The Laboratory for Child Brain Development (LCBD-PI: Dr. Susan Perlman) currently has an opening for a Neuroimaging Research Technician to work on NIH funded studies of temperament, the parent-child relationship, and biological stress unfolding during early childhood. The applicant’s main appointment will be in the Laboratory for Child Brain Development (LCBD) in the Department of Psychiatry in the Washington University, School of Medicine, William Greenleaf Eliot Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. The LCBD uses multi-modal methodology to understand emotional development trajectories from infancy to middle childhood, focusing on preschool children. Ongoing projects include biological changes in children experiencing stressful life events, longitudinal development of preschool irritability as a predictor for psychopathology, interpersonal brain synchronization in early childhood psychopathology, impact of treatment for disruptive behavior on brain development, and brain development in preschool children born dependent on opioids. The research assistant will work mainly on two NIH funded longitudinal studies involving multi-modal neurodevelopmental measurements such as fMRI, fNIRS, HPA axis measurement, inflammatory markers, EEG, RSA, eye-tracking, and behavioral coding. The technician will also aid in data preprocessing and analysis from previous studies. Additional studies involve eye tracking, facial expression and behavioral coding, sleep actigraphy, hair cortisol, and pain measurement. This position is ideal for candidates seeking research experience before graduate or medical school or pursuing scientific/medical careers. Requires a bachelor’s degree in psychology, neuroscience, engineering or related field, interest in child development, strong motivation, work ethic, organizational skills, and ability to work independently and collaboratively. Flexibility for some weekend and evening hours is required. Experience in research lab environment and with brain imaging modalities or psychophysiology preferred. Previous experience with children and families required. Primary duties include assisting with MRI experiments, data entry, running image processing scripts, cognitive testing and scoring, maintaining study database, and preparing testing materials. The position is full-time with 40 scheduled hours per week and is located on campus at Washington University Medical Campus. Salary range is $16.92 - $26.44 hourly. Benefits include vacation, holidays, health insurance, retirement plan, wellness programs, family leave, and tuition coverage. Equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.