Dr. Meghan Puglia's Developmental Neuroanalytics Lab at the University of Virginia is seeking applicants for a full-time Lab Coordinator position. The Developmental Neuroanalytics Lab investigates the neurobiological and developmental factors that drive individual differences in social, cognitive, and behavioral outcomes across the lifespan. We use a broad range of methodological tools, including genetic, epigenetic and hormonal assays, EEG and fMRI, eye-tracking, behavioral and phenotypic testing, and computational modeling.

For more information on Dr. Puglia's Lab, visit: www.puglialab.org

The lab coordinator will work closely with Dr. Puglia and other lab members to assist in all aspects of managing the lab and will be actively involved in the lab's research. This is an ideal position for a highly motivated and enthusiastic individual looking to gain research experience on topics related to infant development, neural function, and social cognition before applying to graduate or medical school. This is a 1-year position with the possibility for renewal contingent on performance and funding.

Responsibilities include:

• Overseeing and managing daily lab operations, including: ordering, setting up, and maintaining lab equipment and supplies; developing and maintaining detailed and comprehensible documentation of lab protocols; preparing and managing IRB protocols; organizing lab meetings and events; designing and maintaining the lab website, social media accounts, and newsletters; and ensuring that the lab is following best practices of open and reproducible science (e.g. pre-registering studies, making datasets and analysis scripts publicly available, etc.).
• Leading a team of undergraduate research assistants, including: recruiting and interviewing undergraduate research assistants; developing training manuals/protocols and providing training; assigning daily and long-term tasks; supervising research assistant progress; and cultivating a team-oriented and collaborative environment.
• Assisting with research in the lab, including: leading and overseeing recruitment efforts; scheduling and running participants; coding, processing, and analyzing data; conducting literature reviews; managing and organizing study data; and designing and programming experiments.
• There may be opportunities to develop independent projects, attend conferences, and co-author manuscripts.
• In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.

An ideal candidate will have with experience with computer software including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; exceptional leadership, organizational, time management, and communication skills; and self-motivated to learn new skills and solve problems independently.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Associate's degree in related field; Bachelor's degree in psychology, neuroscience, human development, cognitive science, computer science, or a related field preferred.
• Experience: Equivalent experience/course work will be considered in lieu of degree.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Some programming exposure / experience (e.g., MATLAB, R, Python).
• Creativity and/or a design background (to help with stimuli creation, recruitment, newsletters).
• Experience interacting with infants and/or children.
• Previous research experience (ideally in psychology or neuroscience).

This position will remain open until filled. This is a restricted position and is dependent upon project need, availability of funding and performance. This is non-exempt level, benefited position and will not sponsor applicants for work visas. For more information on the benefits at UVA, visit hr.virginia.edu/benefits .

This position is located in Charlottesville, VA.

The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment. A completed pre-employment health screen is required for this position prior to employment.

References will be completed via UVA's standardized process Skill Survey. A total of five references will be requested via SkillSurvey during the final phase of the interview process.

To Apply:

Please apply through Careers at UVA , and search for R0060934. Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile by searching 'Find Jobs' or through their "Jobs Hub'. Applicants must complete an application online with the following documents:

• Cover Letter
• CV/Resume

Upload all materials into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission. Applications that do not contain all required documents will not receive full consideration.

Review of Applicants will begin May 24, 2024 and continue on a rolling basis until the position is filled. The target start date is summer 2024.

For questions about the application process, please contact Karon Harrington, Academic Recruiter at fak3ph@virginia.edu .

For more information about UVA and the Charlottesville community please see http://www.virginia.edu/life/charlottesville and https://embarkcva.com/ .

Physical Demands:

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The University of Virginia, i ncluding the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician's Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.