RESEARCH ASSISTANT 2, School of Medicine, Anatomy & Neurobiology
Boston, MAFull-time$45–47K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago
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The Research Assistant will support an NIH-funded study examining psychosocial stress, cardiorespiratory fitness, brain health, and mental health in Black emerging adult college and university students. The role focuses on organizing, processing, and analyzing research data, while also supporting data collection, equipment maintenance, outreach, and community engagement. A background in public health, neuroscience, kinesiology, or a related field is preferred but not required.
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RESEARCH ASSISTANT 2, School of Medicine, Anatomy & Neurobiology
Job Description
RESEARCH ASSISTANT 2, School of Medicine, Anatomy & Neurobiology
Category
Boston University Medical Campus --> Research
Job Location
Boston, MA, United States
Tracking Code
26500999850409
Posted Date
4/13/2026
Expected Hiring Range Minimum
$45,000.00
Expected Hiring Range Maximum
$47,000.00
The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, training and internal pay comparison. The above hiring range represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular
The Research Assistant will support an NIH-funded research study on the impact of psychosocial stress and cardiorespiratory fitness on brain health and mental health in Black emerging adult college/university students. The role is primarily focused on the organization, processing, and analysis of research data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and readiness for downstream use. Responsibilities include managing and cleaning datasets; performing data entry, validation, and quality checks; maintaining research databases and data repositories; and preparing data for submission to external archives. In addition, the role supports data collection activities, including cardiorespiratory fitness testing, actigraphy data collection and processing, and structured interviews on mental health, trauma history, and perceived discrimination, as well as conducting informed consent and screening. The position also includes providing technical support through equipment maintenance and assisting with outreach and community engagement activities, as needed. The role may also include providing guidance to undergraduate or trainee staff on routine tasks and contributing to the refinement of data processing procedures and protocols in collaboration with the study team. This individual will work closely with the postdoctoral fellow and study team to support day-to-day research activities and ensure high-quality data management and analysis. A background in public health, neuroscience, kinesiology, or related fields is preferred but not required.
Required Skills
Bachelor's and 1-3 years of work experience.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.
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Job Location: Boston, MA
Position Type: Full-Time/Regular
Salary Grade: $45,000.00-$47,000.00
To apply, visit https://jobs.silkroad.com/BU/External/jobs/316586 (https://apptrkr.com/9892384)
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How this job compares
Set against the 701 open Research Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$45–47K/yr
- US median$45–60K/yr66 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $46K, is 14% below the US median midpoint ($54K) — in the lowest quarter of Research Assistant salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 40 open Research Assistant jobs in Massachusetts and 701 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Massachusetts
- Mass General Brigham25 open
- Boston University (this employer)5 open
- Beth Israel Lahey Health2 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Research Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (148 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 192 of the 701 open Research Assistant jobs (27%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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