Psych Jobs 2026-2027
Welcome to the Research Assistant/Lab Manager Positions page. All jobs listed below are predoc and lab manager positions. If the start dates are not Spring 2027 or Fall 2027, you will see an asterisk next to the university indicating it is or likely is a Summer or Fall 2026 start date.
Job calls are organized so that the newest posts are at the top of each section. Please double check all job ads via the associated link for official deadlines and other important information. If a job has a strikethrough, it means that the job search was cancelled. Within each post, you will find the name of the university (with a little description of the type of psychology called for), the job ad link, the application review date (if provided), and the start date (if provided). If the post is cross-listed, the information in the parentheses at the end will include in which other categories the job is posted.
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Last Job Update: 07/24/2026
*University of California (UC) Berkeley (CA) (Social Origins Lab led by Prof. Jan Engelmann, part-time lab manager, lab investigates the evolution of intelligence by studying cognition in both human and non-human animals); job ad; Review deadline: 06/10/2026; Start date: 07/2026 (cross-listed: behavioral, cog) Rejection, communication about position being filled
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*Stony Brook University (NY) (Participatory Arts, Lived Experience, and Technology Towards Equity (PALETTE) Lab, directed by Dr. Frances Griffith in the Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health); job ad; Review deadline: 10/19/2026; Start date: Fall/Winter 2026 (cross-listed: clinical, comm, health)
*University of Pittsburgh (PA) (Research Coordinator for the Adolescent Emotions, Attention, Relationships, and Suicide (ERAS) Lab with Kiera James, PhD, coordinates studies focused on clarifying the role of socioaffective processing in risk for internalizing psychopathologies and suicidal thoughts and behaviors in adolescents); job ad; Review deadline: 09/26/2026; Start date: 11/01/2026 (cross-listed: clinical, dev)
*Texas Tech University (TX) (2 full-time research coordinators, search for position (under staff position) with 46109BR); job ad; Review deadline: 10/01/2026 but review will start immediately until the position is filled; Start date: as soon as 11/2026, but later start date is an option
*Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Siani (NY) (Berner Lab, full-time clinical research coordinator to coordinate a study focused on the neurobiology of loss-of-control eating); job ad; Review deadline: ASAP; Start date: ASAP (cross-listed: clinical, neuro)
*University of Notre Dame (IN) (working with Drs. Kaylin Hill and Elizabeth Shewark, position will have a vital role in a major collaborative research project that aims to better understand associations between neighborhood conditions and neural function in families); job ad; Review deadline: 09/15/2026; Start date: ASAP (cross-listed: clinical, dev)
*University of Virginia (VA) (Research coordinator for Brains, Emotions, and Adolescent Relationships (BEAR) Lab with Stefanie Sequeira, PhD, coordinate lab- and mobile-based data collections, with a focus on using mixed methods and co-design processes to develop and test a new research protocol to study how the use of chatbots powered by artificial intelligence confers risk for, and protection against, STBs in emerging adults); job ad; Review deadline: 09/02/2026; Start date: 10/01/2026
*Emory University (GA) (Clinical Research Coordinator II to support day-to-day coordination and admin of clinical research studies in Brain and Cognitive Health Across the Lifespan Lab); job ad; Review deadline: rolling; Start date: when filled
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) (CA) (Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Research Assistant to join Wilson Motor Lab, research focused on developing quantitative methods to better understand development in individuals with neurodevelopment disorders); job ad; Review deadline: Not specified (cross-listed: clinical, cog, neuro, quant)
*University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (NC) (Research Technician, coordinating clinical trials testing novel neurostimulation approaches for depression and antenatal depression); job ad; Review deadline: 07/29/2026; Start date: 08/10/2026 (cross-listed: clinical, neuro)
