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Scientific Laboratory Manager
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60212100 - AG-SOIL SAMPLE INCIDENTAL
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Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
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| This full-time position is based at the IFAS Analytical Services (ANSERV) Laboratories in Gainesville, Florida. The laboratories support the public through the Livestock Waste Testing (LWTL) and Extension Soil Testing (ESTL) Labs, and UF research through the Analytical Research (ARL) and Environmental Water Quality (EWQL) Labs. Key responsibilities include overseeing operations in all four labs, supervising and training laboratory staff, ensuring data integrity, providing exceptional customer service, and managing sample receiving, sorting, preparation, analysis, and disposal. Additional duties involve managing hazardous waste inventory and transfer, coordinating laboratory safety procedures, troubleshooting analytical instruments and other equipment, updating Standard Operating Procedures as needed, and planning and coordinating maintenance for all analytical instruments. Given the EWQL's NELAP certification, the role also ensures NELAP compliance and prepares all four labs for the annual EH&S audits. |
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Professor and Chair - Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences Department (SWESD)
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60210000 - AG-SOIL AND WATER SCIENCE
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Main Campus (Gainesville, FL)
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| The mission of the Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences Department is to provide scientific leadership in research, graduate and undergraduate education, and extension/outreach for soil, water, and environmental sciences. By discovering new scientific knowledge and imparting that knowledge to fellow scientists, students, and citizens, the Department shall assist in the resolution of land and water resource issues related to agriculture and natural resources and environment in Florida, the nation, and the world. The SWESD has established itself as a leader in teaching, research, and extension/outreach programs in management and restoration of these resources. |