Lab Coordinator II- Tompkins
Inside Higher Ed, Athens, GA, United States
Posting Number:
S14999P
Working Title:
Lab Coordinator II – Tompkins
Department:
VetMed-Vaccines & Immun Ctr
Employment Type:
Employee
Benefits Eligibility:
Benefits Eligible
Full/Part Time:
Full Time
Schedule:
8:00am-5:00pm with occasional weekend and evenings
Advertised Salary:
50,000
Location of Vacancy:
Athens Area
Position Summary
The employee will oversee the operations of the Tompkins BSL‑2 laboratories, including ordering supplies and animals, managing animal census and expenditures across Tompkins’ numerous accounts, maintaining reagent inventories, and general lab maintenance. They will coordinate with outside vendors and faculty, manage all laboratory inspections with UGA and external inspectors, and package and coordinate shipments with FedEx and other approved shippers. As the primary laboratory point of contact, they will supervise undergraduate, graduate, and professional students, volunteers and junior technicians, and assist with drafting biosafety and IACUC protocols. They will track training and approvals for all laboratory personnel and manage laboratory notebooks. They will also perform traditional biological and virological methods and assays for a BSL‑2 laboratory, including cell culture, virus culture, supernatant harvesting, protein purification, western blots, protein quantification, ELISA, ELISpot assay, flow cytometry and experimental endpoint assays, and work with small laboratory animal models such as mice. They will maintain strong communication and organizational skills and utilize Outlook, Teams and other laboratory software.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a related field of science and 2 years of professional experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s Degree.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies
Detail‑oriented and accurate for both experimental activities and lab manager activities.
Strong organizational skills for themselves and a laboratory.
Financial acumen to manage budgets, procurement, and laboratory finances.
Strong communication skills with supervised personnel and supervisor.
Ability to learn and acquire new procedures/skills and solve routine technical problems.
Ability to multitask and prioritize work assignments, working independently with limited supervision.
Ability to train others effectively and efficiently in the laboratory.
Laboratory skills, including aseptic technique, cell culture, serological and other endpoint assays, and basic analytical skills.
Knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams).
Physical Demands
Lift and carry up to 40 pounds, both assisted and unassisted.
Frequently move between facilities, often in different buildings.
Sit or stand for long periods of time and use repetitive actions during the workday.
Utilize computer equipment for long periods of time.
Duties and Responsibilities
Organize and assist in implementation of research projects, including data collection, assay development and completion, and execution of projects.
Perform scientific techniques in a BSL‑2 laboratory, such as virus plaque, TCID50, neutralization, and agglutination inhibition, as well as PCR, cell culture, and ELISA.
Produce, purify, and characterize recombinant proteins.
Conduct complex research experiments when assigned by supervisor.
Oversee and complete ABSL2 animal work.
Oversee laboratory personnel to ensure safe and proficient BSL‑2 laboratory operations.
Develop and maintain Biosafety, IACUC, and other approvals.
Develop, maintain, and implement laboratory SOPs for experimental procedures and laboratory operations.
Oversee laboratory personnel training and ensure all personnel are current for required training and approvals.
Supervise and train new personnel, confirming proficiency in BSL‑2 laboratory and animal techniques (utilizing UGA resources for training as needed).
Serve as point of contact for biosafety, animal resources, IACUC, and external regulatory and stakeholder groups.
Oversee and complete laboratory ordering through approved vendors and/or UGA systems; maintain budgets for projects and ensure appropriate spending on correct projects and enable efficient budget closeouts each year.
Maintain inventories of chemicals, reagents, media, infectious agents, recombinant proteins, antibodies, DNA constructs, bacteria, and other laboratory supplies; coordinate testing of inventories and ensure maintenance by all lab personnel.
Coordinate and support FedEx and other external shipping.
Maintain and oversee electronic laboratory notebooks (eLN) for the laboratory (including reagent inventory), train users and review laboratory personnel eLN use.
Oversee and contribute to maintaining an organized, tidy, and safe laboratory and working environment; use and maintain laboratory equipment responsibly.
Professionally and respectfully interact with all personnel and collaborators, including students, postdocs, and other research personnel, and communicate with the laboratory PI to enable the success of the research program.
