Project Assistant ? Psychology and Cognitive Sciences

Job Summary

Project Assistant : Psychology and Cognitive Sciences

Location: Sonipat, Haryana

Department: Psychology and Cognitive Sciences

Reports To: Dr Sneha Shashidhara, Assistant Professor, Psychology and Cognitive Sciences

Role Type: Contractual - Initial appointment of 2 months, renewable up to 2 years based on performance and project requirements

Experience: Minimum 1 year of research experience, including some hands-on experience with fMRI research

About the role

As Project Assistant, you will support Dr Sneha Shashidhara's fMRI research programme in the Department of Psychology and Cognitive Sciences, working closely with the scanner facility, study participants, and collaborating researchers. You will play a hands-on role in running scanning sessions, standardising protocols, and organising study data. By six months, you should be able to coordinate scanning sessions independently and deliver reliable, well-documented data ready for analysis.

Roles and responsibilities

• Assist in the setup and day-to-day running of fMRI research studies, including participant recruitment, scheduling, and scanning sessions.
• Test and standardise fMRI scanning protocols; this will involve travel to the scanner facility.
• Support data collection, organisation, and preliminary analysis of neuroimaging and behavioural data.
• Help with study administration, documentation, and adherence to ethical and safety protocols.
• Coordinate with collaborators, facility staff, and study participants as required.

What we are looking for

• Education: Master's degree in Psychology, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, or a related discipline.
• Experience: Minimum 1 year of research experience, with some prior hands-on experience in fMRI/neuroimaging research.
• Familiarity with fMRI data collection and/or analysis.
• Basic quantitative and data-handling skills, with working knowledge of a programming language such as Python, MATLAB, or R.

Who you are

• You bring precision to protocol-driven work, standardising scanning procedures and documentation carefully so results stay consistent and reliable across sessions.
• You coordinate easily across faculty, scanner facility staff, and study participants, keeping scheduling, consent, and communication running smoothly across a study.
• You take initiative on the ground, troubleshooting a scanning hiccup or a scheduling clash in the moment rather than waiting to be told what to do.
• You are comfortable with the physical rhythm of an active study - regular travel to the scanner facility and hands-on time with participants and equipment.

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