Senior Research Technician, Department of Psychology

Senior Research Technician, Department of Psychology

Posting Number req
27233

Department Psychology

Department Website Link https://psychology.arizona.edu

Location Tucson Campus

Address Tucson, AZ USA

The Department of Psychology, part of the School of Mind, Brain, and Behavior (MBB) within the College of Science, is committed to advancing our strengths in scientific research and science-based training. Psychology is inherently interdisciplinary, and our faculty, staff, and students actively collaborate with other MBB programs and departments - including Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, and Speech, Language and Hearing Science - as well as a wide range of academic units across campus.

Through innovative, multidisciplinary research, we advance the understanding of the mind and brain, promote successful development and aging, and develop innovative approaches to optimizing mental health. By engaging and mentoring students, we prepare the next generation of scientists, scholars, and leaders in society. We invite you to join a team of dedicated researchers, educators, and innovators working together to shape the future of psychological science.

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 Senior Research Technician. In this role, you will support the daily operational and experimental execution of a multi-site human subjects psychology research program in the Neuroscience of Emotion and Thought (NET) Lab. Working under the general supervision of the lab's Director, Dr.

Jessica Andrews-Hanna, as well as with a team of graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, you will assist with research activities related to the psychology and neuroscience of human emotion and thought by supporting participant recruitment and scheduling, helping administer research protocols, and maintaining study documentation. You will also assist with Institutional Review Board (IRB) submissions and compliance tracking, provide routine support to student research assistants, perform data entry and record maintenance, and communicate with external collaborator sites to help ensure consistent study procedures and data collection practices.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Outstanding U of A benefits include 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; and more!

• Assists with the administration of behavioral, cognitive, and experimental research protocols with human participants in laboratory settings.
• Prepares testing rooms and experimental apparatus.
• Conducts participant consent and debriefing activities in accordance with established procedures.
• Logs session data and maintains research records.

• Assists with participant recruitment efforts across online and community outreach channels.
• Conducts basic eligibility screenings using established protocols.
• Schedules participant testing sessions and maintains testing calendars.
• Tracks participant attendance for multi-session studies and assists with study compensation processes.

• Assists with maintaining regular communication with participating study sites.
• Inputs and verifies study data in central databases.
• Performs basic data cleaning and quality assurance checks across testing sessions.

• Coordinates the daily activities of undergraduate student research assistants.
• Assists with shift scheduling and workflow transitions.
• Provides guidance on established procedures during data collection sessions.

• Assists with preparing draft materials for initial IRB submissions, amendments, and continuing reviews.
• Tracks human subjects training certifications for student research assistants involved in data collection.
• Maintains regulatory binders and subject confidentiality logs.

• Knowledge of standard research methods and ethical guidelines for human subjects research.
• Skill in administering computerized cognitive and behavioral experimental tasks.
• Skill in database management,…