Lab Coordinator, School of Science

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Penn State Behrend, School of Science is seeking applicants for a full-time life sciences lab coordinator who has demonstrated experience working in science laboratories. The lab coordinator is responsible for coordinating operational activities in research and instructional laboratories. Typical duties include, but are not limited to, ensuring laboratory security, efficiency, and quality control; serving as safety officer; assisting with planning labs, experiments, and research projects; providing instruction and support to students; contributing to research project advancement; ensuring equipment and material availability; maintaining relationships with agencies, contractor, vendors; coordinating operational activities in life sciences research or instructional laboratories; providing support services to researchers, faculty, students, and technicians. The hours for this position will be 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

This position requires a bachelor's degree or higher plus at least 3 years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Penn State Behrend, is an undergraduate and graduate college of The Pennsylvania State University.Situated on a beautiful, wooded 854-acre hillside campus recognized as a U.S. arboretum, we have four academic schools (Business; Engineering; Humanities and Social Sciences; and Science); student residential living; a range of research programs and outreach centers; and a highly successful business and technology park. With 5,000 students in resident instruction and online in college programs offered through Penn State World Campus, we uniquely blend the atmosphere and focus on teaching of a small college with access to the academic, research, and professional development resources of a Big 10, R1 University. Our college is an open laboratory of learning and discovery where students gain real-life experience engaging with business, industry, and community partners. We seek faculty members who share our commitment to both teaching and scholarship, to the holistic development of students, and to principles of respect, diversity, and inclusiveness.

The School of Science offers B.S. degrees in biology, chemistry, mathematics, mathematics education, nursing, physics, and environmental science. The school supports a growing, all-campus interest in research that addresses issues of women's health (in partnership with the Magee Women's Research Institute), Great Lakes ecosystem health and polymer engineering and science.

The Pennsylvania State University is committed to and accountable for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in all its forms. We embrace individual uniqueness, foster a culture of inclusion that supports both broad and specific diversity initiatives, leverage the educational and institutional benefits of diversity, and engage all individuals to help them thrive. We value inclusion as a core strength and an essential element of our public service mission.

Please upload a cover letter and resume at time of application submission. Review of application materials will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

The salary range for this position, including all possible grades is:

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