Laboratory Technician

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Position Information Job Title Laboratory Technician Summary The Lab Technician position provides technical support to the Department of Physics and Engineering and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

Responsibilities of the position include preventative maintenance and repair of equipment, advising on and implementing improvements to laboratory infrastructure and spaces.

In addition, the position manages the university machine shop and provides machining services to the math and science departments.

This is a two-year funded position and is set to end August 31, 2026 unless funding is continued. Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and follow preventative maintenance plans for department-owned research and instructional scientific instrumentation.
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and repair basic problems with scientific instruments.
• Work with suppliers to obtain any parts and technical support needed to complete repairs.
• Coordinate with vendors and instrument custodians / operators to plan and carry out installation of new equipment for research and instructional labs.
• Plan and implement changes to lab facilities within the Physics and Engineering Department, including a maker-space, machine shop, and advanced engineering lab.
• Make recommendations regarding upgrades, additions, or removal of tools and equipment, including any repairs that should be made.
• Developing standard operating procedures for all relevant equipment.
• Training and supervising students in their operation of equipment.
• Preparing Physics and Engineering Physics teaching labs
• Acting as resident machinist for STEM programs and the broader University.
• Machining parts or components for teaching / research lab activities and projects.

Required Qualifications

• At least an Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, relevant chemistry or technology area, or related fields plus some years of related work experience.
• Knowledge of fabrication, laboratory equipment, and machine maintenance.
• Ability to train undergraduate students.
• Must be adept at multitasking.
• Interest in understanding and supporting John Carroll’s mission to inspire individuals to excel in learning, leadership, and service in the region and in the world.

Preferred Qualifications Normal Work Location, Hours and Conditions This position works in person from our campus in University Heights, Ohio.

This position is a 12-month full time role working approximately 37.5 hours per week. This is a two-year funded position and is set to end August 31, 2026 unless funding is continued.

• Physical Requirements Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in a lab setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time;
• to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and / or pull moderate to significant amounts of weight;

to operate laboratory equipment. Hours Full Time FLSA Non-Exempt (Hourly) Compensation & Benefits Starting pay will be $27.

00 $34.00 / hour, commensurate with qualifications. This position offers a generous Total Rewards package that includes health and dental insurance options, paid vacation, personal, sick, and mission time, holidays, 403 (b) retirement plan, life insurance, and tuition remission benefits for you, your spouse, and children.

About John Carroll University John Carroll University is a private, coeducational, Jesuit Catholic university, founded in 1886, dedicated to developing people with the knowledge and character to lead and to serve.

The University is located in University Heights, Ohio, an attractive residential suburb 10 miles east of downtown Cleveland.

Academically, the University consists of the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Health and the Boler College of Business, which include graduate programs.

The University offers more than 70 Academic Programs in the arts, social sciences, natural sciences, and business at the undergraduate level, and in select areas at the master’s level.

The University enrolls approximately 2,300 undergraduate students and 500 graduate students and has a student-to-faculty ratio of 13 : 1.

John Carroll University is one of 27 Jesuit universities in the United States and has been listed in U.S. News & World Report magazine’s top 10 rankings of Midwest regional universities for more than 30 consecutive years.