*University of Michigan (MI) (Research technician Associate in Zahodne Lab, applies clinical neuropsychology, neuroimaging, and epidemiology to examine psychosocial influences on cognitive and brain aging in diverse older adults); job ad; Review deadline: immediately; Start date: immediately (cross-listed: clinical, cog, dev, health, neuro)
*University of Colorado Colorado Springs (CO) (Lydia Hill Institute for Human Resilience, research coordinator position in trauma psychology research, project integrates social cognitive theory to understand and predict recovery and coping dynamics following acute traumatic injury); job ad; Review deadline: 07/30/2026; Start date: ASAP (cross-listed: clinical, health)
*Boston University (MA) (Center for Behavioral Science Research, Research Administrative Assistant, assist with preparation of scientific manuscripts and PowerPoint presentation, proofreading grant submissions, helping to manage the Centers grant portfolio, and general office tasks); job ad; Review deadline: immediately; Start date: 07-08/2026 (cross-listed: clinical, health)
*University of Iowa (IA) (Jiang Laboratory, work with multimodal study that combines invasive and noninvasive brain stimulation with brain recording techniques to investigate causal brain circuits involved in emotion, cognition, and psychiatric disorders); job ad; rolling basis until filled (cross-listed: clinical, cog, health, neuro)
*University of South Carolina (SC) (Dr. Jessica Klusek and SC Family Study, 2-year (with option to extend), full-time Research Specialist to assist with longitudinal study on fragile X syndrome, neurodegenerative disease risk, family adaptation, caregiving, and health across the lifespan); job ad; Review deadline: 07/13/2026; Start date: rolling basis (cross-listed: clinical, cog, health)
*Northwestern University (IL) (Affective and Clinical Neuroscience Lab (PI: Robin Nusslock), 2 position to join study investigating impact of parental income on adolescent mental health and neuroimmune functioning); job ad; Review deadline: rolling; Start date: 07/2026 or 08/2026 (cross-listed: clinical, neuro)
Last Job Update: 09/11/2026
Purdue University (IN) (Research Associate in Cognition and Learnign Lab with Dr. Jeffrey Karpicke to study language learning, memory, and cognition in children; Master's degree is required); job ad; Review deadline: rolling (cross-listed: cog postdoc/research assist, dev postdoc/research assist, ed postdoc/research assist)
*University of Waterloo (Ontario, Canada) (project manager for a 12+ country study of cultural narratives in economic games and decision-making); job ad; Review deadline: 09/15/2026; Start date: Fall 2026 with some flexibility (cross-listed: cog, soc)
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) (CA) (Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Research Assistant to join Wilson Motor Lab, research focused on developing quantitative methods to better understand development in individuals with neurodevelopment disorders); job ad; Review deadline: Not specified (cross-listed: clinical, cog, neuro, quant)
Northwestern University (IL) (Research Project Coordinator, support 2 NIH-funded grants focused on development and dissemination of NIH Baby Toolbox); job ad; Review deadline: Not specified (cross-listed: cog, dev)
University of Wisconsin Madison (WI) (Development of Intergroup Social Cognition Lab with Dr. Ashley Jordan, Research Specialist); job ad; Review deadline: not specified (cross-listed: cog, neuro, soc)
*University of Michigan (MI) (Research technician Associate in Zahodne Lab, applies clinical neuropsychology, neuroimaging, and epidemiology to examine psychosocial influences on cognitive and brain aging in diverse older adults); job ad; Review deadline: immediately; Start date: immediately (cross-listed: clinical, cog, dev, health, neuro)
*University of Maryland, College Park (MD) (Research coordinator for Cognitive Flexibility Dynamics Lab, research out to PI (Atsushi Kikumoto) by email with your CV and statement of interest to learn more); job ad; Review deadline: 12/2026; Start date: Fall 2026 or later (cross-listed: cog, neuro) job offer extended & accepted 09/10/2026
