Psychology Lab Technician

QA Higher Education; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

QA Higher Education’s Psychology Lab Technician role at Manchester Campus supports practical teaching, research activities, and laboratory operations. You will prepare and maintain equipment, assist with experiments, and help students and staff during sessions.

You will work with SPSS, NVivo, Qualtrics and Gorilla, ensuring compliance with health, safety and ethical guidelines while supporting the psychology teaching and research environment.

Qualifications

• BPS-accredited undergraduate degree in Psychology (essential).
• Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methods.
• Experience using SPSS, NVivo, Qualtrics or similar tools.
• Postgraduate qualification, GBC status and Biopac experience are desirable.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain psychology laboratory equipment and materials.
• Support students and academic staff during practical laboratory sessions.
• Assist with psychological research projects, experiments, and data collection.
• Manage and organise laboratory resources and environments.
• Support the use of SPSS, NVivo, Qualtrics and Gorilla.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety and ethical guidelines.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Quantitative methods

Qualitative methods

Education

BPS-accredited undergraduate degree in Psychology

Postgraduate qualification

GBC status

Biopac experience

Tools

SPSS

NVivo

Qualtrics

Gorilla

Job description

About The Role

Psychology Lab Technician

Manchester Campus | Full-Time | QA Higher Education

About the Role

Are you passionate about Psychology and keen to support the next generation of students and researchers? We are looking for a Psychology Lab Technician to support practical teaching, research activities, and laboratory operations within our growing Psychology department.

What You Will Be Doing

• Preparing and maintaining psychology laboratory equipment and materials.
• Supporting students and academic staff during practical laboratory sessions.
• Assisting with psychological research projects, experiments, and data collection.
• Managing and organising laboratory resources and environments.
• Supporting the use of SPSS, NVivo, Qualtrics and Gorilla.
• Ensuring compliance with health, safety and ethical guidelines.

About You

• BPS-accredited undergraduate degree in Psychology (essential).
• Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methods.
• Experience using SPSS, NVivo, Qualtrics or similar tools.
• Excellent attention to detail and communication skills.
• Experience supporting psychology teaching, labs or research projects is advantageous.
• Postgraduate qualification, GBC status and Biopac experience are desirable.

About QA Higher Education

QA Higher Education works in partnership with leading UK universities to deliver undergraduate and postgraduate programmes to more than 17,000 students from around the world.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a growing Psychology department.
• Work alongside experienced academics and researchers.
• Make a meaningful impact on student success and research activity.
• Join an organisation committed to inclusion and educational excellence.