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Open Date: 09/18/2023
Requisition Number: PRN36400B
Job Title: Sr Laboratory Specialist
Working Title: Sr Laboratory Specialist
Job Grade: E
FLSA Code: Administrative
Patient Sensitive Job Code? No
Standard Hours per Week: 40
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Shift: Day
Work Schedule Summary:
VP Area: U of U Health - Academics
Department: 00196 - Health & Kinesiology
Location: Campus
City: Salt Lake City, UT
Type of Recruitment: External Posting
Pay Rate Range: $45000 - $60000 DOE
Close Date: Open Until Filled
Job Summary: The College of Health is opening a new shared Research Suite and is seeking a highly motivated, detail-oriented, and organized individual to fill the role of lab manager (or specialist). The College of Health HPER E Research Suite includes exercise intervention and exercise testing spaces, a small wet lab, a biomechanics and motion capture lab, and a sleep and circadian research suite. The lab manager/specialist will, under minimal supervision, be responsible for planning, organizing, and directing various aspects of lab function, as well as basic laboratory bench work. The successful candidate will have experience with human subjects research, chemical hygiene, biosafety, and management/training of students and staff within a laboratory setting.
Responsibilities:
- Manage day-to-day activities within the College of Health HPER E Research Complex, including ensuring operation of essential equipment (YSI, treadmills, resistance exercise equipment, DXA, -80 freezers, etc.), managing service contracts, ensuring adequate supplies for routine experimental procedures, and scheduling human subjects research activities.
- Act as primary point of contact for all lab communications between multiple PIs and provide oversight of all lab personnel (~30 students and staff).
- Serve as emergency contact for lab space.
- Complete and maintain all necessary EHS, biosafety approvals and ensure compliance with all institutional IRB, EHS, biosafety, and other policies and procedures.
- Manage various aspects of lab maintenance, organization, and administrative tasks.
- Perform basic laboratory benchwork, including processing human blood, saliva, and urine samples, and analyzing plasma/serum samples for basic markers (such as blood glucose).
- Develop and review/revise SOPs as necessary.
- Oversee ordering, stocking, and inventory of laboratory supplies.
- Train students, staff, and other users of the space on laboratory SOPs and maintain training records.
- Develop budget management approaches and act as a liaison between PIs and department/college administrative offices.
- Liaise between laboratory PIs and facilities staff to handle issues impacting research.
- Oversee proper use of designated laboratory parking spaces for research participants.
- Manage assignments of workspace for trainees and staff.
- Provide laboratory information to PIs for grant preparation.
- May coauthor research abstracts and manuscripts.
Work Environment and Level of Frequency that may be required:
Nearly Continuously: Office environment.
Often: Infectious disease, oils (air or skin exposure), hazards (physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding, or exposure to chemicals).
Physical Requirements and Level of Frequency that may be required:
Nearly Continuously: Hearing, listening, talking.
Often: Repetitive hand motion (typing), walking, standing, sitting.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in an appropriate scientific discipline or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience), plus four years of related full-time laboratory experience required. Demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills also required.
Preferences:
Experience with exercise physiology-based research.
Experience managing a research space shared amongst multiple PIs.
Type:
Special Instructions Summary:
Additional Information: The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement. Contact Human Resources for information.
This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.
The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patients.
All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans’ preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law.
The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran’s status.
To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you have experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action (OEO/AA).
More information can be located at: https://www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/
Posting Specific Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * Do you have a related Bachelor's degree or equivalency? (2 years related work experience may be substituted for 1 year of education)
- * How many years of full-time laboratory experience do you have:
- Less than 2 years
- 2 years or more, but less than 4 years
- 4 years or more, but less than 6 years
- 6 years or more, but less than 8 years
- 8 years or more
- * Indicate your level of knowledge and/or experience in data assessment and interpretation of results, directing the daily operations of a lab, including hiring and training staff, and operating and maintaining lab testing equipment:
- None
- Minimal
- Moderate
- Extensive
- * Do you have a Master's or terminal degree?
Required Documents: Resume
Optional Documents: Cover Letter, Addendum to the University of Utah - Veteran Only, Appropriate discharge document (such as a DD-214 – Member Copy 4) – Veteran Only
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