Position Opening - Manager of Laboratory Services

Job Summary

Manager of Laboratory Services- (UCP VII) Search # 2008521

The department of Chemistry seeks to fill the full-time, permanent position of Manager of Laboratory Services (UCP 7). Duties include coordinating all lab equipment and supplies for department courses; prepares budget requests for laboratory supplies and equipment, monitors and approves expenses with in approved budget limits; supervisor of professional staff and teaching assistants in the teaching stockroom; resolution of problems encountered by other lab instructors; assist with scheduling of classes each semester; design, develop and test laboratory experiments and analyze procedures for intended results; author lab handouts and manuals, develops lecture and laboratory demonstrations for use in all courses; prepare laboratory solutions, reagents, media and/or other laboratory apparatus as needed; assist with assigning Teaching Assistants to selected lab sections; and ensuring federal and state safety procedures are followed for the safe disposal of chemical waste generated by teaching labs.

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, prior experience in research and teaching laboratories, ability to interact with faculty, supervisory ability and sound knowledge of principles of Chemistry and hazardous waste safety procedures.

Preferred Qualifications: Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Chemistry.

Salary: mid fifty’s. Excellent benefit package.

Mail letter of application, resume and the names, addresses and contact information for 3 references to Dr. Steven Suib, c/o Ms. Emilie Hogrebe, Chemistry Department, University of Connecticut, 55 North Eagleville Road, Unit 3060, Storrs, CT 06269-3060 or email to e.hogrebe@uconn.edu Please include search number in all correspondence. Screening will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. The University of Connecticut encourages minorities, women and people with disabilities to apply for these positions.

Full Position Description

Manager of Laboratory Services - UCP VII
Department of Chemistry
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Under the general direction of the Department of Chemistry Head, is responsible for coordinating and providing technical support for undergraduate laboratory instruction in the Chemistry Department.

Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities

1. Assigns and coordinates use of all lab equipment and supplies for all department courses.

2. Responsible for overall operation of teaching stockroom including ordering and purchasing lab equipment and supplies, processing all necessary paperwork; maintaining appropriate records and following up on all related purchasing and shipping problems.

3. Assists in the resolution of problems encountered by other lab instructors and makes alterations as needed.

4. Supervises professional staff in the teaching stockroom with responsibility for ensuring coverage between the hours of 8a.m. and 5p.m. as well as evenings when labs are taking place in the building; also supervises, trains and evaluates lab assistants, lab aides and student workers who staff lab courses; recommends hiring, assigns workloads and determines work schedules.

5. Assists with the scheduling of classes each semester.

6. Assists faculty in the design, development and testing of laboratory experiments and analyzes procedures for intended results, as established by other faculty members; interfaces with other faculty members in coordination and implementation of upper-division laboratory courses.

7. Authors lab handouts and lab manuals, with responsibility for accuracy of information and clarity of theory, principles and procedures to be demonstrated; makes arrangements for copies for student purchase; develops lecture and laboratory demonstrations for use in all courses.

8. In consultation with faculty and lab instructors, evaluates the effectiveness of lab experiments to determine student comprehension of theory and principles; makes modifications as appropriate.

9. Prepares budget requests for laboratory supplies and equipment; monitors and approves expenses within approved budget limits.

10. Maintains, monitors, insures proper security of and performs minor repairs on scientific lab equipment and is responsible for all maintenance contracts for such equipment.

11. Responsible for ensuring that procedures related to safe disposal of chemical waste generated by teaching labs are followed; monitors compliance with proper disposal procedures according to departmental, federal and state safety procedures.

12. Determines equipment, supplies and physical set up for each lab exercise.

13. Prepares laboratory solutions, reagents, media and/or other laboratory apparatus, as needed to carry out experiment.

14. Performs special projects as required or assigned.

15. Assigns Teaching Assistants to selected lab sections; writes performance evaluations and makes recommendation to faculty member.

16. Supervises the cleanup and disassembly of laboratory exercises; assists as needed.

17. Performs related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree in Chemistry.

2. Prior experience in research and teaching laboratories.

3. Ability to interact with faculty.

4. Supervisory ability.

5. Sound knowledge of principles of Chemistry and of hazardous waste safety procedures.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree or Ph.D. in Chemistry.