Administrative Management, Administrative Skills, Billing, Bookkeeping, Budget Management, Budgeting, Calendar Management, Chemistry, Diversity, Expense Tracking, Forensic Science, Hazardous Materials/Substances, Instrumentation, Inventory Management, Inventory Reports, Laboratory, Laboratory Management, Laboratory Operations, Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS), Maintain Compliance, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, OSHA, Operations, Organizational Skills, Payroll Management, Purchase Orders, Purchasing/Procurement, Regulations, Safety Standards, Time Management, Training/Teaching, Waste Management
Saint Anselm College, a private, liberal arts college in the Benedictine tradition, is seeking a full-time, temporary (mid-August through mid-December with a possible renewal) Lab Manager in the Department of Chemistry. Reporting to the Department Chair of Chemistry and Forensic Science, the Lab Manager will supervise and coordinate daily laboratory operations for a College science department, including lab set-up/breakdown, inventory maintenance, budget tracking, course/lab planning and scheduling, and supervision of lab assistants. To prepare for and teach science labs.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
General
- Maintain inventory of lab supplies, instrumentation and protective equipment (including all gases)
- Ensure that all freshman and sophomore labs are stocked and set-up prior to lab meetings.
- Break-down freshman and sophomore labs
- Maintain clean, safe and well-organized labs, prep rooms, stockrooms, and work spaces
- Supervise payroll and work-study students
- Take appropriate measures to deal with laboratory accidents
- Transfer chemical waste in coordination with the Chemical Hygiene Officer
- Research and request quotes for instrumentation
- General maintenance of department instrument holdings including (not limited to) Regular nitrogen fill of NMR and Nitrogen supply for LC/MS
- Supervise part-time staff and/or student assistants in setting up labs, unpacking orders and storage of supplies, and the like.
- Carry out various special projects.
Teaching
- Plan, supervise and coordinate daily laboratory operations of assigned science lab.
- Coordinate with faculty an appropriate lab syllabus and rubrics for grading.
- Regularly check-in with course faculty to the alignment of course and assigned teaching lab.
- Prepare materials, equipment, paperwork, and lectures for specific labs.
- Teach lab courses and grade lab work in a timely manner.
- Supervise all lab activities, ensuring adherence to proper safety standards.
Budget
- Work with department Chair to generate an annual budget.
- Purchase all materials and equipment for the department.
- Generate and approve purchase orders.
- Insure that invoices are paid.
- Maintain inventory and purchase records.
- Track lab expenditures and budget standing.
Supervision
Administrative and functional supervision of part-time lab instructors and/or student assistants.
QUALIFICATIONS
Master's degree preferred in chemistry or other appropriate discipline plus two to four years of relevant laboratory experience, or a combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skills are acquired.
- Solid base of general knowledge in the sciences.
- Broad base of technical knowledge related to science laboratory management.
- Good basic supervisory skills.
- Good lab teaching skills.
- Good basic organizational, administrative and bookkeeping skills.
- Good basic computer skills (word processing and spreadsheet applications).
- Good understanding of OSHA and related Hazardous Waste Management regulations.
Successful candidates will be able to assist the college to further its strategic goals for institution-wide diversity and inclusiveness.