Senior Research Technician - Psychology Lab & IRB Support

University of Arizona; Tucson (AZ); Hybrid; USD 22,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Arizona is seeking a Senior Research Technician for the NET Lab in the Department of Psychology. You will support daily operations of a multi-site human subjects psychology project, handling participant recruitment, protocol administration, IRB support, and data management under supervision.

Responsibilities include coordinating undergraduate staff, scheduling sessions, and ensuring compliant data collection across sites.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalency required.
• Minimum of 3 years relevant experience or equivalent education/experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Psychology, Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, or related field preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assists with administering behavioral, cognitive, and experimental protocols with human participants.
• Prepares testing rooms and experimental apparatus.
• Conducts participant consent and debriefing activities.
• Logs session data and maintains research records.
• Assists with participant recruitment and scheduling.
• Coordinates multi-site communications and data management.
• Inputs and verifies study data in central databases.
• Supervises undergraduate student researchers and assists with scheduling.
• Assists with initial IRB submissions and compliance tracking.

Skills

Research methods

Human subjects ethics

Cognitive/behavioral tasks

Data entry & Qualtrics/Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field

Tools

Qualtrics

Excel

Job description

The University of Arizona is seeking a Senior Research Technician for the NET Lab in the Department of Psychology. You will support daily operations of a multi-site human subjects psychology project, handling participant recruitment, protocol administration, IRB support, and data management under supervision.

Responsibilities include coordinating undergraduate staff, scheduling sessions, and ensuring compliant data collection across sites.