Chemistry Lab Manager
DESCRIPTION OF JOB:听 听听听
The Lab Manager听is responsible for听the operation of听the听Chemistry听laboratories at 蘑菇传媒听University, including managing the budget,听purchasing,听maintaining inventories,听supervising听lab assistants,听and overseeing laboratory safety.听听The Lab Manager reports to the听Chair听of the听Department听of Physical, Computational, and Mathematical Sciences (PCMS).听听This is a听10-month position.听
Responsibilities:
- Oversee laboratory equipment, preparation, and stockroom operations and personnel听
- Manage department budget and purchases听
- Maintain laboratory safety听and serve as Chemical Hygiene Officer for PCMS and other areas on campus as needed听
- Oversee laboratory and classroom demonstration preparations听
- Hire, train, supervise, and mentor student lab assistants听
- Manage departmental budget,听submit听invoices, etc.听
- Maintain chemical and equipment inventories听
- Collaborate with facilities and environmental health and safety for maintenance of fume hoods, air handling systems, de-ionized听water听and other building operations听
- Serve as Chemical Hygiene Officer (CHO) for 蘑菇传媒听University听
- Serve as Chairperson of the Lab Safety Committee听
- Coordinate sharing of laboratory resources between the University, High School, Campus School, and external institutions as necessary听
- Maintain safety data sheet database management and advise/consult with other departments听regarding听safety data sheet management听
- Maintain equipment and instrumentation for use in laboratories听
- Facilitate听purchasing听new equipment and all supplies听
- Ensure a safe laboratory setting for laboratory courses听
- Manage hazardous waste generated by听departmental听labs听and advise/consult with other departments as needed听
- Review undergraduate research proposals听听
- Collaborate with听outreach activities听
- Participate in continuing education applicable to laboratory safety and other responsibilities听
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
Necessary Education or Work Experience:
- Bachelor鈥檚听degree in chemistry or a related field;听Master鈥檚听degree preferred听
- Minimum of 5 years of Relevant laboratory experience
- CHO (NRCC) certification or eligibility听to take the exam听
Required Knowledge and Skills:
- Laboratory safety as required by the OSHA Laboratory Standard听
- Ability to train and supervise student lab assistants听
- Proper handling and storage of hazardous chemicals and waste听
- Use and maintenance of laboratory equipment and instrumentation听
- Ability to shift priorities and work with frequent interruptions听
- Effective communication skills
Specialized Technology Skills:听
- Overall proficient skill-level in Microsoft Office, which听includes:听Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook听
- Knowledge of听Microsoft Teams听and Blackboard/Canvas听is a plus听
- Willingness and ability to learn new software听
Other Qualifications:
蘑菇传媒, a Catholic university sponsored by the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to academic excellence through diversity in its faculty, staff, and students. Candidates must demonstrate multicultural competence – the awareness, knowledge, and skills needed to work with others who are culturally different from self in meaningful, relevant, and productive ways. Applicants from traditionally underrepresented populations including women and racial and ethnic minorities are especially encouraged to apply. The selected candidate must actively support the mission of the University by working with faculty, staff and students to share in our core values – truth, compassion, justice, partnership, and community.
Must be authorized to work lawfully in the United States without Employer Sponsorship.
How to Apply
Send one PDF document which includes cover letter, resume, and references with a subject line that includes the position code CHLM:
蘑菇传媒
Human Resources – CHLM
1000 蘑菇传媒 College Drive
Madison, WI 53711
E-mail:听humanresources@edgewood.edu
Equal Opportunity Employer