Lab Operations Lead & Research Seminars Coordinator

Notre Dame International; Notre Dame (IN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, IN invites applications for the Lab Manager & Research Seminars Coordinator to support Berke Lab operations and undergraduate research activities across Environmental Engineering labs. The role focuses on instrumentation maintenance, data quality, safety compliance, and seminar coordination.

You'll train student researchers, oversee inventory, and collaborate with faculty on analytical methods while pursuing independent research as time allows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant scientific or engineering discipline.
• Master’s or doctoral degree in a relevant scientific or engineering discipline.
• Three to four years of relevant professional or research experience in a laboratory setting.
• Hands–on experience troubleshooting gas chromatography–isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC‑IRMS) systems.
• Experience working with organic solvents and laboratory instrumentation.
• Preferred: Experience with organic geochemical analytic techniques.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair laboratory instrumentation; coordinate the replacement of instrument components and ensure equipment remains operational.
• Conduct sample analyses, process data, maintain analytical standards, and implement QA/QC procedures to ensure a continuous supply of high-quality geochemical data.
• Develop new analytical methods and promote effective data management practices, documentation, and recordkeeping.
• Train and assist graduate student researchers in the operation, maintenance, and troubleshooting of laboratory instrumentation.
• Serve as the primary laboratory safety resource, oversee appropriate waste disposal, and support compliance with applicable EPA safety standards and other laboratory safety requirements.
• Monitor laboratory inventory, maintain adequate supplies and analytical standards, and order necessary consumables, equipment, and replacement parts.
• Coordinate the department’s co-curricular research seminar series, including Structures, Environmental Engineering, Earth Sciences, McCourtney East early‑career lunchtime seminars, and Edison Lectures held during the academic year.
• Provide travel, lodging, meals, and other logistical needs for invited speakers and visitors.

Skills

Strong written and verbal comms

Organizational skills

Mentoring students

Planning and coordination

Lab instrumentation troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant scientific or engineering discipline

Master’s or doctoral degree in a relevant scientific or engineering discipline

Tools

GC-IRMS

Job description

University of Notre Dame in Notre Dame, IN invites applications for the Lab Manager & Research Seminars Coordinator to support Berke Lab operations and undergraduate research activities across Environmental Engineering labs. The role focuses on instrumentation maintenance, data quality, safety compliance, and seminar coordination.

You'll train student researchers, oversee inventory, and collaborate with faculty on analytical methods while pursuing independent research as time allows.