Lab Manager, Department of Psychology - Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences

Georgetown University comprises two unique campuses in the nation’s capital. With the Hilltop Campus located in the heart of the historic Georgetown neighborhood, and the Capitol Campus, just minutes from the U.S. Capitol and U.S. Supreme Court, Georgetown University offers rigorous academic programs, a global perspective, and unparalleled opportunities to engage with Washington, D.C. Our community is a close-knit group of remarkable individuals driven by intellectual inquiry, a commitment to social justice, and a shared dedication to making a difference in the world.

Requirements

The Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences experience is marked by intellectual vitality, a global outlook, and dedication to service. In the Jesuit tradition of cura personalis, the Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences strives to provide its students with a multifaceted liberal arts education—an education of the whole person. The research conducted by the Clinical Aging & Relational Emotion Science (CARES) Laboratory examines interpersonal emotional phenomena in connection with healthy aging across the lifespan. Current directions of the lab include: 1) understanding how we share, understand, and influence others’ emotions in ways that affect their depressive symptoms and health, 2) how social and emotional processes go awry in neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric disorders and contribute to depressive symptoms and health problems, and 3) interventions to influence social and emotional functioning to reduce depressive symptoms and health problems.

The Lab Manager will be primarily responsible for coordinating an R00 from the National Institute on Aging focused on Interpersonal Emotion Regulation in dyads where one individual has dementia. Additional duties include, but are not limited to:

• Manage various tasks that ensure the lab runs smoothly.

• Assist with the development of lab infrastructure (e.g., setting up computers, developing internal data storage systems and lab manuals).

• Support the lab community (e.g., facilitating lab communication and organizing lab events), and hiring and managing a team of undergraduate research assistants.

Work Interactions

The Lab Manager will interact with the principal investigator (PI), the PI’s collaborators at other institutions, graduate and undergraduate students in the lab, research participants from the Georgetown University community and greater DC area, Psychology Department staff and faculty, and conference attendees in person as well as virtually. The Lab Manager reports to Dr. Casey Brown, Assistant Professor and PI of the lab, and volunteer/student research assistants report to the lab manager.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology or other related field

• 1-2 years research experience in a psychology lab setting

• Highly detail-oriented and extremely organized

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Ability to work independently and to manage and support a team

Work Mode Designation

This position has been designated as On-Campus. Please note that work mode designations are regularly reviewed in order to meet the evolving needs of the University.  Such review may necessitate a change to a position’s mode of work designation. Complete details about Georgetown University’s mode of work designations for staff and AAP positions can be found on the Department of Human Resources website: https://hr.georgetown.edu/mode-of-work-designation.

Pay Range:

The projected salary or hourly pay range for this position which represents the full range of anticipated compensation is:

$17.92 - $26.80

Compensation is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s individual qualifications, experience, education, skills, and certifications, as well as the University’s business needs and external factors.

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