Lab Coordinator

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The Preston Lab in the Department of Neuroscience is recruiting a full-time Lab Coordinator with a start date in Summer 2026. The lab uses behavioral and brain imaging techniques to explore how children, adolescents, and adults form new memories, remember past events, and how their memory for the past influences what they learn in the present. We are particularly interested in how the ability to acquire new knowledge impacts other cognitive behaviors such as reasoning, decision making, imagination, and future planning.

Initial assignment will be for one year. Subsequent renewal of employment will be based upon performance review, progress towards research goals, and continuation of funding. Selected candidate will play a major role in experiment development and implementation and receive training in advanced neuroimaging methods. The primary responsibilities will be the management of behavioral and neuroimaging studies of memory in participants aged 4-35 years. Candidates must have evening and weekend availability for fMRI data collection.

Provide research support to the lab of Dr. Alison Preston for the Department of Neuroscience.

• Recruitment and scheduling of child, adolescent, and adult participants.

• Behavioral and brain imaging data collection.

• Processing, organizing, and disseminating research data.

• Training of undergraduate students.

• General administration, including finances, IRB protocols and grant reporting.

• BA/BS in Psychology, Neuroscience, Computer Science or a related field.

• Previous research experience, preferably with behavioral and/or neuroscientific techniques (MRI, EEG, etc.).

• Strong project management skills to coordinate a research team and oversee longitudinal data collection.

• Strong interpersonal skills to effectively recruit, engage, and retain families through our participant pool.

• Ability to work independently while also collaborating closely with graduate students and postdoctoral researchers.

• At least 1-yearexperience working in a research lab with children and/or adolescents.

• Familiarity with software packages used for experimental administration and data management (e.g., MATLAB, Python) or the ability/willingness to learn how to use these platforms in experimental settings.

$35,000 depending on qualifications

• Candidates must have evening and weekend availability for fMRI data collection.

• May work around standard office conditions.

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer,complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

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