University of California (UC) Davis (CA) (Ghetti Lab, investigating neural development underlying word learning and retention and emerging episodic memory in infancy and early childhood); job ad; Review deadline: 07/03/2026; Start date: 08/01/2026 job offer extended & acceped 08/13/2026
University of Iowa (IA) (Jiang Laboratory, work with multimodal study that combines invasive and noninvasive brain stimulation with brain recording techniques to investigate causal brain circuits involved in emotion, cognition, and psychiatric disorders); job ad; rolling basis until filled (cross-listed: clinical, cog, health, neuro)
*Binghamton University (NY) (Cognitive Neuroscience of Aging Research group, full-time lab assistant, conducting research with Dr. Ian McDonough and Dr. Michael Dulas, including eye-tracking, MRI, fNIRS, and more); job ad; Review deadline: 06/29/2026; Start date: Summer 2026 (cross-listed: cog, neuro)
*Binghamton University (NY) (Early Neurocognitive Development (ENCoDe), full-time temporary lab assistant, conducting research on development of functional and structural neural changes involved in face processing and other perceptual and cognitive domains); job ad; Review deadline: Immediately; Start date: Before 07/2026 (cross-listed: cog, dev, neuro) job offer extended and accepted 08/01/2026
*University of Richmond (VA) (lab manager for our interdisciplinary program in Cognitive Science to assist various labs in all aspects of the research process, full-time with no fixed end date); job ad; Review deadline: 06/15/2026; Start date: Summer 2026 job offer extended and accepted 06/29/2026
*University of South Carolina (SC) (Dr. Jessica Klusek and SC Family Study, 2-year (with option to extend), full-time Research Specialist to assist with longitudinal study on fragile X syndrome, neurodegenerative disease risk, family adaptation, caregiving, and health across the lifespan); job ad; Review deadline: 07/13/2026; Start date: rolling basis (cross-listed: clinical, cog, health)
*University of Maryland College Park (MD) (Lab for Integrative Cognition and Neuroscience, reach out to PI (Weizhen Xie) by email with your CV and statement of interest to learn more, research coordinator); job ad; Review deadline: immediately; Start date: Summer/Fall 2026 (cross-listed: cog, neuro)
*University of California (UC) Berkeley (CA) (Social Origins Lab led by Prof. Jan Engelmann, part-time lab manager, lab investigates the evolution of intelligence by studying cognition in both human and non-human animals); job ad; Review deadline: 06/10/2026; Start date: 07/2026 (cross-listed: behavioral, cog) Rejection, communication about position being filled
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*Stony Brook University (NY) (Participatory Arts, Lived Experience, and Technology Towards Equity (PALETTE) Lab, directed by Dr. Frances Griffith in the Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health); job ad; Review deadline: 10/19/2026; Start date: Fall/Winter 2026 (cross-listed: clinical, comm, health)
Last Job Update: 08/13/2026
Purdue University (IN) (Research Associate in Cognition and Learnign Lab with Dr. Jeffrey Karpicke to study language learning, memory, and cognition in children; Master's degree is required); job ad; Review deadline: rolling (cross-listed: cog postdoc/research assist, dev postdoc/research assist, ed postdoc/research assist)
*University of Pittsburgh (PA) (Research Coordinator for the Adolescent Emotions, Attention, Relationships, and Suicide (ERAS) Lab with Kiera James, PhD, coordinates studies focused on clarifying the role of socioaffective processing in risk for internalizing psychopathologies and suicidal thoughts and behaviors in adolescents); job ad; Review deadline: 09/26/2026; Start date: 11/01/2026 (cross-listed: clinical, dev)
*Texas A&M University (TX) (2 year post bac research assistant with Dr. Rebecca Brooker to assist with a study of mothers and infants); job ad; Review deadline: immediately; Start date: ASAP (cross-listed: dev, neuro)
*University of Notre Dame (IN) (working with Drs. Kaylin Hill and Elizabeth Shewark, position will have a vital role in a major collaborative research project that aims to better understand associations between neighborhood conditions and neural function in families); job ad; Review deadline: 09/15/2026; Start date: ASAP (cross-listed: clinical, dev)
