Manager, Chemical and Equipment Stockroom
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Manager, Chemical and Equipment Stockroom

Western Kentucky University

Location: Bowling Green,KY, USA

Date: 2024-12-19T08:31:08Z

Job Description:

Location: Bowling Green, KY Category: Staff Posted On: Wed Dec 11 2024 Job Description:

The Department of Chemistry at WKU invites applications for a full-time, twelve-month, professional staff appointment as the Chemical Stockroom Manager, starting as soon as February 1, 2025.

WKU has a dedicated, 2000-square-foot chemical stockroom in a newer science building opened in December 2017. The Department of Chemistry engages students at the graduate (MS) and undergraduate levels, including the involvement of students from The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science, a nationally-renowned residential high school. Each semester, we oversee dozens of sections of lower-division chemistry labs, as well as a suite of research labs and upper-division labs. Students from the department have recently won national awards (Goldwater, Fulbright), and many faculty have active grants from national agencies. The Chemical Stockroom manager is central to continuing this research effort, and to providing excellent laboratory experiences for all students.

The successful candidate for this position will be responsible for the following with regard to academic and research laboratory supply:

+ Managing chemical and equipment stockroom, including student employees

+ Overseeing preparation of materials and supplies for all chemistry and biochemistry lab courses

+ Managing chemical inventory system for the stockroom and the Department's research laboratories

+ Assisting in purchasing chemicals and equipment for academic and research labs

+ Overseeing of hazardous-materials collection for all Chemistry and Biochemistry labs and research spaces.

+ Training and reviewing students, faculty and staff with regard to lab safety and chemical hygiene

Job Requirements:

+ Bachelor's in either Chemistry or Biochemistry

+ At least 2 years of experience in stockroom/supply management

+ Membership or readiness to immediately pursue membership in an appropriate professional organization, such as the National Association of Scientific Materials Managers (NAOSMM)

Additional Information:

Salary Range: $50,000 - $52,500

Kentucky state law requires all public institutions of postsecondary education to conduct pre-employment criminal background checks to determine suitability for employment.

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