Environmental Lab Specialist
Qualifications:
Education or Equivalency Required
Bachelors’ degree in analytical chemistry or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Required Qualifications
- 1 year of relevant laboratory experience; in a high throughput laboratory.
- Working level analytical experience (typically 6-12 months) with at least 2 of the following techniques: Microscopy, GC, GCMS, LC or LCMS/MS.
- Demonstrates a working proficiency in effective communication concepts, using varied tools and techniques to transmit, receive and interpret information both written and verbally.
- Demonstrates a working proficiency with Microsoft Office products and other computer-based programs.
- Demonstrates working knowledge and experience using laboratory instrumentation.
- Basic familiarity with state and federal environmental testing regulations.
- Demonstrates working knowledge and experience with Laboratory Information Systems (LIMS).
Highly Desirable Qualifications
- Experience with gas chromatography with various detectors such as mass spectrometer, electron capture detector (ECD), flame ionization detector (FID) highly desired.
- Experience with high performance liquid chromatography with various detectors such as mass spectrometer, ultraviolet (UV), and fluorescence highly desired.
- Basic environmental lab testing experience (e.g., water or other environmental testing) in high throughput lab setting is a highly desirable skill.
- Three to five years relevant laboratory experience in an environmental and/or food testing laboratory.
- Three to five years of analytical experience with LC and LCMS/MS.
- Working level analytical experience in an ISO17025 or equivalent accredited laboratory.
Application Details and Instructions:
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 subject to a criminal background check and verification of academic credentials. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.
Contact: Sarah Tillman (sarah-tillman@uiowa.edu)
Equal opportunity/affirmative action employer
The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, gender identity, or associational preferences.
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