Lead Research Technician, Department of Psychology
About The Position
The Neuroscience of Emotion and Thought (NET) Lab within the University of Arizona's Department of Psychology invites you to apply for the role of Lead Research Technician. In this role, you will lead the operational coordination, regulatory oversight, and technical execution of a multi-site human subjects psychology research program in the Neuroscience of Emotion and Thought (NET) Lab, under the direction of Dr. Jessica Andrews-Hanna. The lab's research focuses on the psychology and neuroscience of human emotion and thought. Working with autonomy, you will oversee multi-site communication, coordinate IRB submissions and compliance across partner sites, and optimize experimental data collection workflows. You will also administer complex experimental protocols, oversee participant recruitment and retention pipelines, and train and supervise junior staff and student research assistants.
Requirements
- High school diploma or high school equivalency is required.
- Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Knowledge of federal regulations, single-IRB/reliance mechanisms, and institutional compliance standards for human subjects research.
- Skill in administering computerized cognitive and behavioral experimental tasks.
- Skill in database management, data entry, and organizational tracking tools (e.g., Qualtrics, Excel).
- Demonstrated skill in managing multi-site research logistics and cross-institutional collaboration workflows.
- Skill in training, onboarding, and supervising research staff and student assistants.
- Ability to communicate clearly and professionally with research participants, students, and cross-institutional collaborators.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, or a related field.
Responsibilities
- Administers behavioral and experimental protocols to human research subjects.
- Oversees the maintenance of testing systems.
- Troubleshoots procedural and technical issues during data collection.
- Ensures adherence to Standard Operating Procedures across sessions.
- Serves as the primary operational liaison with external collaborating sites.
- Coordinates cross-site project timelines, meeting schedules, and shared milestone tracking.
- Monitors cross-site data harmonization and quality control.
- Participates in limited travel to collaborating institutions for multi-site coordination.
- Prepares, submits, and tracks primary IRB protocols, amendments, continuing reviews, and multi-site reliance agreements.
- Manages regulatory documentation and compliance reporting.
- Ensures strict adherence to institutional and federal human subjects guidelines.
- Executes and leads participant recruitment campaigns and manages longitudinal scheduling.
- Develops and monitors recruitment and retention strategies across studies.
- Assists with the designing and the maintenance of data storage workflows.
- Assists with the preparation of progress summaries for study leadership.
- Trains, mentors, and supervises junior research staff and undergraduate research assistants.
- Develops training materials and onboarding modules.
- Verifies human subjects certifications and evaluates data collection fidelity.
Benefits
- health, dental, and vision insurance plans
- life insurance and disability programs
- paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays
- U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members
- retirement plans
- access to U of A recreation and cultural activities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
