Lab Manager

About the role

The individual who fills this position will be involved in all aspects of the research process and community-engaged work within the emerging lab of Dr. Samantha Margherio, in the Department of Psychology at Virginia Tech.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating existing Community Advisory Boards, including coordinating meetings and maintaining communication with members
• Coordinating community outreach events, such as school-based neuroscience education presentations and tabling at community events
• Helping to maintain school-based partnerships via tasks such as attending research meetings with schools and facilitating relationships with educators within partnered schools
• Maintaining and improving lab infrastructure, such as study protocols and lab resources (website, manuals, standard operating procedures, documentation), and coordinating daily lab operations
• Recruiting, screening, scheduling, consenting, and running participants through study protocols involving adolescents with ADHD and risk behaviors
• Supervising undergraduate research assistants
• Aiding with IRB management, grant applications, data processing and analysis, and manuscript preparation

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in psychology, neuroscience, social work, education, human development, or related field
• One year of human subjects research experience
• Demonstrated computer skills, and proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint or equivalent
• Demonstrated organizational, time-management, interpersonal, problem-solving, and communication skills; and attention to detail
• A significant interest in community-engaged work
• Strong public speaking abilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in community-engaged work (research, clinical, or otherwise)
• Demonstrated ability to work with data programs (e.g., REDCap; SPSS; R)

Training

All aspects of the position will be trained, including training in school-based neuroscience education presentations.

Flexible Scheduling

Flexible scheduling is required (e.g., some evenings and weekends will be required).

Salary Information

Salary will be commensurate with experience.

Review Date

Consideration of applications will begin immediately and on a rolling basis and will end when the position is filled. The position is expected to start in summer 2026.