Lab Manager
Priorities
Devote time and money to revitalizing our kid lab
Cultivate a positive, supportive work environment for our lab members
Be ambassador and caretaker of our 3 outreach initiatives: stories in many languages, penn linguistics knowledge base, and linguistics summer camp
Schedule
10 hours, spread throughout the week however works for you
Work in person as often as possible, but remote is fine as needed
Daily 3:30pm phone meeting (~15 min) with Katie
Responsibilities
Announcements - add announcements to Twist and use the Linguistics department form to share lab news and announcements.
Calendar - make sure the lab calendar is up to date, including any upcoming events (conference deadlines, talks, etc) and RA work hours.
Conferences - remind the lab about important deadlines (abstracts, conference registration, etc); pay any membership dues and book travel for lab members when needed.
Course prep - help Katie prepare her courses when needed (includes things TAs can't do, like hiring undergrad LAs, finding materials, buying books, etc).
Email - make sure the lab email account is checked regularly and that RAs are handling and organizing emails according to our email protocol.
Grad students - welcome new grad students to the lab, make sure they have all they need to carry out their research, make sure they know you are available to help them.
Grants - help Katie prepare new grants, submit annual and interim reports for existing grants, and manage projects pertaining to grants.
Hiring - hire new lab members when needed by communicating our need to the business office (Janice) and monitoring Workday for any action items.
IRB - keep our existing IRB protocols up to date (modifications and continuing reviews) and create new IRB protocols if needed. Make sure the latest IRB documents are on the wiki.
List-serv - keep the papafragou-schuler-labs list-serv up to date, adding new lab members and removing people who ask to be removed.
Participants - make sure we are treating our participants well: sending friendly, prompt responses, obtaining consent and child assent, paying people, etc.
Projects - monitor projects on todoist; check in with lab members to see if you can help (usually making sure their projects or tasks are not getting stalled or stuck somewhere)
Purchasing - order supplies when needed (pens, papers, nespresso pods, etc) and make purchases for Katie or other lab members with Katie's approval.
RAs - manage undergraduate RAs, including: welcoming new ones, assigning tasks (6 hours per week worth for each student), helping with task follow through, approving time, etc. Encourage them to work in person and keep a regular schedule.
Round table - host our research round table meeting every week; make sure lab members are attending regularly (send weekly reminders, set a time that works for people, etc)
Space - make sure we maintain a clean, organized, and welcoming lab space for both our lab members and visiting families. Make sure no CS students are squatting in the space.
Website - keep the lab website up to date, adding new lab members, publications, and research partners; make sure information for participating families is accurate
Wiki - update the wiki with new information, including (but not limited to!) IRB protocols and forms and instructions for running experiments as they evolve.
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