Associate Staff Engineer (Dept of Chemical and Biomolecular Engrg)

The Associate Staff Engineer serves as a primary resource for the department's instructional laboratories and supports the safe and effective execution of undergraduate laboratory and design-based learning activities. The position will work closely with faculty, laboratory instructors, teaching assistants, departmental leadership, and Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) personnel to maintain safe, effective, and efficient laboratory operations that support the department's educational mission.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

Teaching Laboratory & Design Program Support

• Manage procurement, inventories, equipment maintenance, and vendor service activities for instructional and design laboratories.
• Maintain laboratory spaces and ensure readiness for instructional, design, and project-based activities.
• Coordinate laboratory scheduling and shared use of instructional and design spaces.
• Assist with risk assessments and implementation of safety requirements for teaching assistants and student project teams under supervision.
• Develop and maintain laboratory SOPs, equipment documentation, and records.
• Train teaching assistants and student personnel in laboratory techniques, equipment operation, safety practices, and biological laboratory methods as needed.
• Mentor students participating in laboratory courses, design projects, and extracurricular engineering activities, fostering technical skill development and safe laboratory practices.
• Provide technical and operational support for instructional laboratories, including user assistance, troubleshooting equipment, and continuous improvement of laboratory operations and instructional activities.

Safety and Compliance

• Coordinate laboratory safety and incident response training for teaching and design team personnel.
• Conduct routine laboratory safety inspections and maintain compliance documentation.
• Assist with incident reporting, investigations, corrective actions, and project safety reviews.
• Coordinate inspection, testing, calibration, repair, and maintenance of laboratory safety equipment and engineering controls.

Department Operations & Facilities Support

• Maintain departmental asset inventories and equipment records.
• Coordinate facilities work orders and serve as a liaison with Facilities, HSE, and external vendors.
• Coordinate operation and maintenance of shared departmental resources, including common equipment, gas cylinder storage systems, delivery infrastructure, and other shared laboratory facilities.
• Assist departmental leadership with planning and implementation of laboratory, equipment, safety, and facilities improvement projects.

• Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, the Physical Sciences, or a related technical field.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

• Hands-on experience working in chemical, biological, biochemical, or related laboratory environments.
• One to three years of experience supporting laboratory operations, technical facilities, or engineering environments.
• Experience supporting undergraduate laboratory instruction or experiential learning activities.
• Familiarity with biological laboratory techniques such as bacterial cloning, culturing, aseptic procedures, and reagent preparation.
• Experience with chemical inventory management, hazardous waste coordination, and laboratory safety programs.
• Experience training laboratory users, teaching assistants, or other personnel.
• Experience maintaining scientific or engineering laboratory equipment.
• Ability to train and support a diverse group of laboratory users.

Special Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Experience supporting laboratory operations, equipment maintenance, and technical troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of laboratory safety practices, chemical hygiene principles, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Experience with procurement, inventory management, hazardous materials handling, and laboratory recordkeeping.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to students, faculty, and staff.
• Strong organizational, project management, interpersonal, and communication skills.

Classified Title: Associate Staff Engineer
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MD
Starting Salary Range: $55,800-$97,600 Annually (Commensurate w/exp)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M-F, 37.5 hrs wkly
FLSA Status:Exempt
Location: Homewood Campus
Department name: Dept of Chemical and Biomolecular Engrg
Personnel area: Whiting School of Engineering