Environmental Lab Analyst

Qualifications:

Education or Equivalency Required
Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or closely related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Qualifications

·         Ability to perform tasks that require accuracy, attention to detail, including accurate record keeping.

·         Demonstrates effective communication, using varied tools and techniques to transmit, receive, and interpret information, both written and verbally.

·         Demonstrate the ability to work with a variety of individuals and groups in a constructive and civil manner and utilize existing resources and learning to achieve or exceed desired outcomes of current and future organizational goals and needs.

·         Extensive proficiency with Windows based systems, computer and digital operations.

Highly Desirable Qualifications

·         Demonstrate six months to one year, of relevant laboratory experience.

·         Demonstrate working knowledge and experience using and maintaining laboratory instrumentation.

·         Basic environmental lab testing experience (e.g., water or other environmental testing) in high throughput lab setting.

Desirable Qualifications

·         Basic familiarity with state and federal environmental testing regulations.

·         Demonstrate working knowledge and experience with Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS).

·         Experience with gas chromatography with various detectors such as mass spectrometer, electron capture detector (ECD), flame ionization detector (FID).

·         Experience with high performance liquid chromatography with various detectors such as mass spectrometer, ultraviolet (UV), and fluorescence.

·         Basic experience with radiochemistry testing, including Alpha Spectrometry, Gamma Spectrometry, Gas-flow Proportional Counting, or Liquid Scintillation Counting.

Position and Application Details and Instructions:
In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following required documents and mark them as a “Relevant File” to the submission:

·         Cover Letter

·         Resume

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.

For additional questions, please contact:  VPR Talent (vpr-talent@uiowa.edu)