Go to your school’s career center. They can help you practice your interviewing skills that are crucial for landing a job. You need to be able to sell yourself to prospective employers and professors if they hold the keys to research positions. People skills and making connections are important.
Most, if not all, professors are doing research in addition to teaching. It’s up to students to approach the professors about working in their labs. No one is going to come to you no matter how much of an academic superstar you may be.