The Wu Tsai Institute is a major new initiative at Yale University with the mission to understand human cognition — how we perceive, think, remember, and decide — through neuroscience and data science. The Center for Neurocognition and Behavior, one of the Institute’s three research centers, houses BrainWorks, a world-class facility for measuring the healthy human brain and behavior in action with the latest technologies for safely measuring and manipulating brain activity with unparalleled precision (e.g., fMRI, MEG, OPM, EEG, fNIRS, TMS, sleep staging) and for capturing naturalistic behavior (e.g., VR, eye tracking, body tracking, psychophysiology, and psychophysics). 

BrainWorks is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive student employee to support the research project lifecycle at BrainWorks with a focus on Jira administration and related processes. This role provides hands-on experience in project lifecycle support and operations within a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

The student employee will help manage Jira requests, assist with scheduling trainings, establish administrative processes related to project requests, and support reviews of equipment usage. The position is ideal for a student interested in developing skills in project management, workflow optimization, and business operations. This is a hybrid position with flexible hours.

Key Responsibilities

• Jira Administration & Support
  • Monitor and manage incoming Jira requests.
  • Assign, update, and track Jira tasks to support project workflows.
• Training & Coordination
  • Assist in scheduling and coordinating project-related trainings.
  • Maintain training calendars, send reminders, and track attendance.
• Process & Administrative Support
  • Help set up and maintain administrative processes connected to project requests.
  • Ensure consistent documentation and version control.
  • Support project managers in maintaining project lifecycle records.
• Equipment & Resource Tracking
  • Assist in reviewing and tracking equipment usage across projects.
  • Help ensure equipment assignments are current and properly documented.