The Department of Chemistry and Physics at Indiana State University has an opening for a Chemistry Stockroom Manager to begin in summer 2022. The stockroom manager will be responsible for the chemistry stockroom and for preparations for undergraduate chemistry laboratory courses.
Duties will include:
• Set-up and take-down of undergraduate teaching labs
• Preparation of reagents for undergraduate teaching labs
• Maintain and repair apparatus and equipment used in laboratories
• Maintain inventory of chemicals, reagents, glassware, and other lab supplies
• Coordinate the receiving, distribution, and storage of chemicals, equipment, and other lab
supplies
• Responsibility for safe handling, safety/hazard labeling, and storage of chemicals, reagents,
solvents, and compressed gases, for disposal of all chemical waste, and for maintaining library of
Safety Data Sheets
• Carry out the purchasing of chemicals, reagents, cryogens, gases, equipment, and other lab
supplies
• Initiate and carry out paperwork (electronic and hard copy) relating to purchases, and organize
and maintain documentation of purchases
• Conduct the annual department-wide inventory of chemicals and equipment
• Train, manage, and supervise student workers in the stockroom
• Assist the Department Chair with development, improvement, and implementation of policies
and procedures related to the chemistry stockroom and undergraduate laboratories
• Work with faculty and staff members in the Department as directed by the Chairperson or as
necessary to carry out the other duties
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or a closely related area of natural science and at least 1 year of
experience in a laboratory or similar setting closely related to the position,
OR
a total of five years (60 months) of any combination of education in a natural science discipline and/or work experience in a laboratory or similar setting related to the position.
Other knowledge, skills, and abilities:
Ability to handle chemical reagents and deal with chemical hazards; facility with Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access); strong organizational skills; self-starter.
The preferred applicant will have:
experience working in a higher education setting; experience with purchasing; supervisory and/or administrative experience.
Benefits associated with the position include:
Health, vision, dental, prescription, and life insurance; flexible spending account or health savings account; retirement plan through TIAA; reduced tuition for employees, spouses, and dependent children.
Applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, and copy of university/college transcript(s) online at https://jobs.indstate.edu/postings/38002 . Applicants should also arrange to have three confidential letters of recommendation uploaded to this site by their letter-writers.
Any other correspondence should be directed by e-mail to the Department Chair, Prof. Jennifer Inlow (jinlow@indstate.edu).
Review of applications will begin April 1, 2022 and continue until the position is filled.
Indiana State University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of diversity among its faculty, staff, and students
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