Lab Manager position in Environmental Systems Dynamics Laboratory, UC Berkeley

I am seeking a lab manager for a one-year lab manager position. Please see the description below.

Within the Department of Geography, the Environmental Systems Dynamics Laboratory quantitatively studies the ways in which physical, biological, and human components of the environment are linked to understand how critical ecosystems and the functions that they perform may change over time. Water flows as a theme through this research as one of the components of the environment most critical to life and indeed, perhaps the single most dominant factor sculpting the geography of Earth’s natural and human landscapes.

Responsibilities
The candidate would be providing laboratory support for ongoing projects in the ESDL. This entails ensuring that laboratory and field instrumentation are running smoothly, performing sample analysis, preparing reagents, and assisting with the setup of a new laboratory flume for studies of sediment transport in vegetation canopies. Limited field work will likely also be required.

Projects that the candidate will be involved in focus on understanding the mechanisms and environmental impact of organic material transport in particulate and dissolved form using approaches from organic geochemistry and environmental fluid mechanics. More information about the Environmental Systems Dynamics Laboratory is available at www.esdlberkeley.com. The successful candidate should work well in diverse teams, as she/he would be working closely with other laboratory personnel, including undergraduate and graduate students and postdocs.

Key Responsibilities :

• Running and maintaining laboratory instrumentation, including a fluorometer, dissolved organic carbon analyzer, and particle size analyzer
• Assisting with planning and characterization of a new water flume, constructed to perform experiments on sediment transport in biologically active environments
• Preparing solutions and reagents
• Participating in and providing support for field projects
• As need and interests dictate, potentially performing routine data analysis in support of ongoing field projects
Required Qualifications
• Experience preparing laboratory reagents
• Experience in troubleshooting instrumentation
• Experience with physical laboratory experiments
• Familiarity with spreadsheet software such as Excel
• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, engineering, or one of the physical or environmental sciences (or equivalent years of experience)

Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with organic carbon analysis
• Experience with sediment transport experiments
• Familiarity with fluid mechanics
• Master’s degree in chemistry, engineering, or one of the physical or environmental sciences (or equivalent years of experience)

To apply:
Visit http://jobs.berkeley.edu/job-listings.html and search on position # 20208.