Lab Manager & Research Seminars Coordinator

• Full-time
• Division:
  Dean of College of Engineering
• Job Subfamily:
  Lab - Science - RE004
• Job Family:
  Research

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Whether contributing to world-class research, shaping the student experience, or supporting the University’s mission in other ways, you will be part of a dedicated team working to make a meaningful impact on campus and beyond. At Notre Dame, your work matters, and so do you!

The Lab Manager & Research Seminars Coordinator supports the daily operations of the Berke Lab, assists with undergraduate research activities and shared laboratory resources across Environmental Engineering labs in McCourtney Hall East, and coordinates co-curricular research seminars for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences (CEEES).

This three year Limited-Term position is responsible for maintaining laboratory instrumentation, ensuring high-quality geochemical data, supporting laboratory safety and compliance, training student researchers, managing laboratory supplies and procurement, and coordinating departmental seminar programming and guest visits. The role also provides opportunities for independent research, as time and interest permit, under the guidance of faculty.

Key Responsibilities

Berke Lab Operations & Research Support — 50%

• Instrumentation Maintenance and Troubleshooting: Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair laboratory instrumentation; coordinate the replacement of instrument components and ensure equipment remains operational.
• Sample Analysis and Data Quality: Conduct sample analyses, process data, maintain analytical standards, and implement quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) procedures to ensure a continuous supply of high-quality geochemical data.
• Analytical Methods and Data Management: Develop new analytical methods as needed and promote effective data management practices, documentation, and recordkeeping.
• Graduate Student Training and Support: Train and assist graduate student researchers in the operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of laboratory instrumentation, developing technical skills relevant to future careers in chemical analysis and related fields.
• Laboratory Safety and Compliance: Serve as the primary laboratory safety resource, oversee appropriate waste disposal, and support compliance with applicable EPA safety standards and other relevant laboratory safety requirements.
• Inventory and Procurement: Monitor laboratory inventory, maintain adequate supplies and analytical standards, and order necessary consumables, equipment, and replacement parts.

Undergraduate Research Support & Shared Laboratory Resources — 30%

• Undergraduate Research Training and Supervision: Train and assist in supervising undergraduate student researchers working in CEEES faculty laboratories in McCourtney Hall East, helping expand opportunities for undergraduate participation in departmental research.
• Shared Equipment and Supplies Management: Oversee the use and availability of shared laboratory equipment and supplies, monitor inventory and usage, and replenish materials as needed.
• Procurement and Vendor Coordination: Serve as the primary procurement contact for participating laboratories, coordinate orders for supplies and equipment, and communicate directly with designated vendors.
• Laboratory Coordination and Support: Provide general operational support for Environmental Engineering laboratories in McCourtney Hall East and assist with additional laboratory needs as they arise.
• Seminar Planning and Administration: Coordinate the department’s co-curricular research seminar series, including Structures, Environmental Engineering, Earth Sciences, McCourtney East early-career lunchtime seminars, and CEEES-sponsored Edison Lectures held during the academic year.
• Speaker and Faculty Coordination: Work with faculty hosts to coordinate seminar arrangements and communicate with invited speakers and guests before, during, and after their visits.
• Travel and Hospitality…