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Virginia Tech is hiring a Research Assistant for the Montague Lab at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute. The role involves supporting interdisciplinary human neuroscience research by managing participant engagement, coordinating imaging and behavioral experiments, overseeing lab operations, and providing business and data coordination across multiple research sites to ensure efficient protocol execution.

Highlights

Manage research participant engagement and coordinate logistics for imaging and behavioral experiments.
Support lab-based technical functions and site management across multiple institutions.
Oversee data and business operations including budget management, procurement, grant renewal support, and team meeting organization.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ability to handle datasets and documentation required.
Experience in research lab settings with strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
Preferred background in neuroscience, psychology, business, economics, or related fields, and experience with imaging modalities or technical equipment.
Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and work independently with minimal supervision.
Position is non-exempt and eligible for overtime; 40 hours per week.
Appointment type is restricted with salary commensurate with experience.
Successful candidate must pass a criminal conviction check.

Research Assistant Full Description

Job Description

The Montague Lab at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute is seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Research Technologist/Assistant to support interdisciplinary research in human neuroscience. This hybrid role integrates technical research operations with data and business coordination across multiple sites. The successful candidate will facilitate research participant engagement, manage imaging and behavioral experiment logistics, and provide cross-functional support to ensure the seamless execution of protocols.

The role includes lab-based technical functions, site management responsibilities, and data/business oversight such as coordinating research activities across multiple institutions, managing budgets and procurement for research equipment, supporting grant renewals with data and enrollment metrics, and assisting with the organization of team meetings and reporting.

Required Qualifications

• Experience working in a research lab setting with strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ability to manage datasets and documents.
• Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams and independently with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated background in business administration, research coordination, or cross-institutional project management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Coursework or degree in neuroscience, psychology, business, economics, or related field.
• Experience with imaging modalities or technical equipment.
• Strong communication skills.

Pay Band

Overtime Status

Non-Exempt: Eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Restricted

Salary Information

Commensurate with Experience

Hours per week

Review Date

8/22/25

Additional Information

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its motto, Ut Prosim (That I May Serve), Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on, transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world, Virginia Tech is an inclusive community dedicated to knowledge, discovery, and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students in eight undergraduate colleges, a school of medicine, a veterinary medicine college, Graduate School, and Honors College. The university has a significant presence across Virginia, including Blacksburg, the greater Washington, D.C. area, the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, sites in Newport News and Richmond, and numerous Extension offices and research centers. A leading global research institution, Virginia Tech conducts more than $500 million in research annually.

Virginia Tech endorses and encourages participation in professional development opportunities and university shared governance. These valuable contributions to university shared governance provide important representation and perspective, along with opportunities for unique and impactful professional development.

Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, ethnicity or national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, or military status, or otherwise discriminate against employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants, or on any other basis protected by law.

If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Brittany Shelton at sheltb@vtc.vt.edu during regular business hours at least 10 business days prior to the event.

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