School of Applied Health Lab Coordinator

About the role

The position serves as a Lab Coordinator for the Human Performance and Biomechanics laboratories within the School of Applied Health at Cal Poly Humboldt. The position supports teaching, research, and community-based testing in accordance with National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards.

Responsibilities

• Support the smooth operations of the Lab and maintain equipment in accordance with NSCA, ACSM and OSHA standards; equipment maintenance (including but not limited to calibration, cleaning, programming, troubleshooting with the manufacturer); ensure all equipment is operational and safe.
• Provide support to faculty and students by ensuring all equipment is in working order and helping to trouble shoot equipment and/or methodological issues related to the use of the lab.
• Coordinate checkouts with faculty and graduate students, verify that users are properly trained, confirm equipment is in working order before release and upon return, and repair or request replacement of equipment as needed.
• Maintain a continuous inventory of all items in the labs, submit order requests for consumable parts as needed, stock and organize equipment.
• Care for and coordinate equipment delivery, relocation, and disposal following university policies and procedures.
• Maintain a logical, conflict-free Lab calendar, provide training on its use, and enable users to schedule their own time. Verify and log certifications and training completed by lab users as necessitated by their respective role. Coordinate and schedule general lab training; provide lab orientations and safety briefings at least once per semester.
• Monitor and promptly respond to emails and phone calls from people looking to schedule services/asking questions about the services. Add voice mail announcements and auto-reply messages to email each semester including lab hours.
• Support paid community testing including exercise tests and supporting students in performing tests/assessments in classes.
• Provide lab tours for outreach events (e.g. visiting potential students, welcome week events, donors, etc.).

Qualifications

• Equivalent to three years of experience providing instructional support services for a related unit or discipline, or in producing materials or supplies or repairing equipment in a discipline related to Kinesiology, Exercise Science, Human Performance, or a closely related field.
• Master’s degree in Kinesiology, Exercise Science, Human Performance, or a closely related field.
• NSCA Certified Performance & Sport Scientist (CPSS).
• NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS).
• ACSM Exercise Physiologist or Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist certification.
• College-level teaching or laboratory instruction experience.
• Experience mentoring undergraduate and graduate students in research or community service.
• Experience in fall risk assessment, gait analysis, stress testing, resistance training program design, and exercise prescription.
• Experience with health screening, risk classification, and clinical event coordination.