Neuroscience Research Methodologist
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Cambridge, MA - USA
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Job Summary
Posting Description
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.
Job Requirements
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 fromneuroscience 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 processingtasks; strong communication skills with a demonstrated ability to explain technical concepts to researchers with diverse computational and scientific backgrounds. PREFERRED: Experience across multipleneuroscience 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 metadataextraction 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).
5/15/2026
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The MIT Media Lab is an interdisciplinary research lab that encourages the unconventional mixing and matching of seemingly disparate research areas.
