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Lab Technician in Villanova, Pennsylvania at Villanova University

Salary: $11.25 - $11.25/hrJob Function: Medical
Villanova University
Villanova, Pennsylvania, 19085, United States
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Villanova University
Lab Technician

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Position Information
Posting Number:20255708V
Position Title:Lab Technician
Posting TypeStudent
Hours/week:10
Eligibility:Work study preferred but open to all students
Semester2025-2026 Academic Year
Location Falvey Memorial Library
Detailed Work Schedule
Flexible
Number of positions:1
Department:276-Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Contact Name:Ann Goody
Contact Phone/Extension:3272
Position Summary Information
Job Description Summary:
Position Description:
The Lab Technician supports students, faculty, and staff on all their endeavors in the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship’s Maker Lab. Additionally, the Lab Technician drives traffic into the lab through regular introductory workshops. It’s the Institute’s mission to promote innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship throughout the community, and ensuring a welcoming, supportive, and well-maintained Maker Lab is key to enacting our mission.

Lab Technician responsibilities include:
  • Hosting regular introductory workshops to train students, faculty, and staff how to use Maker Lab equipment
  • Hosting regular office hours in the Maker Lab to assist students, faculty, and staff with projects of all kinds
  • Maintaining Maker Lab equipment to ensure it’s in optimal working order at all times
  • Determining new tools and technologies to acquire for the lab
  • Maintaining a safe environment within the lab
  • Completing special Maker Lab projects

Additionally, the Lab Technician manages daily operations within the Idea Lab. Responsibilities include:
  • •Welcoming community members into the space
  • Cleaning/maintaining the Idea Lab, patio, and maker lab
Requirements:
We’re especially interested in students with the following:
  • Proficiency in 3D modeling and 3D printer slicing software
  • 3D printer maintenance experience
  • Glowforge operation and maintenance experience
  • Sewing, knitting, or other textile experience
  • General knowledge of electronics
  • A sense of humor

Additional Information:
The Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is an innovative driver of scholastic, educational, and professional development opportunities in the related areas of creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship within the Villanova community. IIE has a multi-disciplinary and cross-college focus and seeks to advance the University’s strategy by fostering cross-college learning and embedding entrepreneurial thinking more deeply in the Villanova culture. We believe that students from the Colleges of Professional Studies, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Nursing, Business, and Law can all learn from one another how to become more well-rounded innovative and creative thinkers. IIE fosters opportunities for this cross-disciplinary learning to occur. While student employment opportunities within IIE tend to be more challenging than what is typical, they’re infinitely more rewarding.
Physical Demands Summary:
Wage Rate:$11.25 per hour
Posting Detail Information
Closing Date (11:59pm ET):
Open Until FilledYes
Posting Specific Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  1. * Are you currently a registered Villanova student?
    • Yes
    • No
  2. * Are you eligible for work study?
    • Yes
    • No
    • I don't know
  3. * What is your availability? (days and times)

    (Open Ended Question)

  4. * How will your experience with innovation and entrepreneurship enhance the Villanova community.

    (Open Ended Question)

  5. * Please describe your current student status (major, year in school, etc. )

    (Open Ended Question)

  6. * Please describe your experience with operation and maintenance of 3D printers and other tech equipment.

    (Open Ended Question)

  7. * Have you ever worked on campus before? If “Y”, what department and semester/year?

    (Open Ended Question)

  8. * I understand that satisfactory attendance in all academic classes is required to maintain student employment at Villanova University.
    • Yes
    • No
Optional Applicant Documents:
Required Documents
  1. Resume / Curriculum Vitae
Optional Documents
  1. Cover Letter / Letter of Interest

Job Location

Villanova, Pennsylvania, 19085, United States

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