Laboratory Manager

Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,654 full-time undergraduates and 5,072 graduate and professional students. Ranked 37 among national universities, Boston College has 923 full-time and 1,336 FTE faculty, 2,822 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.9 billion.

Full‑Time Hiring Range: $67,350 to $84,200; salary commensurate with relevant experience.

The Laboratory Manager (LM) is responsible for the smooth running of the Earth and Environmental Sciences Department’s research and teaching labs in Devlin Hall. On the instructional side, this includes:

• Assisting with the development and archiving of lab exercises for courses;
• Coordinating with teaching assistants on course materials/content;
• Assisting with organization and prep for field trips (may attend field trips as needed);
• Archiving and updating lab materials and collections;
• Coordinating lab scheduling with the Assistant Director of Administrative and Student Services.

On the research side, this includes:

• Developing and communicating standard operating procedures for lab equipment and department printers;
• Training students and staff on shared lab equipment;
• Coordinating usage schedules of shared facilities;
• Ordering and receiving supplies and equipment;
• Making suggestions for new capital equipment requests;
• Coordinating installation, maintenance, and disposal of lab equipment.

The LM is responsible for the scheduling, maintenance and safety of the department vehicles. The LM also acts as the department operations manager and collaborates closely with the Executive Director of Research Infrastructure & Operations in this capacity.

This role includes coordinating with Facilities and Capital Projects around work orders and renovations, respectively. The LM is the lab safety representative and is the main point of contact between the department and Environmental Health & Safety, which includes ensuring that department personnel and lab spaces are compliant with EH&S procedures.

Key responsibilities include:

• Ordering, receiving, storing and disposing of chemicals; and incident reporting.

• Lab instructional support – 35%
• Lab research equipment and supplies support, including department vehicles – 30%
• Department operations management – 20%
• Lab Safety Representative – 15%

A Master of Science degree in a geosciences area is the minimum requirement of the position. A doctoral degree would enable potential additional responsibilities, such as teaching courses in an overload capacity.

Night/weekend presence on-site, in particular in response to emergencies, will be occasionally required.

Must be able to lift approximately 50 pounds.

• Tuition remission for Employees
• Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
• Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Low-Cost Life Insurance
• Eligibility for both University‑Funded 401k and Employer‑Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
• Paid Holidays Annually
• Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
• Additional benefits can be found on https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./employee handbook

Boston College conducts pre‑employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

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