EEO Policy Statement
The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status or other protected status. Persons needing accommodations or assistance with the accessibility of materials related to this search are encouraged to contact Central HR
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S14999P
Working Title:
Lab Coordinator II – Tompkins
Department:
VetMed-Vaccines & Immun Ctr
Employment Type:
Employee
Benefits Eligibility:
Benefits Eligible
Full/Part Time:
Full Time
Schedule:
8:00am-5:00pm with occasional weekend and evenings
Advertised Salary:
50,000
Location of Vacancy:
Athens Area
Position Summary
The employee will oversee the operations of the Tompkins BSL‑2 laboratories, including ordering supplies and animals, managing animal census and expenditures across Tompkins’ numerous accounts, maintaining reagent inventories, and general lab maintenance. They will coordinate with outside vendors and faculty, manage all laboratory inspections with UGA and external inspectors, and package and coordinate shipments with FedEx and other approved shippers. As the primary laboratory point of contact, they will supervise undergraduate, graduate, and professional students, volunteers and junior technicians, and assist with drafting biosafety and IACUC protocols. They will track training and approvals for all laboratory personnel and manage laboratory notebooks. They will also perform traditional biological and virological methods and assays for a BSL‑2 laboratory, including cell culture, virus culture, supernatant harvesting, protein purification, western blots, protein quantification, ELISA, ELISpot assay, flow cytometry and experimental endpoint assays, and work with small laboratory animal models such as mice. They will maintain strong communication and organizational skills and utilize Outlook, Teams and other laboratory software.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a related field of science and 2 years of professional experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s Degree.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies
Detail‑oriented and accurate for both experimental activities and lab manager activities.
Strong organizational skills for themselves and a laboratory.
Financial acumen to manage budgets, procurement, and laboratory finances.
Strong communication skills with supervised personnel and supervisor.
Ability to learn and acquire new procedures/skills and solve routine technical problems.
Ability to multitask and prioritize work assignments, working independently with limited supervision.
Ability to train others effectively and efficiently in the laboratory.
Laboratory skills, including aseptic technique, cell culture, serological and other endpoint assays, and basic analytical skills.
Knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams).
Physical Demands
Lift and carry up to 40 pounds, both assisted and unassisted.
Frequently move between facilities, often in different buildings.
Sit or stand for long periods of time and use repetitive actions during the workday.
Utilize computer equipment for long periods of time.
Duties and Responsibilities
Organize and assist in implementation of research projects, including data collection, assay development and completion, and execution of projects.
Perform scientific techniques in a BSL‑2 laboratory, such as virus plaque, TCID50, neutralization, and agglutination inhibition, as well as PCR, cell culture, and ELISA.
Produce, purify, and characterize recombinant proteins.
Conduct complex research experiments when assigned by supervisor.
Oversee and complete ABSL2 animal work.
Oversee laboratory personnel to ensure safe and proficient BSL‑2 laboratory operations.
Develop and maintain Biosafety, IACUC, and other approvals.
Develop, maintain, and implement laboratory SOPs for experimental procedures and laboratory operations.
Oversee laboratory personnel training and ensure all personnel are current for required training and approvals.
Supervise and train new personnel, confirming proficiency in BSL‑2 laboratory and animal techniques (utilizing UGA resources for training as needed).
Serve as point of contact for biosafety, animal resources, IACUC, and external regulatory and stakeholder groups.
Oversee and complete laboratory ordering through approved vendors and/or UGA systems; maintain budgets for projects and ensure appropriate spending on correct projects and enable efficient budget closeouts each year.
Maintain inventories of chemicals, reagents, media, infectious agents, recombinant proteins, antibodies, DNA constructs, bacteria, and other laboratory supplies; coordinate testing of inventories and ensure maintenance by all lab personnel.
Coordinate and support FedEx and other external shipping.
Maintain and oversee electronic laboratory notebooks (eLN) for the laboratory (including reagent inventory), train users and review laboratory personnel eLN use.
Oversee and contribute to maintaining an organized, tidy, and safe laboratory and working environment; use and maintain laboratory equipment responsibly.
Professionally and respectfully interact with all personnel and collaborators, including students, postdocs, and other research personnel, and communicate with the laboratory PI to enable the success of the research program.
EEO Policy Statement
The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status or other protected status. Persons needing accommodations or assistance with the accessibility of materials related to this search are encouraged to contact Central HR
.
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