# Postdoctoral Research Associate

About the Opportunity Job Description The Postdoctoral Research Associate provides scientific and operational leadership for clinical trials in the Movement Neuroscience Lab investigating neuromodulation for pain and muscle function in orthopedic conditions. The lab studies arthrogenic muscle inhibition, treating pain and muscle weakness as co-occurring features that share nervous system pathways rather than as separate problems, in populations including knee osteoarthritis, ACL injury and reconstruction, patellofemoral pain, and knee replacement. The incumbent leads day-to-day conduct of two ongoing trials on pain pathways, collects and analyzes neurophysiologic and biomechanical data, maintains regulatory compliance, and contributes to a research direction on personalization and optimization of neuromuscular electrical stimulation. The position includes support to develop additional research and pursue independent funding within the lab's scope. Responsibilities Lead day-to-day scientific and operational conduct of two clinical trials examining pain pathways and neuromodulation. Manage recruitment, screening, enrollment, retention, and protocol fidelity. Coordinate scheduling an

- **Id**: 2841418
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/northeastern-university-postdoctoral-research-associate-7>
- **Role**: Science & Research
- **Role family**: Science & Research
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Boston, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-25T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-09-25
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T05:24:58Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 46
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- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Higher Education

## Company

- **Id**: 6930
- **Name**: Northeastern University
- **Domain**: northeastern.edu
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/northeastern>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 82
- **Open postings**: 206
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.505
- **Repost share**: 0.005
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 62
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 60315
- **Max**: 85192
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 85192

## Technologies

- **MATLAB** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 46

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: phd
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-10-19T09:07:06Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 78 · green card filings: 13; Filings 12m: 78

## Liveness

- **Score**: 22
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.374
- **P room**: 0.6
- **Age days**: 46
- **Expected fill days**: 62
- **Reasons**: conf:1, stale_co, evergreen, wave, velocity, win:late, crowd:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 85192
- **Is top pay**: no

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