RESEARCH ASSISTANT
OPPORTUNITIES
The Institute for Human Neuroscience (IHN) offers many unique post-baccalaureate research assistant opportunities. These full-time, paid research assistant employment positions offer many opportunities to learn the latest neuroscience methods, publish first author and coauthor manuscripts, and conduct hands-on neuroscience research with human participants. Research assistants are involved in all aspects of data collection and analysis. Research assistant positions require a two-year commitment.
We currently have open research assistant positions at IHN in the below laboratories. Please click on each lab for more information about the research assistant position and to apply.
Many of our past research assistants have gone on to be successful in many highly competitive graduate and professional school programs.
Katherine Becker, Research Assistant, 2012-2014
Current: Postdoctoral Fellow, Montreal Neurological Institute, McGill University
Chloe Casagrande, Research Assistant, 2019-2022
Current: MD/PhD Student, Georgetown University
Nicholas Christopher-Hayes, Research Assistant, 2019-2021
Current: Psychology & Brain Sciences PhD Student, University of California-Davis
Sarah Dietz, Research Assistant, 2022-2024
Current: Translational Biology PhD Student, Virginia Tech
Jacob Eastman, Research Assistant, 2017-2021
Current: Medical Student, Kansas City University
Julia Edelstein, Research Assistant, 2022-2023
Current: Medical Student, University of North Dakota
Grace Ende, Research Assistant, 2023-2024
Current: Research Study Coordinator, Boys Town National Research Hospital
Michaela Frenzel, Research Assistant & Research Coordinator, 2017-2022
Current: Clinical Research Coordinator, CCT Research
Maddie Fung, Research Assistant, 2019-2021
Current: Developmental Psychology PhD Student, University of Minnesota
Ryan Glesinger, Research Assistant, 2021-2024
Current: Research Study Coordinator, Boys Town National Research Hospital
Callum Goldsmith, Research Assistant, 2023-2024
Current: Sport, Exercise and Performance Psychology MS Student, Minnesota State University
Boman Groff, Research Assistant, 2017-2018
Current: NSF Graduate Research Fellow, Neuroscience PhD student, University of Colorado Boulder
Mackenzie Gross, Research Assistant, 2015-2017
Current: Partnerships Coordinator, Kiewit Luminarium
Joslynn Hoburg, Research Assistant, 2016-2017
Current: Pediatrics Resident, University of Nebraska Medical School
Lucy Horne, Research Assistant, 2021-2023
Current: Clinical Health Psychology Graduate Student, University of North Caroline Charlotte
Jason John, Research Assistant, 2021-2024
Current: Neuroimaging Data Integration Analyst, Boys Town National Research Hospital
Hallie Johnson, Research Assistant, 2020-2022
Current: Clinical Psychology PsyD Student, Widener University
Sam Koshy, Research Assistant, 2018-2019
Current: MD/PhD Student, Creighton University
Kennedy Kress Research Assistant, 2022-2024
Current: Psychometrist - Mayo Clinic
Anson Lee, Research Assistant, 2020 – 2022
Current: Research Operations Coordinator, Boys Town National Research Hospital
Marie McCusker, Research Assistant, 2019-2021
Current: NSF Graduate Research Fellow, Neuroscience PhD Student, Yale University
Timothy McDermott, Research Assistant, 2014-2017
Current: Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University/McLean Hospital
Kellen McDonald, Research Assistant, 2021-2022
Current: Pharmacology and Neuroscience PhD Student, Creighton University
Chloe Meehan, MA Student, 2019-2022
Current: Senior Clinical Research Coordinator, Washington University School of Medicine at St. Louis
Eibhlis Moriarty, Research Assistant 2021-2023
Current: Clinical Psychology Ph.D. Student, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Katrina Myers, Research Assistant, 2022-2024
Current: Speech Language Pathology MS Student, Northwestern University.
Uyen Nguyen, Research Assistant, 2023-2024
Current: Scientist, Pharmgate
Hannah Okelberry, Research Assistant, 2020-2022
Current: Manager of Research Operations, Boys Town National Research Hospital
Lauren Ott, Research Assistant, 2020-2022
Current: NSF Graduate Research Fellow, Clinical Psychology PhD Student, University of California – San Diego
Samantha Penhale, Research Assistant, 2020-2022
Current: Clinical Psychology PhD Student, University of Florida
Haley Pulliam, Research Assistant, 2021-2024
Current: Medical Student, Creighton University School of Medicine - Phoenix
Abril Rangel-Pacheco, Research Assistant, 2018-2019
Current: Psychology PhD Student, University of Nebraska Lincoln
Michael Rezich, Research Assistant, 2017-2019
Current: DDS Student, Creighton University
Danielle Rice, Research Assistant, 2022-2024
Current: Speech-Language Pathology MS Student, Marquette University.
Tejiri Smith, Research Assistant, 2021-2023
Current: Psychology & Neuroscience PhD Student, Temple University
Madelyn Willett, Research Assistant, 2019-2021
Current: Speech-Language Pathology MS Student, Cal State East Bay University