Description

Neuroscience Research Methodologist
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
Full Time

Salary: $74,000 – $111,000 per year

NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH METHODOLOGIST, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, will be responsible for open science practices and data management across all the areas of molecular/cellular, systems, cognitive, and computational neuroscience. This role will work directly with individual BCS labs to assess current data management practices, recommend solutions, and provide technical support for implementing data standards, FAIR-compliant workflows, and AI-assisted tools for data organization and curation.

REQUIRED:

• PhD in Neuroscience or a related field
• 3-5 years postdoctoral experience
• Demonstrated practical experience with data standards and repositories
• Sufficient computational proficiency to read, run, debug, and evaluate code from neuroscience labs (Python and/or MATLAB required
• Experience with shell scripting and version control expected)
• Familiarity with AI/ML tools applicable to research workflows, including experience using
  LLMs for code generation, documentation, or data processing tasks
• Strong communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to explain technical concepts to researchers with diverse computational and scientific backgrounds.

PREFERRED:

• Experience across multiple neuroscience data modalities (e.g., fMRI, electrophysiology, single-cell genomics, calcium imaging, behavioral video)
• Experience with containerization tools and/or workflow managers
• Practical experience deploying automated FAIR compliance tools, metadata extraction pipelines, or AI-assisted curation workflows
• Prior experience in a consulting or staff scientist capacity serving multiple research groups
• Familiarity with the BRAIN Initiative data infrastructure landscape (DANDI, BICAN, or related consortia).

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