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Lab Manager

About the Opportunity

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northeastern University is seeking a Laboratory Manager within the department. The Laboratory Manager operates and maintains large-scale structural, infrastructure, and mechanics-based testing laboratories, including use of hydraulic testing equipment and data acquisition systems; conducts large-scale structural and materials testing, including experimental test specimen design, test preparation and set-up, test execution, data interpretation, and specimen disassembly; assists faculty and students with corroborating analyses and field testing; assists faculty and students in proposal, report, paper, and presentation preparation; trains students and staff in the use of facilities and equipment; attracts, oversees, and executes all contract testing activities; and facilitates all education and outreach activities in the laboratory. Responsibilities encompass facility operations and maintenance, including operation and oversight of machine shops, control rooms, staging areas, testing areas, loading docks, overhead cranes, and all laboratory equipment and facilities associated with large-scale structural and materials testing; establishing laboratory policies and protocols in conjunction with the department; overseeing safety on site in laboratories; and serving as primary contact with external vendors. The Laboratory Manager works both individually and in groups to achieve project objectives, and interacts regionally and nationally with professionals in mechanics-based experimental and engineering. The Laboratory Manager especially leads activities in the CEE Infrastructure Engineering Laboratory on the Boston campus and the Laboratory for Structural Testing of Resilient and Sustainable Systems (STReSS Laboratory) on the Burlington campus. The Laboratory Manager also assists in the various other teaching and research laboratories within the department as needed. This position provides an opportunity to help shape the future of civil engineering through advancing research and education related to resilient and sustainable infrastructure, innovative materials, and new sensor technologies. The Laboratory Manager will be working within a dynamic department and university with faculty, staff, and students conducting world-class research and innovative educational programs at the forefront of civil and structural engineering.

Responsibilities:

Experimental Testing: Specimen design, experimental test set-up, experimental test execution, experimental test disassembly: Work with faculty and direct and supervise graduate and undergraduate students as well as visiting professionals and students during experimental design phase, test preparation and set-up, test execution, data acquisition, data interpretation, and test disassembly.

Facilities operation and maintenance: Ensure safe and effective operation and maintenance of department laboratories, including machine shops, control rooms, hydraulic testing components, overhead cranes, and all facilities and equipment. Develop and execute training, safety, maintenance, and related policies and protocols as required.

Project management and training: Interaction with faculty, students, and industrial contacts to promote department laboratory success: Assist in proposal, paper, report, and presentation production. Assist with corroborating analyses and field testing. Train and manage all students and staff in facility use. Facilitate all education and outreach activities in the department laboratories. Utilize expertise to cultivate agency and industrial contacts promoting facility exposure and use, including attracting, overseeing, and executing all contract testing activities. Interface with faculty, staff, and students on related activities occurring in other laboratories within the department.

Laboratory administration: Interact effectively with department laboratory and university personnel. Lead all interactions with external vendors effectively and efficiently. Adhere to project budgets and schedules.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil/Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field is required; an M.S. or Ph.D. degree is preferred
  
• A minimum of 2-5 years of related experience is required with a B.S.; a minimum of 2-5 years of related experience is preferred with an M.S. or Ph.D.
  
• Candidate should be self-motivated and self-directed.
  
• Experience with servo-hydraulic systems and controls, experience with data acquisition equipment preferred
  
• Excellent computer skills including MATLAB, Labview, AutoCAD, Microsoft Office or similar, or related software.
  
• Ability to multi-task and work with several groups simultaneously; strong project management/organizational skills with attention to fine detail, commitment to quality
  
• Ability to present technical information and conduct facility tours as needed.
  
• Excellent interpersonal, oral presentation, and written communication skills
  
• Must demonstrate a professional presence and maturity in dealing with a variety of audiences, external and internal to the university
  
• Must have a positive can-do attitude, flexibility, initiative, and ability to function effectively as member of a team in a dynamic and exciting work environment
  
• Responsive to feedback and committed to continuous improvement, and high integrity
  

Northeastern University is located in the heart of Boston and benefits from the intellectual and cultural vitality of an urban environment. Northeastern is a top-tier research university and premier experiential education institution, and is a National Science Foundation ADVANCE Institutional Transformation site. A university-wide vision for use-inspired transformative research that crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries has resulted in strong cross-departmental ties across departments and colleges. The Civil and Environmental Engineering department houses major research centers, including the NIH-sponsored program Puerto Rico Testsite for Exploring Contamination Threats (PROTECT) and the NIH-sponsored Center for Research on Early Childhood Exposure and Development in Puerto Rico (CRECE). Faculty enjoy collaboration with other research centers and clusters across the College of Engineering, Khoury College of Computer Sciences, College of Science, Bouve College of Health Sciences, College of Arts, Media and Design, D'More-McKim School of Business, and the College of Social Science and Humanities, including the NSF-funded Center for High-Rate Nanomanufacturing (CHN), the DHS-funded Homeland Security Center of Excellence on Awareness and Localization of Explosive-Related Threats (ALERT), the Institute for Experiential Robotics, the Institute for Experiential AI, the Network Science Institute (NSI), the Roux Institute, the Marine Science Center (MSC), the Coastal Sustainability Institute (CSI), the Global Resilience Institute (GRI), the George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security, the Sherman Center for Engineering Entrepreneurship Education, and entrepreneurship programs in the D'Amore-McKim School of Business.

Position Type

Research

Additional Information

Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

To learn more about Northeastern University's commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.


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