Job Title
Laboratory Coordinator II
Agency
Texas A&M Engineering
Department
Petroleum Engineering
Proposed Minimum Salary
Commensurate
Job Location
College Station, Texas
Job Type
Staff
Job Description
Why work for Texas A&M Engineering?
Engineering has been part of Texas A&M University since its opening in 1876 as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. Today, the College of Engineering is the largest college on the College Station campus with more than 25,000 engineering students enrolled in 15 departments. Its mission is to serve Texas, the nation and the global community by providing engineering graduates who are well-founded in engineering fundamentals, instilled with the highest standards of professional and ethical behavior, and prepared to meet the complex technical challenges of society.
As the research arm of Engineering, the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) is a state agency within the Texas A&M University System with a mission to improve lives through basic and applied engineering research, workforce development and technology transition. Our collaborations with industry, academia and government provide cutting-edge solutions to global technical challenges.
We are deeply committed to recruiting and retaining a talented workforce that embraces our core values of Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Service, by offering competitive salaries, an array of benefits, an extensive support network, and above all, an enriching and highly collaborative working community that is deeply passionate about our vision for higher education, research, and public service.
Purpose:
The Laboratory Coordinator II, under general supervision, oversees daily activities of the lab. Prepares materials, trains teaching assistants.
Responsibilities:
Conducts research sessions and coordinates with researchers.
Coordinates and oversees the daily activities in a laboratory, including staff support and quality control
Administers the lab software system.
Manages the participant (subject) pool by recruiting, screening, and maintaining records on research participants.
Assists with longer-term lab organizational efforts.
Prepares and sets up research sessions including drafting protocol, coordinating with IT support.
Schedules lab space for research sessions.
Maintains lab supplies and other research equipment.
Ensures adherence to lab standards and practices to maximize safety and operational effectiveness.
Coordinates specific duties pertaining to research activities including the installation and calibration of specialized equipment and interpretation of research results formulated through the operation of research apparati. Ensures appropriate analysis and application of observations and measurements based on the evaluation, selection and monitoring of equipment design and operation. Supervises and schedules duties of technical staff and assists in constructing, fabricating, operating and maintaining specialized equipment.
Provides input and recommendations for the design and installation of new equipment, facility upgrades and testing techniques. Performs related duties as required. The nature of the duties are such that they require knowledge of an advanced type in a field of science or learning, are predominantly intellectual and varied in character, and require consistent exercise of discretion and judgment. An individual with this title WILL NOT be eligible to serve as a Principal Investigator (PI).
Assesses the safety factors and monitors the performance and functionality of testing apparatuses, machinery and associated equipment.
Coordinates and maintains laboratory equipment and facilities; works with PI and graduate students to ensure essential resources are available for research projects, experiments and/or tests.
Planning, administration, evaluation and implementation of the laboratory's activities.
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