Northwestern University (IL) (Research Project Coordinator, support 2 NIH-funded grants focused on development and dissemination of NIH Baby Toolbox); job ad; Review deadline: Not specified (cross-listed: cog, dev)
*University of Michigan (MI) (Research technician Associate in Zahodne Lab, applies clinical neuropsychology, neuroimaging, and epidemiology to examine psychosocial influences on cognitive and brain aging in diverse older adults); job ad; Review deadline: immediately; Start date: immediately (cross-listed: clinical, cog, dev, health, neuro)
*Binghamton University (NY) (Early Neurocognitive Development (ENCoDe), full-time temporary lab assistant, conducting research on development of functional and structural neural changes involved in face processing and other perceptual and cognitive domains); job ad; Review deadline: Immediately; Start date: Before 07/2026 (cross-listed: cog, dev, neuro) job offer extended and accepted 08/01/2026
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Purdue University (IN) (Research Associate in Cognition and Learnign Lab with Dr. Jeffrey Karpicke to study language learning, memory, and cognition in children; Master's degree is required); job ad; Review deadline: rolling (cross-listed: cog postdoc/research assist, dev postdoc/research assist, ed postdoc/research assist)
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*Stony Brook University (NY) (Participatory Arts, Lived Experience, and Technology Towards Equity (PALETTE) Lab, directed by Dr. Frances Griffith in the Dept of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health); job ad; Review deadline: 10/19/2026; Start date: Fall/Winter 2026 (cross-listed: clinical, comm, health)
*University of Michigan (MI) (Research technician Associate in Zahodne Lab, applies clinical neuropsychology, neuroimaging, and epidemiology to examine psychosocial influences on cognitive and brain aging in diverse older adults); job ad; Review deadline: immediately; Start date: immediately (cross-listed: clinical, cog, dev, health, neuro)
*University of Colorado Colorado Springs (CO) (Lydia Hill Institute for Human Resilience, research coordinator position in trauma psychology research, project integrates social cognitive theory to understand and predict recovery and coping dynamics following acute traumatic injury); job ad; Review deadline: 07/30/2026; Start date: ASAP (cross-listed: clinical, health)
*Boston University (MA) (Center for Behavioral Science Research, Research Administrative Assistant, assist with preparation of scientific manuscripts and PowerPoint presentation, proofreading grant submissions, helping to manage the Centers grant portfolio, and general office tasks); job ad; Review deadline: immediately; Start date: 07-08/2026 (cross-listed: clinical, health)
*University of Iowa (IA) (Jiang Laboratory, work with multimodal study that combines invasive and noninvasive brain stimulation with brain recording techniques to investigate causal brain circuits involved in emotion, cognition, and psychiatric disorders); job ad; rolling basis until filled (cross-listed: clinical, cog, health, neuro)
*University of South Carolina (SC) (Dr. Jessica Klusek and SC Family Study, 2-year (with option to extend), full-time Research Specialist to assist with longitudinal study on fragile X syndrome, neurodegenerative disease risk, family adaptation, caregiving, and health across the lifespan); job ad; Review deadline: 07/13/2026; Start date: rolling basis (cross-listed: clinical, cog, health)
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Last Job Update: 09/11/2026
*Texas A&M University (TX) (2 year post bac research assistant with Dr. Rebecca Brooker to assist with a study of mothers and infants); job ad; Review deadline: immediately; Start date: ASAP (cross-listed: dev, neuro)
*Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Siani (NY) (Berner Lab, full-time clinical research coordinator to coordinate a study focused on the neurobiology of loss-of-control eating); job ad; Review deadline: ASAP; Start date: ASAP (cross-listed: clinical, neuro)
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) (CA) (Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Research Assistant to join Wilson Motor Lab, research focused on developing quantitative methods to better understand development in individuals with neurodevelopment disorders); job ad; Review deadline: Not specified (cross-listed: clinical, cog, neuro, quant)
