Laboratory Coordinator

This is a teaching and coordination position that emphasizes successful academic program delivery by Shoals Marine Laboratory on Appledore Island.

• Comprehensive knowledge of the fauna and flora of the Gulf of Maine is expected.
• Organize and guide faculty.
• Supervise and train teaching assistants and SML participants (including but not limited to students, adult education courses, user groups, visiting lecturers, student and faculty researchers) in the use and/or operation of teaching equipment and supplies.
• Serve as scientific crew on SML’s research vessels to optimize student’s educational experiences.
•Must balance competing needs of multiple concurrent programs and be diplomatic in dealing with faculty.
• Provide classroom instruction and lead field trips as needed.
Design and modify existing equipment to fill student and faculty needs.
• Devise effective solutions in the event of equipment failure or unavailability (e.g., sampling nets and gear).
• Oversee collection and maintenance of biological specimens as needed using, nets, hand collecting, etc.
• If trained, qualified, and approved as an AAUS scientific diver at the University of New Hampshire, the Lab Coordinator may work with other SML scientific divers in the collection of biological specimens as needed using SCUBA.
• Work with local fishermen and agencies to obtain specimens needed for SML’s academic programs.
• Responsible for maintaining detailed records of all specimen collections conducted by SML academic courses and researchers, per requirements outlined in SML permits.
• Responsible for managing the inventory of SML’s research and teaching laboratory spaces and will manage ordering of equipment.
• Assist with operation of the Appledore Store.
• Provide tours of and orientation to SML facilities.
• Foster a safe, inclusive, and welcoming environment for undergraduate students, researchers, and visitors.
• Implement initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Expected to be available for consultation and emergency response at all times, on days scheduled to be working, and while on SML property and vessels.
• Serve as a crew member on board a commercial or an oceanographic vessel.
• Other duties as assigned.

Learn more and apply at: https://jobs.usnh.edu/postings/54090