ATTENTION: This job expired Feb. 27, 2010 and is no longer linked from the job list.
If you are the job poster and would like to renew the listing, please
access it through "My Job Listings" (available when logged in only).
Laboratory Manager
Hiring Organization:
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Date Posted:
2009-12-29
Position Description:
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute conducts scientific research in leading academic medical centers throughout the United States. We offer competitive salaries and an excellent, flexible benefits package which includes health, dental and vision insurance, generous personal time off, tuition reimbursement, and employer contributions to a 403(b) retirement program with immediate vesting.
An exciting opportunity exists with a lab in the Neurobiology Department at Harvard Medical School. We are seeking a highly motivated individual to assume a Lab Manager position for a group studying how the visual world is represented in the cerebral cortex and in particular how cortical representations change when attention is shifted from one part of the scene to another. Responsibilities include managing the day-to-day operations of this growing lab, planning for both short and long-term needs, maintaining and ordering supplies and equipment, monitoring budgets, orienting and training new lab members and ensuring laboratory compliance with applicable safety and other regulations. The successful candidate will serve as the key liaison with administrative and facilities offices at Harvard Medical School and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
Additionally, the position involves working with non-human primates. Responsibilities include animal training, animal care, performing surgeries, and working closely with facility veterinarians, animal care staff and others. Given the nature of the work, varying and long hours are to be expected.
A summary of the lab's activities can be found at:
http://www.hhmi.org/research/investigators/maunsell_bio.html
Publications include: Murphey DK, Maunsell JHR (2008) PNAS 105:7315-7320; Ghose GM, Maunsell JHR (2008) J Neuroscience 28:5115-5126; Lee J et al (2007) J Neuroscience 27:9632-9637.
Qualifications/Experience:
Qualifications include B.S. and/or M.S. in biological or neurosciences; previous lab management experience; excellent computer, record keeping, interpersonal and communication skills. Preference will be given to candidates possessing experience with non-human primates, behavioral management and animal surgery.
Salary/funding:
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Term of Appointment:
Available immediately
Comments:
Please send cover letter, CV and contact information for three references.
Contact
Information:
Mary Ellen Morency/HHMI
Thorn Bldg, Room 1111, 20 Shattuck Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
USA
Fax Number:
617-732-6088
Website:
http://www.hhmi.org
E-mail Address:
morencym@hhmi.org
Questions and Comments
Questions about a specific job listing should be directed to the
contact person listed for that job. Questions and comments about using
the Primate-Jobs web site can be directed to Ray Hamel at
hamel@primate.wisc.edu or (608) 263-3512.
