The director will manage instructional and research operations of the Jeff Bruner Materials Characterization Lab. The director will oversee the daily operations of the lab, ensuring the safety of personnel, managing equipment and supplies. Support faculty and students with scheduled laboratory course work. The director will coordinate research projects with faculty advisors while maintaining compliance with regulatory guidelines.

Essential Functions:

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.

• Teach field-related laboratory technique courses (two 3-credit courses per academic year)

• Provide analysis and problem-solving guidance

• Supervise all work performed in the Bruner Lab

• Schedule and maintain equipment calibration and service

• Strong analytical skills

• Train students (Graduate Assistants, work study) and faculty on use of equipment.

• Prepare annual laboratory business model and budget.

• Manage paid client projects.

Qualifications

Education and Experience Requirements:

Education: Master's degree or higher, preferably in a textile-related field.

AND

Experience: 3 or more years textile-industry experience preferred

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required):

Knowledge of textile-industry technology and trends.

Strong knowledge of fibers and fabrics.

Familiarity with ASTM and AATCC testing procedures.

Applicants are requested to submit an on-line application: https://hr.jefferson.edu/careers.html Job ID # 9302216

As part of the application process, candidates must also submit as single pdf to ronald.kander@jefferson.edu containing a 1) cover letter of interest, 2) curriculum vitae, 3) the contact information of three (3) professional references. This emailed application packet should be addressed to Dr. Ronald G. Kander, PhD, Dean, Kanbar College of Design, Engineering & Commerce, Associate Provost for Applied Research, Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University) East Falls Campus, 302A Lawrence N. Fields DEC Center, 4201 Henry Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19144

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Closing Statement

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jefferson's mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.