What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research Lab Coordinator (Yang Lab) - Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment position at illinois?
Duties & Responsibilities
- Manage spectrometer service activities, including maintaining and troubleshooting analytical instrumentation (including a gas chromatograph, SmartChem discrete analyzer, inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer, stable isotope ratio mass spectrometer interfaced with a trace gas analyzer and elemental analyzer), training users on the instrumentation, analyzing soil, plant, gas, and water samples for outside labs, and invoicing for services
- Train CABBI postdoctoral researchers, graduate students, and undergraduate students in the Yang Lab on laboratory analytical instrumentation and standard operating procedures for laboratory and field research activities
- Train and assist CABBI Stable Isotope Labeling Facility users
- Maintain and troubleshoot the Conviron growth chambers housing the Stable Isotope Labeling Facility and the instrumentation for monitoring and regulating carbon dioxide, humidity, and temperature in the labeling chambers
- Assist with preparation of CABBI data for publication, including data compilation, analysis, and quality assurance/quality control
- Purchase, receive, and inventory scientific supplies and equipment related to CABBI projects, including for the Stable Isotope Labeling Facility