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<div class="column"><p><font face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 15px;">Hi all,<br><br>We are hiring a lab manager to be split between running and maintaining our new shared bio facility in the School of Earth Sciences and managing my lab. The job ad can be found at <a href="http://stanfordcareers.stanford.edu/job-">http://stanfordcareers.stanford.edu/job-</a>search by searching for job posting 61907. I have also attached the job description to this email. Applicants can apply through that same link. <br><br>Thanks,<br>Paula<br><br>_________________________________________________<br><br>Paula V. Welander<br>Assistant Professor<br>Environmental Earth System Science<br>Stanford University<br><br>tel. (650) 723-7341 fax. (650) 498-5099 <br>https://pangea.stanford.edu/people/faculty/paula-v-welander<br>_________________________________________________</span></font></p><p><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">Geobiology Lab Manager – 61907<br>
Description<br>
Geobiology Lab Manager, Environmental Earth System Science
</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">Stanford’s School of Earth Sciences (SES) is a world leader in Earth and Environmental Sciences and
Engineering, dedicated to the creation, integration, and transformation of fundamental understanding
of Earth processes, and the application of that knowledge to help provide energy, water, and a safe and
sustainable planet. As one of Stanford’s seven schools, SES provides both undergraduate and graduate
education and training to future leaders in a range of geosciences and engineering disciplines.
</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">Environmental Earth Systems Science (EESS) is an academic department within the School of Earth
Sciences that takes an inter</span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">‐</span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">disciplinary approach to understanding environmental change on the local
to global scale. EESS is also home to a variety of specialized shared facilities and laboratories that
support the research activities of faculty within the School and from outside groups, and supports the
cross</span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">‐</span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">cutting nature of these endeavors.
</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">Position Summary:
</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">The Geobiology Lab Manager will support operations in two key research facilities: 1) a new biology lab
facility, with both wet and dry lab components, that will support the research of multiple faculty and
research groups in the School; and 2) a single faculty</span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">‐</span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">run laboratory. The Lab Manager will be
responsible for overseeing equipment maintenance and capability, ensuring availability of supplies and
providing support for principal investigators, postdocs and graduate students. We are specifically
interested in someone with skills in microbial growth and microbial community analysis. Some of the
duties of this position are:
</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">Geobiology Shared Lab Facility – wet lab<br>
• Oversee and ensure ongoing operations of all equipment, including contact and coordination
with service personnel as necessary<br>
• Maintain records of equipment performance and maintenance, for full range of biology
laboratory items<br>
• Independently maintain laboratory supply inventories to respond to user needs<br>
• Provide training of facility equipment to all users, and serve as resource for any user problems
or assistance with experimental protocols
</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">Geobiology Shared Lab Facility – dry lab<br>
• Create a relational database for geobiology rock and specimen samples including key
information to inform research use<br>
• Manage and maintain dry lab equipment such as digital calipers, petrographic microscopes
and field equipment<br>
• Manage and maintain sample preparation facilities to obtain rock powders to be used in
geochemical analyses and heavy liquid separation apparatus for separation of conodont
microfossils from acid residues
</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">Faculty Lab Facility<br>
• Oversight of all lab operations
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<div class="column"><p><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">• Maintenance of technical equipment, ensuring ongoing operations<br>
• Maintenance of lab supply inventory, and ensuring constant availability of necessary supplies
and services<br>
• Responsible for maintaining microbial lab strains and communities for research use<br>
• Support lab group postdocs, students and affiliated staff and faculty with instruction, facility
services and other support duties
</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">Qualifications<br>
• Bachelor’s degree, Master’s Degree highly desired or a combination of education and a
</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">minimum of 3 years laboratory experience in a relevant field<br>
• Experience in microbial culturing, maintenance and community analysis and associated
analytical techniques<br>
• Experience in providing instruction in use of laboratory equipment<br>
• Experience in sterile operations and storage techniques<br>
• Highly organized, detail</span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">‐</span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">oriented, responsible for assigned outcomes<br>
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities<br>
• Ability to multi</span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">‐</span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">task, and maintain laboratory in professional manner<br>
• Strong computer skills, including experience with word</span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">‐</span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">processing, database, and other
relevant programs<br>
• Ability to work independently within a multi</span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">‐</span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">disciplinary and multi</span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">‐</span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">user research environment
• Experience with implementation and enforcement of lab safety protocols
</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">Job: Research<br>
Location: School of Earth Sciences
Schedule: Full</span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">‐</span><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'">time<br>
Job Grade: 2P1</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'"><br></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 11.000000pt; font-family: 'Calibri'"> </span></p>
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