
The Neuroimaging Research for Veterans Center (NeRVe), the Translational Research Center for TBI and Stress Disorders (TRACTS), and the Boston Attention and Learning Lab (BALLab) at VA Boston are seeking full-time research assistants under the direction of Drs. David Salat, Gina McGlinchey, and Mike Esterman for a large-scale longitudinal study investigating the cognitive neuroscience of attention and psychopathology of healthy populations as well as veterans with deployment trauma. The candidate should have a background in computer science, neuroimaging, engineering, or a related discipline. The candidate must be a U.S. citizen. The selected candidate would be trained in imaging data acquisition and analysis as primary responsibilities. The candidate would be expected to work with large multimodal imaging datasets and therefore should have some background in data processing and/or programming. The individual would work with a large team as well as research participants. Interested candidates should contact Dr. David Salat (salat@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu) with a resume, cover letter, and contact information for two references.
Postdoctoral Fellow Positions Available:
The Neuroimaging Research for Veterans Center (NeRVe), the Translational Research Center for TBI and Stress Disorders (TRACTS), and the Boston Attention and Learning Lab (BALLab) at VA Boston are seeking full-time postdoctoral fellows with expertise in neuroimaging, engineering, computer science or a related field to join our research efforts to understand the cognitive neuroscience of healthy populations as well as veterans with deployment trauma. The candidate must be a U.S. citizen. This position will function under the supervision of Drs. David Salat, Gina McGlinchey, and Mike Esterman. Primary responsibilities include multimodal brain imaging acquisition and analysis. The candidate would be expected to work with large datasets and therefore should have some prior experience with image processing and/or advanced multivariate data analysis. Some programming skills and/or ability to script processing pipelines is strongly recommended. Interested candidates should contact Dr. David Salat (salat@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu) with a resume, cover letter, and contact information for two references.
Biomedical Engineer Positions Available:
The Neuroimaging Research for Veterans Center (NeRVe), the Translational Research Center for TBI and Stress Disorders (TRACTS), and the Boston Attention and Learning Lab (BALLab) at VA Boston are seeking a full-time biomedical engineer to support research efforts across multiple neuroimaging research projects. This position will function under the supervision of Drs. David Salat, Gina McGlinchey, and Mike Esterman. The candidate should have a background in biomedical engineering with some training in mechanical engineering, signal processing, and computing and must be a U.S. citizen. Primary responsibilities would include support in the use of physiological monitoring hardware and software, support in brain imaging data acquisition and analysis, and support of NeRVe Center general infrastructure. Prior training in physiological data acquisition and modeling would be beneficial. Interested candidates should contact Dr. David Salat (salat@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu) with a resume, cover letter, and contact information for two references.
Computer Scientist/Engineer Positions Available:
The Neuroimaging Research for Veterans Center (NeRVe) at the VA Medical Center is seeking a computer scientist/engineer with expertise in systems administration and engineering to provide technical support to a multi-investigator research group using advanced data processing and storage hardware. This position would function under the supervision of Dr. David Salat. The candidate should have a background in computer science or engineering, and must be a U.S. citizen. Primary responsibilities include data storage system management, workstation management, data processing/cluster optimization, user support, and troubleshooting advanced data processing and storage hardware issues. Interested candidates should contact Dr. David Salat (salat@nmr.mgh.harvard.edu) with a resume, cover letter, and contact information for two references.
