About Fordham:

Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.

The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program ( EAP ); tuition remission; and generous time off.

Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.

Department: Biological Sciences

Campus: Rose Hill (RH) - Bronx

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Department Chair, the Lab Manager is responsible for coordinating and managing the instructional labs in the Department of Biological Sciences.

The position may include some weekday evenings and Saturdays.

Essential Functions:

Responsible for the smooth operation of biology lab sections ( FCRH and PCS ). These include labs in such courses as Introductory Biology, Microbiology, Genetics, Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, and Ecology.

Assists to supervise graduate student lab assistants and instructors, and support faculty lab instructors. Facilitates and supports student learning and instructor teaching.

Helps to set up and prepare labs.

Assists to maintain consistent inventory of lab supplies, organize, and occasionally place supply orders as needed.

Helps run weekly lab preparatory meetings for Introductory Biology lab courses.

Assists maintain a safe working environment and enforce all safety policies.

Helps to list, maintain, and properly dispose of chemical inventory.

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, Life Science or a related field

Lab research experience and teaching or teaching assistant experience desirable

General computer experience- ability to work with documents and spreadsheets

Preferred Qualifications:

M.S. or other advanced degree

Lab research experience and teaching or teaching assistant experience

Minimum Salary: $62,400

Maximum Salary: $77,000