Laboratory Coordinator III - Physics and Astronomy

## Laboratory Coordinator III - Physics and Astronomy Apply:
Belknap Campus:
Full time:
Posted Today:
End Date:
October 6, 2026 (13 days left to apply):
R109353
** Department:
** Physics
*
* Location:

** Belknap Campus
** Time Type:
** Full time
** Worker Type:
** Regular
* * Job Req :
** R109353
*
* Minimum Requirements:

** High School Diploma/GED with 4 yrs of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Grade 3 (Hourly)
** Position

Description:

** The University of Louisville Department of Physics and Astronomy invites applications for a Laboratory Coordinator III to support undergraduate instructional laboratories and hands-on learning experiences in physics and astronomy. This position plays an important role in ensuring that laboratory and demonstration resources are available and functioning effectively for faculty, Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs), and students.

The Laboratory Coordinator manages the day-to-day operation of undergraduate instructional laboratories, including preparing, testing, and staging experimental setups and equipment according to the instructional schedule. The position provides technical support for laboratory instruction by troubleshooting experimental setups and equipment, performing routine repairs, preventative maintenance and calibration, and identifying or providing replacement equipment and components as needed. The Laboratory Coordinator also provides technical assistance to faculty and GTAs and helps orient and train GTAs in the use of laboratory equipment and experimental setups.

Working collaboratively with faculty, the Laboratory Coordinator assists with the development, testing, and implementation of new laboratory experiments and evaluates new instructional laboratory equipment. The position researches scientific equipment and replacement components, obtains specifications and cost estimates, coordinates approved purchases, and works with vendors to resolve equipment issues.

The position also supports the department’s classroom instruction by organizing, preparing, testing, maintaining, and repairing lecture-demonstration equipment and assisting faculty with demonstrations as needed. Additional responsibilities include maintaining departmental equipment inventories, coordinating equipment relocations and surplus processes, maintaining appropriate technical documentation and records, and promoting safe laboratory operations.
** Preferred Qualifications
*** Master’s degree in physics or a closely related field
* Experience supporting or managing undergraduate physics instructional laboratories
* Setting up and testing physics experiments and lecture demonstrations
* Troubleshooting, maintaining, and repairing scientific equipment
* Working with basic electronics, computer interfacing, data-acquisition systems, and laboratory instrumentation
* Evaluating and procuring scientific equipment and supplies
** Target Compensation Maximum:
**** Target Compensation Minimum:
**** Compensation will be commensurate to candidate experience.
**** Equal Employment Opportunity
** The University of Louisville is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. The University strives to provide equal employment opportunity on the basis of merit and without unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, or pregnancy. In accordance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veteran Readjustment Act of 1974, the University prohibits job discrimination of individuals with disabilities, Vietnam era veterans, qualified special disabled veterans, recently separated veterans,…