Lab Manager Position @ Yale, New Haven CT

The Infant Mind and Cognition Lab at Yale, directed by Dr. Nicolo Cesana-Arlotti, is hiring a full-time lab manager to begin in July 2025. The Lab investigates the early foundation of high-level cognition and its development, focusing on preverbal infancy and expanding to young children and adults. The successful candidate will coordinate the lab research activity and manage multiple research projects.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the lab research activity, including day-to-day operation and management of research projects with a team of postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduate research assistants.  
• Assist with the research projects of graduate students and postdocs and carry out independent research projects (including experiment design, collecting and analyzing data, and writing up results). A range of participation is possible, from writing up results for manuscripts and grants, to presenting finding at conferences and articles authorship.
• Manage the participant database, maintain lab records, upload and organize data, and manage IRB documentation and reviews.
• Recruit, schedule, and test infant, child, and adult research participants across a variety of settings (e.g., labs, hospitals, daycares, and online) and hours (some evenings and weekends) to accommodate family schedules.
• Establish and maintain research partnerships with local maternity hospitals, daycares and schools, community centers, and museums.
• Hire, train, and supervise undergraduate research assistants.
• Equipment purchasing and upkeep, and budgetary organization, including lab computers, website, lab accounts, and data storage.
• Assist with coordinating lab meetings, talks, conference trips and visits.
• Create a welcoming and positive atmosphere for all visitors and members of the Lab.

Qualifications:

Minimum

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Psychology or a closely related field.  
• Some previous research experience.  
• General computer skills are required (e.g., Microsoft Office, Google Docs).  

Preferred

• Experience working with infants, children, and families from diverse backgrounds.
• Strong interest in Developmental Psychology and Cognitive Science.
• Comfort with technical troubleshooting.
• Strong organizational and communication skills, ability to work well with others, high attention to detail.
• Experience with data management software (e.g.,  REDCap, Qualtrics)
• Experience with online data collection platforms (e.g., Prolific, Lookit)  
• Experience with software for designing experiments and performing statistical analyses (e.g., Adobe Creative Cloud, R, Python, MATLAB, JavaScript).  \

To Apply:

Applicants should send a one-page cover letter and CV to mahham.fayyaz@yale.edu. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. First consideration will be given to applications received by March 20. Reference letters will be requested after initial application review.