Lab Manager
$63,100–$80,400 year
On-siteHouston, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Manage research projects, budgets, and long-term collaborations while performing biomaterial fabrication and characterization using techniques like 3D printing, electrospinning, and micro-computed tomography. Develop and validate new protocols, supervise students and researchers, and maintain laboratory safety and equipment. Communicate research results through conferences and publications, actively seek grants, and engage in educational outreach including workshops and high school bootcamps. Oversee daily lab operations, inventory, and routine maintenance. This role supports the Biomaterials Lab's mission to advance patient health through innovation at Rice University.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in bioengineering/biomedical engineering (biomaterials), chemical engineering (biomaterials), mechanical engineering (biomaterials), or related discipline
- 2+ years of related research experience in materials fabrication and characterizations
- Able to lift up to 25 pounds (moving computers and other related equipment)
- Proficient and comprehensive knowledge of information management, knowledge management and publication management
- Possess a logical and independent mind
- Good interpersonal skills such as patience, determination, flexibility, and decisiveness
- Excellent listening, verbal and written communication, analytical, and research skills
- Excellent scientific and numerical skills with meticulous attention to detail and accuracy
- Ability to work in a team environment, to participate actively, to collaborate and to motivate others in the lab
Desired Qualifications
- PhD in a related scientific or engineering field
- Experience in several fabrication techniques, such as 3D printing, electrospinning, extrusion-based techniques, etc.
- Experience in several characterization techniques, such as chromatography, thermal, mechanical, and radiographic analysis, etc.
- Experience in histologic analysis, such as frozen and paraffin-embedded specimens
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