Lab Manager

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S14318P

Lab Manager

FACS-Nutritional Sciences

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TRS or ORP

Employee

Benefits Eligible

Full Time

Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm

$40,409 - $60,613

11/06/2025

Yes

01/01/2026

Athens Area

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Lab Coord-Medical Science I

Exempt

1.00

Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent

• Experience with programming and data analysis in R, Python, Bash, and/or MATLAB and familiarity with scripting, and/or data pipelines is preferred.
• Experience working with youth participants or in pediatric research is preferred.
• Familiarity with neuroimaging ( MRI /fMRI) studies is preferred.
• Knowledge of obesity-related research or neurocognitive testing is a bonus.
• Experience supervising and training undergraduate and graduate students is preferred.

The Laboratory Manager position is a full-time role within the Brain Food Lab at the University of Georgia, directed by Dr. Shana Adise, PhD, focusing on neurocognitive development, obesity, and related outcomes in youth. The primary responsibilities of the Lab Manager are multifaceted, serving as the operational and technical backbone of the lab. Key duties include data management and analysis (overseeing entry, cleaning, storage, and coding pipelines) and study coordination (managing participant recruitment, scheduling, and MRI scanning logistics).

Additionally, the Lab Manager is responsible for supervision and training of research assistants, handling daily lab operations (inventory and ordering), managing regulatory compliance ( IRB protocols), and providing general administrative and research support to the PI, such as assisting with grant reports.

• Strong organization skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to multitask and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Comfort working with large, complex datasets and coding pipelines.
• Experience with programming and data analysis in R, Python, Bash, and/or MATLAB and familiarity with scripting, and/or data pipelines.
• Experience working with youth participants or in pediatric research.
• Familiarity with neuroimaging ( MRI /fMRI) studies,
• Knowledge of obesity-related research or neurocognitive testing.
• Ability to supervise and train undergraduate and graduate students.

• Some degree of physical activity, including lifting, to conduct programs (e.g., handling supplies and demonstration materials, audio/visual equipment, etc.).
• Standing and/or sitting for…