(Casual Hire) Lab Manager

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Working Title: Lab Manager

Hiring Unit: Psychology College of Social Sciences

Position Number: **** Casual Hire

Location: UH at Manoa

Date Posted: August 20 2025

Closing Date: August 22 2025

Salary Range:$25.72/hour

Work Schedule: 7 (seven) hours per week

Permanent/Temporary: Temporary Not to exceed one year from start date

Other Conditions:

To begin as soon as September 2025 for up to one year from start datebut may end sooner dependent on availability of funding and program need. Must be available to work during office business hours Mon-Fri 7:45am to 4:30pm.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Coordinates daily operations in an academic community psychology research lab working with the principal investigator to oversee ongoing projects.
2. Supervises and trains undergraduate research assistants ensuring adherence to research protocols and tracking project progress.
3. Provides administrative support including but not limited to scheduling preparing study materials assisting with Institutional Review Board (IRB) submissions and organizing secure data storage.
4. Supports data cleaning and preliminary analysis.
5. Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in Psychology or related field; or any equivalent combination of education and/or professional work experience which provides the required education knowledge skills and abilities as indicated.

2. Experience in research settings including familiarity with data collection and management procedures.

3. Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to handle multiple projects.

4. Effective communication skills both written and verbal for coordinating with collaborators and mentoring research assistants.

5. Proficiency with basic office and research software such as Microsoft Office Google Workplace and data entry tools.

Desirable Qualifications

1. Familiarity with University of Hawaii at Manoa administrative systems and processes including research compliance IRB protocols and campus resources.

2. Knowledge of the local community and cultural context including awareness of local cultural values traditions and perspectives that may inform research practices.

3. Established connections or experience collaborating with campus units student organizations or community partners in Hawaii to support community engagement translation of research into social impact.

To apply:

Click on the Apply button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach required documents. Applicant must submit the following:

1. cover letter describing how you meet the minimum and desirable qualifications

2. resume

3. name and contact information (including email addresses) of 3 professional reference and

4. transcript(s) or equivalent showing degree and coursework to date appropriate to theposition (copies are acceptable however original and official transcripts will be required at time of hire).
   

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