We are seeking a chemical stockroom and Laboratory Manager. Please see job description below. Sammye > Position Title: Stockroom/Laboratory Manager > Department: Chemistry > College: Arts and Sciences > > *Description of duties, responsibilities and qualifications:* > > The A.R. Smith Department of Chemistry at Appalachian State University > invites applications for a stock room and laboratory manager position. > > Position description: > The stockroom and laboratory manager will supervise the daily > operation of the chemical stockroom. Duties will include procurement > of materials, inventory tracking, and preparation of samples, reagents > and solutions in support of the chemistry department's teaching > laboratories. This person will also be responsible for training and > supervision of student workers who will assist in operation of the > stockroom. In this position the manager will be subject to the > inherent hazards of working with numerous chemicals on a daily basis > and moderate lifting (up to 50 pounds) on a limited basis. In addition > to the above mentioned responsibilities, the successful candidate may > have a small teaching load. This is a 12 month position; the duties > will commence immediately (if feasible) or by January 1, 2009. The > stockroom and laboratory manager reports to the chair of the chemistry > department. > > Qualifications for this position include: a Master's degree in > chemistry or a Bachelor's degree in chemistry with a minimum of 18 > graduate credit hours in chemistry, a minimum of 1 year experience as > an academic laboratory manager or assistant lab manager preparing > reagents and operating an instructional chemistry lab support > facility. Training in laboratory safety (OSHA) and waste management > regulations (EPA) is desired. The successful candidate must have > excellent managerial, organizational and communication (written and > oral) skills; should have advanced skills using Microsoft Office > applications including databases; should be able to enforce safety > procedures and work with a diverse group of faculty and students. The > successful candidate will work closely with the departmental Chemical > Safety Officer to ensure the safe operation of the stockroom. > > The A.R. Smith Department of Chemistry (www.chemistry.appstate.edu) > offers a BS degree in Chemistry, including the ACS Certified degree > with concentrations in Marketing and Business, Pre-Professional and > Paramedical, Environmental, Forensic Science, Chemistry Secondary > Education Licensure, and a BA in Chemistry. The department has 14 > tenure-track faculty members and approximately 134 undergraduate > majors. Appalachian State University is a member institution of the 16 > campus University of North Carolina System. Located in Boone, NC, the > University has approximately 15,900 students and has been ranked by US > News and World Report (in 2006) 5th among top public comprehensive > universities in the south. Additional information about the A.R. Smith > Department of Chemistry, the University and surrounding area can be > found on the university's website (www.appstate.edu). > > Applicants must send a complete application consisting of: letter of > application; current curriculum vitae; photocopies of undergraduate > and graduate transcripts; names, email addresses, and telephone > numbers of three references to Dr. Claudia P. Cartaya-Marin > (searchch**At_Symbol_Here**appstate.edu), Chair, A.R. Smith Department of Chemistry, > 525 Rivers St., Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608. > Electronic applications accepted in pdf format only. Initial > application review will begin September 15, 2008 and will continue > until the position is filled. Appalachian State University is an > Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong > institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence among its > faculty, staff and students; to the principles of diversity and > inclusion, and to maintaining a work and learning environment that is > free of all forms of discrimination. > > Posted: 07/31/08
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