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Villanova University Lab Manager in Villanova, Pennsylvania
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+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Posting Number: | 20244058S | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Position Title: | Lab Manager | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Position Type: | Staff | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Location: | Villanova, PA | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Recruitment Type: | Internal/External Applicants | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Work Schedule: | full-time/12-months | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Avg Hours Week | | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Department: | 205-Mechanical Engineering | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Position Summary: | The Mechanical Engineering (ME) | | | Lab Manager manages the | | | operations of the department's | | | undergraduate instructional labs | | | and supports ME research labs. | | | They provide technical support | | | and guidance with teaching and | | | research in these ME lab spaces | | | by creating and enforcing | | | workflows, safety protocols, and | | | space and equipment usage | | | guidelines. The Lab Manager | | | directly supervises student | | | workers in the managed spaces. | | | The Lab Manager will serve as a | | | liaison with University | | | Facilities and Environmental | | | Health and Safety Departments. | | | They will provide training for | | | undergraduate and graduate | | | students on safe practices, | | | oversee maintenance of the | | | department materials and chemical | | | inventory, maintain researcher | | | training documentation, conduct | | | lab inspections, and respond to | | | and report on lab safety | | | incidents. Lab Manager directly | | | supervises student workers in the | | | managed spaces. The Lab Manager's | | | oversight includes support and | | | training to undergraduate and | | | graduate students and support to | | | faculty with cademic and | | | research projects, maintaining | | | and updating instructional and | | | research equipment in the managed | | | space, fabricating parts for | | | instructional labs using | | | equipment, maintaining, and | | | updating equipment and | | | apparatuses, maintaining | | | inventory, and providing | | | additional assistance to | | | constituents as needed. The Lab | | | Manager will assist with student | | | design projects. Villanova is a | | | Catholic university sponsored by | | | the Augustinian Order. Diversity | | | and inclusion have been and will | | | continue to be an integral | | | component of Villanova | | | University's mission. The | | | University is an Equal | | | Opportunity/Affirmative Action | | | employer and seeks candidates who | | | understand, respect and can | | | contribute to the University's | | | mission and values. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Duties and Responsibilities: | - * Creation and oversight of | | | workflows and safety, and | | | establishing protocols and | | | space and equipment usage | | | guidelines in the ME | | | undergraduate instructional | | | labs and research labs. | | | - * Assisting instructors and | | | students in the set up and | | | operation of undergraduate | | | laboratory experiments | | | including mechanical, | | | electrical, data acquisition, | | | and instrumentation support. | | | - * Supporting the research | | | mission of the department and | | | college by providing | | | mechanical, electrical, and | | | instrumentation support for | | | sponsored and other research | | | projects and experiments | | | conducted by ME graduate | | | students and faculty. | | | - * Maintaining inventory of | | | common parts and materials, | | | and ensuring stock is | | | available for fabrication. | |