Research Associate/Research Assistant (Neuroimaging / Adolescent Mental Health)

About the Lab

The Youth Affective Neuroscience Lab at the School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, conducts interdisciplinary research to advance understanding of adolescent mental health through neuroscience, psychology and computational approaches. The lab employs multi-modal methods, including neuroimaging, behavioural and digital data, to investigate emotional and cognitive development and to inform early detection and intervention strategies for youth mental health.

Key Responsibilities

We are seeking a motivated Research Assistant / Associate to support research projects in adolescent mental health and affective neuroscience.

The successful candidate will:

• Coordinate participant recruitment and research data collection

• Manage and maintain high-quality behavioural and neuroimaging datasets

• Support statistical analyses and research documentation

• Assist with grant administration, ethics submissions and project coordination

• Contribute to scientific publications, conference presentations and grant deliverables

• Support laboratory communications, outreach activities and website management

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Psychology, Neuroscience, Data Science or a related field

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail

• Experience with statistical programming (Python, MATLAB or R) is preferred

• Experience working with neuroimaging data is advantageous

• Strong communication, teamwork and problem-solving skills

• Interest in adolescent mental health and interdisciplinary research

We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Hiring Institution: NTU