The Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is seeking a candidate for their Senior Instructional Laboratory Technician position in the Environmental Engineering Program at the University of Southern California in the Viterbi School of Engineering. The Senior Lab Technician supports critical operations, reporting directly to the Department Chair and the faculty teaching the laboratory sessions. This position establishes and operates standard laboratory equipment and prepares experimental materials using laboratory protocols and safety guidelines.
Primary Responsibilities Include:
•Assisting with teaching the laboratory sessions of CE363L Mechanical Behavior of Materials and ENE410L Geotechnical Engineering.
•Helping with the teaching laboratories, including preparing the laboratory for each lab session, training the teaching assistant, use and operate the equipment, perform necessary maintenance and calibration, order materials and supplies, and fix equipment as necessary.
•Fabricating test samples, etc., for the laboratory and based on departmental needs.
•Rigging, moving, and disposing of test samples and fixtures.
•Operating heavy machinery and maintaining laboratory equipment.
•Cleaning and organizing the laboratory to maintain a safe and orderly work environment.
•Assisting with inventory tracking in the department.
•Train and assist other laboratory staff and students in operating testing and teaching equipment.
•Perform and assist in performing other research-related laboratory testing.
•Conforming to and enforcing laboratory safety policies and protocols in the teaching labs.
•Purchasing laboratory supplies and equipment.
•Dropping off and picking up materials and supplies from local stores/vendors according to the laboratory's needs.
•Interfacing with USC FPM, EH&S, and other vendors related to equipment purchases, laboratory/facilities renovations/upgrades, and safety compliance.
•Other duties as assigned by the Chair, including but not limited to event support and department maintenance requests.
Job duties may be added or modified as needed.
The Senior Lab Technician is required to maintain a USC P-Card for laboratory purchases and maintain a valid driver's license in California. This is an onsite position at USC's University Park Campus in Los Angeles, California. This position is not eligible for remote work.
Viterbi staff are expected to facilitate a culture of support and service, model civility and respectful engagement at all times, maintain the highest ethical standards, and maintain strict confidentiality across all facets of their work.
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