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Inside Higher Ed · 4 days ago

Laboratory Manager I

Athens, GA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$37K/yr - $44K/yr

2+ years exp

Inside Higher Ed is seeking a Laboratory Manager I at the University of Georgia, a leading public university. The role involves overseeing the maintenance and preparation of biology laboratory sections, managing laboratory materials, and providing support and supervision to graduate laboratory assistants.

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Responsibilities

Maintain detailed laboratory prep notes of standard operating procedures and updating with changes as needed

Maintenance of records and documentation associated with the teaching laboratory classrooms

Cleaning and maintaining equipment (microscopes, spectrophotometers, pipets, etc.)

Arranging professional service for instruments to be cleaned and calibrated as needed

Keeping records of safety data sheets for chemical use and hazardous waste management

Providing supervision, safety information, and instructions for student staff

Trouble-shooting equipment/supply issues

Weekly prep of introductory biology laboratories

Setting up and breaking down 2-3 teaching laboratories each week

Daily stocking and changing out lab materials to support GLA (Graduate Laboratory Assistant) teaching

Email communications to students and GLAs in the specific lab course(s) that the lab manager is assigned

Other duties as assigned

Planning, scheduling, and placing orders

Culturing, collecting, and preparing materials needed for the teaching laboratories each semester

Picking up cargo vans for course field trips

Ensures that P-Card and other transactions are accurate and in compliance with policies and procedures

Provide daily oversight and support to the GLAs assigned to the lab manager’s course(s)

Answer questions specific to the course(s) the lab manager oversees

Attend the weekly instructional meeting and lead portions of the meeting that support pedagogical focus (e.g. experiment-specific instructions, other lab methods such as how entire laboratory should run, laboratory layout and design)

Monitoring GLA preparation and attendance to instructional meetings and teaching sessions

Scheduling and independently holding make-up instructional meetings for absent GLAs

This also includes driving cargo vans to field trip sites

Provide collaborative input into new curriculum proposals, eLC content, lab activities, etc

This includes testing new laboratories

Assisting with Division graduation, and requests from other UGA faculty/departments and initiatives of existing community outreach programs