Laboratory Specialist
Overall Objective of the Job : ▪ Prepare all materials (lab equipment, consumable, and etc) for laboratory sessions. ▪ Research, prepare tender materials, order, and setup/coordinate commission of new equipment. ▪ Setup, maintaining, and calibrate equipment according to vendor’s or international standard ▪ Ensure proper operation of all equipment operate by performing preventive, and corrective maintenance. ▪ Plan, order, and keep track of consumable. ▪ Assist faculty, and students in courses relevant to the laboratory. ▪ Serve as academic advisor to students. Tasks and Responsibilities: ▪ Develop, and update Health and Safety (HS) procedures for all laboratories to meet university’s HS standards. ▪ Enforce university’s HS standards for all activities related to the laboratories. ▪ Monitor and maintains an organized, clean and safe working environment in lab and ensures compliance with work legal, health and safety standards. ▪ Enforce laboratory safety regulations. ▪ Prepare, explain and perform practical experiments to students in courses related to the lab. ▪ Preparing laboratory manuals and standard laboratory procedures under faculty supervision. ▪ Setup equipment for each laboratory session in coordination with laboratory instructor. ▪ Supervise and assist students working in projects such as, but are not limited to, GPs, SUREs, and etc. ▪ Monitor, and control access to and use of all departmental laboratories and equipment. ▪ Train students, researchers and faculties to use machines, instruments and equipment. ▪ Provide technical support for students and researchers in designing and manufacturing for course and research projects. ▪ Conduct Safety Induction for first-time users of various Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department laboratories. ▪ Purchase all lab needs and coordinate for spare parts or maintenance needs with the equipment supplier. ▪ Proctoring of Undergraduate and Graduate level examinations. ▪ Advise students on their study plans using DegreeWorks. Organizational Relationships & Communications : ▪ To coordinate the design and development of laboratories, courses and graduation projects. ▪ Coordinate with faculty, and students on lab exercises. ▪ Provide technical support to students, faculties, researchers and dept. staff members. ▪ To coordinate with other departments’ professionals concerning requirement of manufacturing needs, e.g. projects and equipment. ▪ Liaison with vendors and suppliers for tools and machineries procurement.
▪ Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or a closely related area.
▪ All laboratories, and equipment related to the Mechanics of Materials, Engineering Materials, and any other assigned by the Chair of the department
31/12/2024