Environmental Research Project Manager - Wastewater

Job Description

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About Rice:
Boasting a 300-acre, tree-lined campus in Houston, Texas, Rice University is ranked among the nation’s top 20 universities byU.S. News & World Report . Rice has a 6-to-1undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio and a residential college system that supports students intellectually, emotionally, and culturally through social events, intramural sports, student plays,lecture series, courses, and student government. Developing close-knit, diverse college communities is a strong campus tradition, which is why Rice is highly ranked for best quality oflife and best value among private universities.

Rice is also a wonderful place to work. Rice faculty, staff, and students share values that are essential to our success as ahealthy community. Those values guide our decisions and behavior sand shape Rice’s culture. They come through in the way we treateach other and the welcome we extend to our visitors. These valuescan be recalled simply by our name — RICE — Responsibility,Integrity, Community, and Excellence.

About George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing:

The George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing ranks amongthe top 20 undergraduate engineering programs ( U.S. News &World Report ) and is strongly committed to nurturing the aspirations of faculty, staff, and students in an inclusive environment.

We seek greater representation of women, minorities, people with disabilities, and veterans in disciplines in which they have historically been underrepresented; to attract international students from a wider range of countries and backgrounds; to accelerate progress in building a faculty and staff that are diverse in background and thought; and we support an inclusive environment that fosters interaction and understanding within our diverse community.

Position Summary:
The Research Project Manager will support research activities inDr. Lauren Stadler’s environmental engineering laboratory in the School of Engineering and Computing. The Stadler Lab conducts research on wastewater-based epidemiology and wastewater environmental microbiology and microbial ecology. Dr. Stadler is aco-lead of the Houston CDC Center of Excellence for the National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS). More information on the Center of Excellence can be found here: https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

The role will involve assisting with laboratory management and project management for wastewater monitoring activities in the lab,while also supporting routine laboratory analyses as needed. Thiswill involve supporting day-to-day laboratory operations;coordinating across research technicians who perform sample receiving, processing, and analysis; communicating with health department partners; helping coordinate research activities surrounding the wastewater monitoring program; and supporting project management tasks such as budgeting, inventory, ordering,and invoicing.

The Research Project Manager will also contribute to routine laboratory analyses that support the lab’s wastewater monitoring work, including wastewater sample processing and molecular and microbiological analyses. This work will be performed under the direction of the principal investigator and in accordance with established laboratory protocols, safety requirements, and quality control procedures.

The Research Project Manager will join a team including a full-time Research Technician, several part-time Research Assistants,graduate students, and postdocs working on wastewater monitoring.

The position will help ensure that research activities are completed accurately, safely, and in accordance with established protocols. More information about the Stadler Lab can be foundhere: /research

Ideal Candidate Statement:
The ideal candidate is a careful, dependable, and detail-oriented research professional who is interested in contributing to an environmental engineering research program with important publichealth and environmental applications. They will…