Bulk Solids Innovation Center Seeks Laboratory ManagerBulk Solids Innovation Center Seeks Laboratory Manager
December 4, 2019

The Kansas State Polytechnic campus is seeking a dedicated laboratory manager for the Bulk Solids Innovation Center in Salina, KS. The position will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the BSIC, including equipment, testing, and overseeing the work of student interns.
As experience is gained, the laboratory manager will evaluate customer material samples and make recommendations about designing material handling systems for those materials. Over time, the laboratory manager will become an expert, recognized in both industry and academia, in a variety of bulk solid handling technologies.
The Kansas State University Bulk Solids Innovation Center provides innovative solutions in bulk solids storage, flow, conveying, and handling. Bulk solids make up more than 80 percent of items transported around the world, yet formal education and research concerning these materials is not completely understood. How solid materials behave in transport and processing requires more examination. The center provides a wide range of value-added solutions and services to enhance efficiency and productivity to a variety of industries - food, chemicals, minerals, pharmaceuticals, and plastics. From research, education, training, access to technology, and bench to full-scale testing of dry bulk solids, this unique center identifies and solves real-world industrial problems.
This university-level research center is the only one of its kind in North America.
The facility is comprised of:
- Two-story 13,000 ft2 (1,208 m2) building
- Six laboratories for university and industry-sponsored research Training and conference rooms
- Material properties testing laboratory with full range of instruments
- Full-scale bulk solids test bay
Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree and one to three years of experience. Preferred qualifications for the position include an eagerness to learn bulk material handling, gravity flow of solids, particulate air filtration, and pneumatic conveying technologies; ability to set up, operate, and troubleshoot basic mechanical and electrical devices, instrumentation, and controls; and ability to maintain neat and orderly, hazard-free work area.
The deadline for applications is December 20. To apply or learn more about the the position, click here.
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