What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lab Manager, Biology Laboratories position at North Park University?
About North Park
Founded in 1891, North Park University is a Christian university affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church of over 3,200 students from around the country and the world.
North Park University is located in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago, one of the most ethnically diverse zip codes in the United States. It is nine miles from downtown Chicago. The North Park campus has often been referred to as an oasis in the heart of the city – a place where students from urban, rural, and suburban backgrounds alike can call home. And all of this within the major metropolitan backdrop of Chicago: one of the world’s largest and most diversified economies, renowned for its museums and music, and voted best large city in the U.S. for four years in a row by Condé Nast Traveler.
Mission
The mission of North Park University is to prepare students for lives of significance and service through education in the liberal arts, professional studies, and theology.
Vision
Building on our core institutional identity—Christian, city-centered, intercultural—our vision is to create a university of uncommon character and enduring excellence, where faith, learning, and service meet.
Position Summary:
The Biology Department seeks a responsible and skillful Lab Manager for its laboratories. A full-time, 12-month position, the Lab Manager for Biology Laboratories will oversee the laboratory teaching support needs, including specimen preparations, laboratory equipment set-up and lab clean-up.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee biology laboratory preparations, equipment setup and lab cleanup for all biology
- courses.
- Oversee departmental student lab assistants.
- Collaborates with the lab safety officer to ensure safe lab operations.
- Oversees biology lab equipment and instrumentation. Coordinates appropriate preventative maintenance for departmental equipment (e.g. sterilizer, dishwater, etc.).
- Removal of all biological and chemical waste materials including animal cage bedding and human cadaver waste.
- Aids in care and removal of all live and preserved animals and plants.
- Support faculty in the teaching of laboratories including setup and take down of lab
- experiments
- Coordinates the ordering of supplies to support teaching and research in the department.
- Attends and give reports at biology department meetings regarding labs and safety.
- Works with Physical Plant to ensure that Biology labs are in good working condition.
- Drive to obtain items from local vendors
- Completes other duties as assigned by the department chair.
Salary: $50,000 per year
Essential Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Biology or a related discipline
- A clear understanding of and personal commitment to North Park University’s mission of Christian higher education and intercultural values
- Laboratory Experience
Desired Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Biology or a related discipline
- Employment experience in a laboratory setting
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Prescription Plan
- Flexible Spending Account
- Commuter Benefit
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Retirement Plan
- Tuition Remission
- Helwig Recreation Center
Salary : $50