Laboratory Tech II

University of Rochester•City of Rochester, NY

3d•$17 - $24•Onsite

About The Position

The Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester is seeking an individual to provide technical, instructional, and equipment maintenance support for The Institute’s laboratories. Instructional laboratory courses include the senior design courses. The teaching and research laboratory technician will work closely under the supervision and direction of the Sr. Laboratory Engineer and course professors. Students learn fundamental laboratory skills such as working in teams and presenting technical findings. The laboratory technician will provide technical support to student teams in lab courses including senior design. The laboratory technician will also provide assistance with equipment installation and maintenance for faculty research laboratories. The laboratory technician will be a point of contact for departmental usage, maintenance and training of equipment in the Hopkins Center. They will maintain a schedule for each device to manage the use for both courses and faculty research activity. The laboratory technician will also interface with equipment vendors for the procurement of new equipment and to maintain existing equipment.

Requirements

B.S. in a STEM related field and/or technical experience in industry is required.
2 years of relevant experience required or equivalent combination of education and experience
Self-motivated problem solver with strong computer and technical skills
Candidate is expected to learn programming software.
Ability to work some weekday evenings during the academic year.

Responsibilities

Assist in the maintenance of Departmental Laboratories: Equipment moves and lab clean ups. Lab preparation for new faculty hires. Assist faculty with research laboratory chemical inventories.
Train and assist students with running equipment, ordering parts, equipment and process design and part fabrication.
Maintain laboratory equipment and inventory with readiness for laboratory courses and research labs. Disposition of equipment as needed.
Provide general technical support to maintain and upgrade the undergraduate instructional laboratories and computer facilities as required
Provide technical support to both undergraduate and graduate research projects.
Assist with coordinating student teams and generating presentation schedules and project reviews with external industry sponsors. 1%
Participate in providing feedback on student work such as technical and oral presentations.
Generate standard operating procedures for laboratory equipment.
Assist Sr. Laboratory Engineer with the maintenance of training records and equipment logs.
Point contact for use, maintenance, and training for all of the measurement equipment in the Hopkins Center.
Maintain relationships with Zygo, Optikos, and other relevant device vendor’s technical support teams.
Create a schedule for each device, giving priority for undergraduate and graduate lab classes.
Develop applications within each device software to streamline measurement set-ups and return to default settings when necessary.
Assist faculty with device training of TAs and students enrolled in relevant optics courses.
Other duties as assigned.