Laboratory Research Supervisor 1 - Neurology

Required:

* Bachelor's degree in applicable field of
laboratory focus or equivalent combination of education and experience.

* 2-3+ years' experience in hands on technical
laboratory experience in area of laboratory focus.

* Technical know-how of specialized equipment and
laboratory techniques routinely used in the laboratory.

* Focus of knowledge and skills dependent on area
of specialty (laboratory research or instructional / experimental design).

* Ability to create an environment that promotes
positive attitudes, effective communications, trust, collaboration, creativity,
and optimal productivity.

* Developed interpersonal skills, service
orientation, ability to multi-task effectively in a varied, high-volume
environment, judgment and decision-making, reasoning and effective verbal and
written communication skills.

* Solid interpersonal skills to effectively
communicate information in a timely, professional manner and establish and
maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with students, staff,
faculty, external collaborators and administration and to work as a member of a
team.

* Ability to follow defined priorities and
complete ongoing tasks with competing deadlines, with frequent interruptions,
to meet the programmatic and financial needs of PIs and the department, while
complying with University polices. Demonstrated experience and ability to
collaborate effectively with all levels of staff; technical, students, faculty
and administrators.

* Close attention to detail to ensure accuracy in
a fast-paced, fluctuating workload environment.

* Demonstrated ability to be an effective team
leader and supervisor.

* Demonstrated knowledge of safety and regulatory
compliance.

* High level of ethics, integrity, discretion and
confidentiality.

* Skill in reading technical and scientific
documents.

* Ability to conduct and report on scientific
experiments and findings.

* Ability to evaluate performance and competency
and recommend corrective action.

* Leadership skills associated with planning work
assignments, establishing priorities and scheduling instructional space.

* Knowledge of data acquisition and analysis
techniques.

* Advanced knowledge of research discipline or
instructional design to collaborate effectively with faculty and function as a
resource to research and instructional associates.

* Knowledge of necessary lab safety procedures and
requirements, as well as chemical disposal guidelines.

Preferred:

* Master's degree or PhD in applicable field of
laboratory focus.

* 1+ years' experience of supervising laboratory
personnel and operations.

* Organizational skills to create and maintain an
organized laboratory environment as well as independently balance the various
tasks to ensure deadlines are met.

* Ability to successfully recruit and retain
laboratory personnel.

* Working knowledge of procurement and inventory
management best practices.

* Ability to contribute to scientific writing.