University of Wisconsin Madison (WI) (Development of Intergroup Social Cognition Lab with Dr. Ashley Jordan, Research Specialist); job ad; Review deadline: not specified (cross-listed: cog, neuro, soc)
*University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (NC) (Research Technician, coordinating clinical trials testing novel neurostimulation approaches for depression and antenatal depression); job ad; Review deadline: 07/29/2026; Start date: 08/10/2026 (cross-listed: clinical, neuro)
*University of Michigan (MI) (Research technician Associate in Zahodne Lab, applies clinical neuropsychology, neuroimaging, and epidemiology to examine psychosocial influences on cognitive and brain aging in diverse older adults); job ad; Review deadline: immediately; Start date: immediately (cross-listed: clinical, cog, dev, health, neuro)
*University of Maryland, College Park (MD) (Research coordinator for Cognitive Flexibility Dynamics Lab, research out to PI (Atsushi Kikumoto) by email with your CV and statement of interest to learn more); job ad; Review deadline: 12/2026; Start date: Fall 2026 or later (cross-listed: cog, neuro) job offer extended & accepted 09/10/2026
University of Iowa (IA) (Jiang Laboratory, work with multimodal study that combines invasive and noninvasive brain stimulation with brain recording techniques to investigate causal brain circuits involved in emotion, cognition, and psychiatric disorders); job ad; rolling basis until filled (cross-listed: clinical, cog, health, neuro)
*Binghamton University (NY) (Cognitive Neuroscience of Aging Research group, full-time lab assistant, conducting research with Dr. Ian McDonough and Dr. Michael Dulas, including eye-tracking, MRI, fNIRS, and more); job ad; Review deadline: 06/29/2026; Start date: Summer 2026 (cross-listed: cog, neuro)
*Binghamton University (NY) (Early Neurocognitive Development (ENCoDe), full-time temporary lab assistant, conducting research on development of functional and structural neural changes involved in face processing and other perceptual and cognitive domains); job ad; Review deadline: Immediately; Start date: Before 07/2026 (cross-listed: cog, dev, neuro) job offer extended and accepted 08/01/2026
*University of Maryland College Park (MD) (Lab for Integrative Cognition and Neuroscience, reach out to PI (Weizhen Xie) by email with your CV and statement of interest to learn more, research coordinator); job ad; Review deadline: immediately; Start date: Summer/Fall 2026 (cross-listed: cog, neuro)
*Northwestern University (IL) (Affective and Clinical Neuroscience Lab (PI: Robin Nusslock), 2 position to join study investigating impact of parental income on adolescent mental health and neuroimmune functioning); job ad; Review deadline: rolling; Start date: 07/2026 or 08/2026 (cross-listed: clinical, neuro)
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University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) (CA) (Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, Research Assistant to join Wilson Motor Lab, research focused on developing quantitative methods to better understand development in individuals with neurodevelopment disorders); job ad; Review deadline: Not specified (cross-listed: clinical, cog, neuro, quant)
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*University of Waterloo (Ontario, Canada) (project manager for a 12+ country study of cultural narratives in economic games and decision-making); job ad; Review deadline: 09/15/2026; Start date: Fall 2026 with some flexibility (cross-listed: cog, soc)
*Duke University (NC) (Lab manger for Belief, Affect, and Behavior Lab working with Dr. Patty Van Cappellen); job ad; Review deadline: 09/02/2026; Start date: ASAP
University of Wisconsin Madison (WI) (Development of Intergroup Social Cognition Lab with Dr. Ashley Jordan, Research Specialist); job ad; Review deadline: not specified (cross-listed: cog, neuro, soc)
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Rutgers University - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (NJ) (lab in dept of Psychiatry seeking data analyst to carry out tasks for several studies focused on alcohol use, drug use, and health); job ad; Review deadline: Not specified