Salary: Commensurate with experience
Benefits: The University offers generous benefits including paid time off (holidays, holy days and vacation), employer matching contributions to the retirement plan, and tuition benefits for employees and their eligible dependents. Learn more and explore benefits at www.duq.edu/benefits
Location: School of Science and Engineering
Position Status: Full-time
Hours: Varied
Position Number: 434111/10-1155
FLSA Status: Exempt
The Engineering Lab Manager will work with faculty to oversee the lab prep and support research.
Machine and instrument care: Understand the use and maintain instruments and machines in the engineering departments.
Supervises the machine shop: The machine shop must be supervised if students are using it outside of class time or as support during class.
Prepares labs for engineering courses in conjunction with the instructors.
Works with the Instrument staff to support the school as a whole.
Completes other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
Minimum qualifications:
Study of engineering or engineering technology and work-related experience.
Preferred qualifications:
Associate's or Bachelor's degree from an accredited educational institution.
1-3 years of work-related experience.
Alternatively, the successful candidate may possess any equivalent combination of experience and training, which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. This includes, but is not limited to, the following:
The person should be knowledgeable in the areas of lab oversight and safety, machine and instrument operations. Generally, they should be willing to learn new instruments and machines, teach students how to use the machines and supervise them with patience. They must be team orientedworking with faculty, staff and students at various times of the day on the same task.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the University Community.
Ability and willingness to contribute actively to the mission of the University and to respect the Spiritan Catholic identity of Duquesne University. The mission is implemented through a commitment to academic excellence, a spirit of service, moral and spiritual values, sensitivity to world concerns, and an ecumenical campus community.
Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references.
Duquesne University was founded in 1878 by its sponsoring religious community, the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. Duquesne University is Catholic in mission and ecumenical in spirit. Motivated by its Catholic identity, Duquesne values equality of opportunity both as an educational institution and as an employer.