Laboratory & Student Experience Coordinator

Department Summary

The Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Laboratory & Student Experience Coordinator uses scientific and engineering knowledge to perform a variety of research and operations activities. The Coordinator designs, constructs, upgrades and maintains experimental systems and experiences used in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering (ChBE) labs and classes. This position develops new lab experiences for existing courses to implement best practices, and provides both formal and informal instruction to individual students, lab teams and engineering research teams. Responsibilities could include creating course material, grading student work, and managing undergraduate and graduate lab assistants. The Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Laboratory & Student Experience Coordinator also serves as the safety officer responsible for lab safety compliance for the department.

Representative Duties

Contributes to research-specific laboratory experiments, partners with investigators and research staff on testing procedures, performs quantitative and/or qualitative analysis as required. Establishes, implements, and monitors laboratory policies and procedures. Assists with developing, monitoring, and reconciling operational lab budgets. Provides instruction to students, faculty, and staff on safe laboratory procedures. Maintains, designs, and constructs laboratory equipment for engineering instructional laboratories, including pilot-scale process equipment and analytical equipment.

Position Profile

Contributes to research-specific laboratory experiments, partners with investigators and research staff on testing procedures, performs quantitative and/or qualitative analysis as required. Establishes, implements, and monitors laboratory policies and procedures. Assists with developing, monitoring, and reconciling operational lab budgets. Provides instruction to students, faculty, and staff on safe laboratory procedures. Maintains laboratory equipment.