Laboratory Manager for Environment and

2 weeks ago


Adelaide Region SA, Australia The University of Adelaide Full time

**Laboratory Manager for Environment and Sustainability Research - **(HEO7) $91,187 -$101,987 per annum plus an employer contribution of 17% superannuation applies.**

**Fixed term position for a period of 5 years.**

With the recent establishment of the advanced materials and analytical facilities, a skilled Laboratory Manager is required to manage the laboratories for the Hi-Ci groups, in particular for the Environment & Sustainable Laboratory.

The Laboratory Manager will be responsible for providing expert technical support, lab management, and training to academic staff and postgraduates whilst ensuring the laboratory facilities are developed and maintained to accommodate the changing requirements of new research opportunities and alignment to the strategic direction of the Hi-Ci groups. The successful incumbent for this role will have high level knowledge and technical expertise in the use of complex and sensitive equipment and analytical processes as well undertaking the maintenance, repair, and installation of new and existing equipment to accommodate nonstandard operations.

**To be successful you will need**:

- A relevant education and research background/degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Environmental Engineering or equivalent.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in using a range of analytical equipment, including GC/GC-MS, UHPLC/HPLC-MS, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), total organic carbon analyser (TOC), AC-HRTEM, electrochemical workstation, furnaces, microwave/hydrothermal reactors etc.
- Demonstrated experience in the installation, operation, problem solving of relative equipment within laboratories.
- Demonstrated experience in successfully managing risk and work, health and safety standards in a laboratory environment to meet compliance to self-insured status.
- Demonstrated problem solving skills and initiative to learn new skills and processes to achieve an outcome.
- Demonstrated knowledge of technical services and principles associated with achieving customer focused outcomes.

**Enjoy an outstanding career environment.**

The University of Adelaide is a uniquely rewarding workplace. The size, breadth and quality of our education and research programs - including significant industry, government and community collaborations - offers you vast scope and opportunity for a long, fulfilling career.

It also enables us to attract high-calibre people in all facets of our operations, ensuring you will be surrounded by talented colleagues, many world-leading. Our work's cutting-edge nature - not just in your own area, but across virtually the full spectrum of human endeavour - provides a constant source of inspiration.

Our culture is one that welcomes all and embraces diversity consistent with our Staff Values and Behaviour Framework and our Values of integrity, respect, collegiality, excellence and discovery. We firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset, so we work to grow and diversify the skills, knowledge and capability of all our staff.

We embrace flexibility as a key principle to allow our people to manage the changing demands of work, personal and family life.

In addition, we offer a wide range of attractive staff benefits. These include: salary packaging; flexible work arrangements; high-quality professional development programs and activities; and an on-campus health clinic, gym and other fitness facilities.

Learn more at: adelaide.edu.au/jobs

**Your faculty's broader role**

The Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology is a multidisciplinary hub of cutting-edge teaching and research. Many of its academic staff are world leaders in their fields and graduates are highly regarded by employers. The Faculty actively partners with innovative industries to solve problems of global significance.

Learn more at: set.adelaide.edu.au

**If you have the talent, we'll give you the opportunity. Together, let's make history.**

**Applications close Sunday 21st May, 2023**

For a confidential discussion regarding this position, contact:
Dr Xiaoguang Duan
School of Chemical Engineering
P: +61 (8) 8313 3867



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