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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Penn State Lehigh Valley is seeking applicants for the position of Lab Coordinator-Physical Sciences. This is a 91.6 % full-time equivalence (FTE) job. Full Penn State benefits are included.

Job Summary:

The Lab Coordinator - Physical Sciences is responsible for coordinating operational activities in a research or instructional laboratory. The Lab Coordinator ensures laboratory security, efficiency, and quality control; serves as safety officer; assists with planning labs, experiments, and research projects; provides instruction and support to students; contributes to research project advancement; ensures equipment and material availability; maintains relationships with agencies, contractors, vendors; complies and reports project funding, sourcing, and research progress data; assists with grants and proposals.

Representative Duties:

• Coordinate operational activities in physical sciences research or instructional laboratories; provide support services to researchers, faculty, students, and technicians

• Oversee laboratory security, efficiency, and quality control; develop and implement policies, procedures, and protocols

• Serve as laboratory safety officer; ensure laboratories are maintained and operated in compliance with safety regulations; coordinate activities with IACUC, environmental health, and other safety compliance officers; maintain records

• Assist faculty and researchers plan labs and experiments; make equipment, material, and supply recommendations; design/develop equipment specifications; set up and demonstrate equipment

Technology; calculate and prepare chemical solutions; pilot test experiments:

• Provide academic activity support; guide students during lab activities including field opportunities and research projects; review, analyze, and advise on project feasibility; schedule laboratories and facilitate set up/tear down; provide class coverage; proctor exams

• Contribute to research project advancement; collect, compile, and process data

• Compile project funding and sourcing information; develop and maintain source relationships; assist with research and grant proposals

• Coordinate equipment, supply, and labware purchases, ordering, inventory, maintenance, repair, and storage; secure competitive pricing; reconcile invoices and maintain records; establish and maintain vendor and sales representative relationships

• Coordinate use and reporting of research budget and f