Ocean Career: UC San Diego Lab Technician and Manager

Lab Manager

They will join an active research group of geochemists currently at SIO and assist with the establishment of a newly constructed shared geochemical facility equipped with a metal-free clean lab and multi collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICPMS) instrumentation.

Under general supervision of the Principal Investigator, the lab manager will be responsible for providing daily support in the clean lab and MC-ICPMS facilities with tasks including management of laboratory logistics, instrument maintenance, training, and troubleshooting as well as the development of new analytical techniques. The successful applicant will work with faculty, graduate students, and postdocs. The successful applicant should have 2+ years of hands-on experience with MC-ICPMS instrumentation and experience supervising student lab assistants.

Qualifications

• Four-year college degree and MS and/or PhD (or equivalent experience) in the field of Earth science, chemistry, environmental science, with an emphasis on geochemistry, and extensive experience in the development of clean lab and MC-ICPMS procedures.
• Experience and skill working in an analytical laboratory environment, including operating and maintaining analytical instruments.
• Experience with quantitative data analysis and management skills, familiarity with PC operating systems. Strong organizational and communication skills to report analysis and operation findings in a research setting.
• Ability to work with close attention to detail and perform repetitive tasks meticulously.
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team, to willingly assist in other areas as needed, and to accept changing priorities.
• An interest in multi-disciplinary research and desire to mentor a diverse group of researchers.
• Proven experience and skill using standard PC software for databases, graphical applications, word processing and e-mail.

Salary Range $70,000 – $90,000 / year