Lab Manager

Blacksburg, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 2 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Job Description

Applications are invited for a full-time post-baccalaureate lab manager position in the Mental State Processing and Psychopathology lab directed by Dr. Chloe Hudson in the Department of Psychology Clinical Science area at Virginia Tech. This position will begin in Spring or Summer of 2026. Our research focuses on how social cognition and metacognition are implicated in social functioning psychopathology and psychotherapy. To this end we study the full spectrum of health and psychiatric illness. More details about our work can be found on our website: individual who fills this position will be involved in all aspects of the research process and duties related to launching a new research lab including (but not limited to):
Establishing lab infrastructure such as study protocols and lab resources (website manuals standard operating procedures documentation) and coordinating daily lab operations
Collecting entering managing and ensuring quality participant data
Recruiting screening scheduling consenting and running participants through study protocols
Supervising undergraduate research assistants
Assisting with IRB management data processing and analysis conference presentations and manuscript preparation

Required Qualifications

1) BA/BS in cognitive science psychology or related field.
2) One year of human subjects research experience.
3) Demonstrated organizational time-management interpersonal problem-solving and communication skills; and attention to detail.

Preferred Qualifications

1) Demonstrated ability to work with data programs (e.g. R REDCap).
2) Experience conducting diagnostic interviews.

Pay Band

Overtime Status

Non-Exempt: Eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Restricted

Salary Information

Commensurate with experience

Hours per week

Review Date

03/23/2026

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its mottoUt Prosim(That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is aninclusive communitydedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges a school of medicine a veterinary medicinecollege Graduate School and Honors College.The university has a significant presence across Virginia including Blacksburg the greater Washington D.C. area the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke sites in Newport News and Richmond and numerous Extension officesand research institutes.A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

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Job DescriptionApplications are invited for a full-time post-baccalaureate lab manager position in the Mental State Processing and Psychopathology lab directed by Dr. Chloe Hudson in the Department of Psychology Clinical Science area at Virginia Tech. This position will begin in Spring or Summer of ...