Lab Technician- Psychology Department

Virginia Military Institute; Lexington (VA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

The Department of Psychology at Virginia Military Institute seeks a part-time Laboratory Technician to support multiple classes, assist with lab maintenance, data collection, and basic analyses. The role reports to the Department Head and involves helping students with statistics and research methods.

Responsibilities include troubleshooting hardware/software, preparing charts and reports, training students in lab procedures, and providing computing assistance with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SPSS,

Qualifications

• Coordinate experimental details and solve technical problems.
• Attention to detail, accuracy, and initiative.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work well as part of a team and independently.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks concurrently.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite.
• SPSS data analysis experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform routine laboratory maintenance.
• Troubleshoot hardware and software problems.
• Develop policies, procedures, and methods for lab use and cleanliness.
• Prepare for and conduct lab and research activities; create charts, graphs, and reports; design surveys and conduct basic data analysis.
• Provide computing assistance with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SPSS, and Outlook.
• Train students and others in lab procedures.
• Attend lab, statistics, and research methods classes as needed.
• Hold office hours to assist students with statistics and research assignments.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Attention to detail

Excellent written and oral comunicação

Teamwork

Independent work

Multitasking

Microsoft Office Suite

Education

Associate’s degree or equivalent formal training in Psychology or related field

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent formal training in Psychology or related field

Tools

SPSS

Qualtrics

PEBL

E-Prime

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Department of Psychology at Virginia Military Institute is accepting applications for a part-time Laboratory Technician position. This position reports to the Department Head and provides support for multiple classes in the department to include lab classes, statistics courses, and research methods courses, among other responsibilities.

Job Duties:

• Perform routine laboratory maintenance
• Troubleshoot hardware and software problems
• Assist in the development of policies, procedures, and/or methods for laboratory use and keeping the laboratory area organized and clean
• Assist in preparing for and conducting lab and research activities as needed – preparing sample charts, graphs, and reports from data, creating surveys, and conducting basic data analysis.
• Provide computing assistance as needed with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SPSS, and Outlook
• Train and/or demonstrate to students and/or other individuals a variety of lab procedures
• Attend lab, statistics, and research methods classes as needed
• Hold office hours to assist students with statistics and research related assignments and questions
• Perform other duties as assigned or required

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to coordinate details of an experiment as well as anticipate and solve technical problems
• Attention to detail, accuracy, and initiative
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work well with others as part of a team
• Ability to work independently on projects
• Ability to manage multiple projects at once
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite
• Associate’s degree or equivalent formal training in Psychology or related field
• Ability to assist with data analysis using SPSS

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent formal training in Psychology or related field
• Experience conducting research in social sciences
• Ability to set-up and maintain a database, data scoring and reduction, and familiarity with computer programming software such as Qualtrics, PEBL, e-prime, etc. or the ability to learn new software relevant to lab and research activities

In a continuing effort to enrich its academic environment and provide equal educational and employment opportunities, VMI encourages women, minorities, disabled individuals and veterans to apply. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps and other national service alumni are also encouraged to apply. VMI will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with documented disabilities to ensure equal access and equal opportunities with regard to employment, educational opportunities, programs and services.