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Villanova University Lab Manager in Villanova, Pennsylvania
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+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Posting Number: | 20244036S | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | 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: | 203-Chemical Engineering | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Position Summary: | The Chemical and Biological | | | Engineering ( | | | | | | CBE) lab manager manages the | | | daily and long-term operations of | | | the department's teaching and | | | research labs. They provide | | | technical support and guidance | | | with teaching and research in | | | these spaces by creating and | | | enforcing workflows, managing | | | safety procedures and | | | | | | PPE, and establishing protocols | | | for safe and effective space and | | | equipment usage. The individual | | | serves as the direct contact with | | | University Facilities and | | | Environmental Health and Safety | | | Departments. They serve as the | | | Department's Lab Safety Manager | | | which includes training of | | | undergraduate and graduate | | | students on safe practices, | | | required routine testing of | | | chemical safety infrastructure, | | | overseeing maintenance of the | | | department chemical inventory, | | | maintaining researcher training | | | documentation, conducting lab | | | inspections, and responding and | | | reporting on lab safety | | | incidents. The lab manager | | | directly supe vises student | | | workers in the managed spaces. | | | The position's oversight includes | | | support and training for | | | undergraduate and graduate | | | students and support to faculty | | | with academic and research | | | projects---this includes | | | maintaining, repairing, and | | | updating equipment in the managed | | | space, designing and fabricating | | | experimental setups for | | | conducting research and teaching | | | labs, maintaining chemical and | | | material inventories, and | | | providing additional assistance | | | to constituents as needed. The | | | lab manager also assists 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 Chemical | | | and Biological Engineering | | | research labs, Unit | | | Operations Lab, and | | | Biollogical Engineering | | | teaching lab. Cunducts and | | | oversees the annual fixed | | | asset inventory report, lab | | | safety inspections, and | | | chemical inventory. | | | - * Responsible for the | | | maintenance, updating and | | | repair of equipment, | | | instrumentation, and | | | apparatus in the research and | | | instructional labs, whch | | | supperts faculty research and | |