Lab Administrator & Senior Instrument Specialist

Your opportunity:

The Lab Administrator and Senior Instrument Specialist will operate and manage cutting‑edge analytical instrument facilities in the Department of Earth Sciences, including daily operations of several high‑precision isotope ratio instruments (e.g., Thermo Delta Q mass spectrometer, gas cavity ring‑down spectrometer, ICP‑MS). An important part of this role will also be to train users, including students, to run samples, develop methods and protocols for quality control, and ensure their data are of the highest quality.

In addition, the incumbent will oversee a trace‑metal clean lab and support the daily operations of departmental laboratories as required. The incumbent will join a vibrant and diverse team of researchers and play an essential role by training future generations of geochemists.

• Overseeing day‑to‑day operational needs for one or more labs/workshops
• Assessing needs and contributing to development of operational plans for various laboratories, especially those involving high precision isotope ratio instruments and cleanroom protocols
• Troubleshooting issues with lab equipment; coordinating routine maintenance of lab equipment, especially instruments capable of high precision isotope ratios
• Serving as a technical resource on development of new laboratory protocols; developing manuals on best practices for lab operations; developing protocols for quality assurance and quality control
• Training students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty, collaborators, and other lab users on using high precision isotope ratio instruments and cleanroom techniques, including helping users develop and optimize methods
• Training students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty, collaborators, and other lab users on safe operation of all lab equipment, ensuring compliance with all safety protocols
• Coordinating the use of lab equipment and resources with internal and external contacts; liaising with stakeholders
• Monitoring finances, scheduling, inventory, and resupply to ensure smooth lab operation

• Master of Science in Earth Sciences or related discipline;
  Ph.D. preferred
• Five years hands‑on experience operating and maintaining high precision isotope ratio instruments and other laboratory equipment
• Relevant hands‑on experience managing operational needs of instrumental labs and trace‑metal cleanroom facilities
• Experience training lab users of various expertise
• Experience with quality control of high precision isotope ratio analyses and cleanroom techniques
• Experience drafting documentation detailing lab procedures and best practices
• Experience managing lab accounts, including ordering lab inventory and resupply
• Experience training lab users on lab safety and safe operations of lab
• Sound technical knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems and how components work
• Strong team‑oriented mindset; ability to work closely with the PI's to ensure that workflow and scientific direction of labs align with strategic vision and research mandates
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with timely response to all inquiries
• Excellent organizational skills (both bookkeeping and maintaining tidiness of labs)

• PhD degree specializing in Geochemistry

• Cooperative
• Motivated self‑learner
• Multi‑tasker
• Problem solver
• Responsible

Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2

SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity‑deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

Job descriptions are available upon request for internal applicants.