Bioscience Research Technician I - Center for Health Sciences - SRI International

SRI International, an over 75-year strong pioneering research institute, has a rich history supporting government and industry. Our innovations have created new industries, billions of dollars in market value and lasting benefits to society. SRI is organized around broad disciplines and capabilities, with research and development divisions and labs to groups who excel at identifying new opportunities, developing products, and creating custom solutions. Our organization is driven by impact - delivering unique solutions for the world's important challenges and transforming ideas into reality for clients and partners.

The SRI Center for Health Sciences is looking for a temp-hourly research associate to work on an NIH-sponsored study investigating cognition and motor functional declines with older age, in people living with HIV infection, and in Parkinson’s disease. We utilize brain imaging methods to discover neuroimaging biomarkers for

accelerated decline beyond that of normal ageing and examine potentially modifiable factors such as sleep and daytime physical activity. If you’re looking to get experience in a lab conducting cutting-edge research, apply to work on this project!

This position is in-person, in our Menlo Park facility.

Working on this project, you will receive advanced training in conducting interviews, neuropsychological testing, and will also assist in acquiring advanced multi-modal MRI scans.

The ideal candidate will act professionally while working with study participants, is a flexible team player, motivated, and hardworking, willing to undertake appropriate training to administer cognitive and motor testing and assist in MRI application, and willing to assist in data handling and analysis of cognitive and motor tests.

The schedule is flexible.

• Bachelor’s degree in the field of as psychology, neuroscience, or a related area.
• Interest in the cognitive and behavioral aspects of aging, people living with HIV infection, Parkinson’s disease, neuropsychology, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), sleep, substance use.
• Energetic personality; enjoys working with mid-age and older adults (50 to 80 years).
• Experience working with elderly populations or prior human subjects research is an advantage.
• Detail-oriented and good organization skills are highly desired.

The pay for this role is: $20.00/hr.

SRI is an independent nonprofit research institute headquartered in Menlo Park, Calif., with a rich history of supporting government and industry. We create and deliver world-changing solutions for a safer, healthier, and more sustainable future. For more than 75 years, we have collaborated across technical and scientific disciplines to discover and develop groundbreaking products and technologies and bring innovations and ideas to the marketplace.