A Laboratory Safety Technician position is currently available with Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis' (IUPUI) Office of Environmental Health and Safety. The responsibilities of this position include scheduli ng and conducting comprehensive laboratory safety inspections, performing c hemical inventories of reportable hazardous chemicals for each laboratory, fume hood certifications and testing of emergency equipment. The position requires the use of word processing, spreadsheets, and databases. Good verb al and written communication skills are required as well as good organizati onal and customer service skills. Equipment includes the use of personal co mputers, automobile (must have valid driver's license), field instruments s uch as portable anemometers, personal protective equipment, and spill respo nse equipment. Knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations is desir able but not required. The employee must work independently on complex lab oratory safety programs that involve a variety of laboratory hazards, chemi cals, products, and advanced computer databases. The individual must intera ct with a diverse population of highly educated laboratory personnel and mu st perform their duties competently with self confidence. A high level of a ccountability and accurate recordkeeping is required to ensure the quality of the inspections and chemical data. IUPUI is an urban research and academic health sciences campus that ranks a mong the top 15 in the country in the number of first professional degrees it confers and among the top 7 in the number of health-related degree. IUP UI offers more than 200 academic programs, from associate degrees to doctor al and professional degree, with 22 schools and academic units which grant degrees from both Indiana University and Purdue University. IUPUI is IU's home campus for state wide programs in medicine, law, dentist ry, nursing, health and rehabilitation science, and social work and extends its program offerings through IUPU Columbus. The IUPUI campus houses approximately 1000 laboratories with over 29,000 st udents representing 49 states and 122 countries attending the university. The campus is just three blocks from the Indiana Government Center, four bl ocks from Victory Field and the RCA Dome, and adjacent to White River State Park; home of the NCAA National Headquarters, the Indiana State Museum, In dianapolis Zoo, and the Eiteljorg Museum. A Bachelor's degree is required in one of the physical sciences, life scien ces, environmental science, applied health science, or other applicable deg ree with one year laboratory, research or environmental safety experience. Apply online at hra.iupui.edu or in person at Human Resources Administratio n, 620 Union Dr., Room 340, Indianapolis, IN 46202. K. Lee Stone BS, MT (ASCP), NRCC-CHO IUPUI-Environmental Health and Safety Laboratory Safety Manager Chemical Hygiene Officer Union Building 620 Union Drive, Room 043 Indianapolis, IN 46202 Phone: (317) 278-6150 Fax: (317) 278-2158 Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them. - Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
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