The University of Windsor is situated on the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations: the Ojibwa, the Odawa, and the Potawatomie.
PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Environmental Technologist will oversee any and all activities in the Environmental Engineering Undergraduate and Graduate Laboratories and ensure that these activities are performed safely and consistent with Good Laboratory Practices (GLP); establish, implement, setup, troubleshoot and maintains various methodologies and instrumentation used to instruct and/or assist faculty, post-doctoral fellows, graduates and undergraduate students in their endeavors in the Environmental Engineering; maintains contact with industrial, governmental and academic sources to keep a current knowledge base.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:
The successful candidate will have:
- Bachelors’ Degree in Chemistry or a related field in the Environmental Sciences
- Experience providing input on experimental design questions
- Experience in designing, developing and implementing methods to solve analytical problems
- Experience with designing, developing and implementing validation protocols to ensure reliable data
- Knowledge of proper storage and handling of chemicals
- Knowledge of proper use and operation of all types of analytical instrumentation
- Knowledge of proper Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) for both the health and safety of personnel, equipment, and building
- Ability to interact with professionals in industry, academia and government
- Ability to develop analytical protocols for environmental analyses and the ability to interpret data from complex instrumental techniques
- Able to troubleshoot and repair both instrumentation and methods to ensure reliable data