Job Description

Laboratory Coordinator I Posting Number req27363 Department Psychology Department Website Link https://www.naiadel.com/ Location Tucson Campus Address Tucson, AZ USA Position Highlights

The NAIADEL Lab in the Department of Psychology within the University of Arizona’s College of Science invites applications for a Lab Coordinator I.

NAIADEL is an interdisciplinary laboratory at the intersection of cognitive neuroscience, behavioral economics, and computational psychiatry. We connect computational psychology with generative AI to investigate the mechanisms of adaptive intelligence and agency across biological and artificial systems. Our research examines how people and artificial agents learn about their environment, judge what they can control, revise those judgments after setbacks, and decide when to persist, disengage, or change strategies. We combine interactive experiments, computational modeling, and neuroscience to understand these processes and their implications for mental health and adaptive AI.

The Lab Coordinator will work closely with the Principal Investigator to support the launch, growth, and day-to-day operation of this newly established laboratory. They will build and maintain systems for project tracking, study documentation, participant workflows, IRB materials, onboarding, purchasing, scheduling, and team communication. They will also coordinate multi-sided collaborations, online and in-person studies, supporting participant recruitment, data collection, data quality monitoring, and reproducible data organization.

Depending on the coordinator’s interests and skills, opportunities may include contributing to task development, data analysis, conference presentations, and manuscripts.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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Duties & Responsibilities

Study coordination and human-subjects research:

• Coordinate online and in-person studies from preparation through data collection.
• Recruit, screen, schedule, and communicate with participants.
• Prepare study materials, questionnaires, consent documents, and participant-facing instructions.
• Maintain IRB protocols, amendments, continuing reviews, and approved study documents.
• Pilot studies and monitor recruitment, completion, data quality, and protocol adherence.
• Coordinate with the PI, students, collaborators, and technical team to identify and resolve study bottlenecks.

Lab systems, workflows, and documentation:

• Build and maintain standard operating procedures, onboarding materials, study trackers, project documentation, and shared laboratory resources.
• Establish clear workflows for initiating studies, documenting variables, storing materials, tracking decisions, and closing projects.
• Maintain organized and current records across the lab’s communication, project-management, and documentation systems.
• Review workflows with the PI and recommend improvements as the lab grows.

General operations and team coordination:

• Coordinate laboratory calendars, meetings, deadlines, action items, and follow-up.
• Support onboarding and offboarding of students and research personnel.
• Coordinate purchasing, reimbursements, inventory, workspace organization, and access requests.
• Maintain the laboratory website, mailing lists, and internal communications as assigned.
• Assist with visits, research meetings, presentations, and community events.
• Provide the PI with concise updates on priorities, unresolved issues, and approaching deadlines.

Data and research infrastructure:

• Maintain organized data, code, documentation, and access-control structures in coordination with the PI and technical team.
• Conduct routine data-quality checks and maintain participant and study-status records.
• Support the setup and readiness of behavioral, eye-tracking, EEG, and other research equipment as appropriate.
• Help maintain documentation for computational resources and reproducible research workflows.

Research support and professional development:

• Conduct literature searches and assist with study development and pilot testing.
• Contribute to task programming, data visualization, basic statistical analysis, or computational work according to experience.
• Assist with conference abstracts, presentations, manuscripts, and grant-related materials.
• Participate in lab meetings and pursue a mentored research contribution aligned with laboratory priorities.
• Receive authorship or presentation opportunities when contributions meet the relevant scientific criteria

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Excellent organizational, documentation, and follow-through skills, including the ability to maintain multiple concurrent projects and deadlines.
• Ability to create and improve practical workflows in a new and evolving research environment.
• Proactive communication skills, including the ability to identify bottlenecks, clarify responsibilities, and escalate issues appropriately.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to handle confidential participant and research information.
• Ability to communicate professionally and warmly with research participants, students, faculty, staff, and external collaborators.
• Ability to work independently while maintaining clear communication with the supervisor and research team.
• Familiarity with experimental research, human-subjects procedures, data collection, and basic data-quality practices.
• Strong digital fluency and willingness to learn new research, documentation, and project-management systems.
• Experience with Qualtrics, REDCap, Prolific, GitHub, spreadsheets, or similar research tools is desirable.
• Experience with Python, R, MATLAB, JavaScript, or statistical analysis is desirable and may enable greater involvement in research projects.

This job posting reflects the general nature and level of work expected of the selected candidate(s). It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The institution reserves the right to amend or update this description as organizational priorities and institutional needs evolve.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 1 year of relevant work experience in a research setting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Interest in mathematical and cognitive psychology.

FLSA Exempt Full Time/Part Time Full Time Number of Hours Worked per Week 40 Job FTE 1.0 Work Calendar Fiscal Job Category Research Benefits Eligible Yes - Full Benefits Rate of Pay $47,356 - $59,195 Compensation Type salary at 1.0 full-time equivalency (FTE) Grade 6 Compensation Guidance The Rate of Pay Field represents the University of Arizona’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. The University considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, and internal equity.

The Grade Range represent a full range of career compensation growth over time. The university offers compensation growth opportunities within its career architecture. To learn more about compensation, please review our Applicant Compensation Guide and our Total Rewards Calculator. Career Stream and Level PC1 Job Family Research & Lab Job Function Research Type of criminal background check required: Name-based criminal background check (non-security sensitive) Number of Vacancies 1 Target Hire Date Expected End Date Contact Information for Candidates Nadja Ging Jehli | nadjaging@arizona.edu Open Date 10/16/2026 Open Until Filled Yes Documents Needed to Apply Resume and Cover Letter Special Instructions to Applicant Notice of Availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report In compliance with the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act), each year the University of Arizona releases an Annual Security Report (ASR) for each of the University’s campuses. These reports disclose information including Clery crime statistics for the previous three calendar years and policies, procedures, and programs the University uses to keep students and employees safe, including how to report crimes or other emergencies and resources for crime victims. As a campus with residential housing facilities, the Main Campus ASR also includes a combined Annual Fire Safety report with information on fire statistics and fire safety systems, policies, and procedures.

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