Job Description

Job Description

Montgomery College, Rockville Campus, has an immediate need for a Full-time Lab Manager in Science, Engineering, and Technology. The typical work schedule is Monday-Friday from 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM.  This schedule is subject to change with advanced notice and may on occasion require evening or Saturday hours. This is a Non- Bargaining, Exempt, Grade 31 position. Montgomery College promotes and creates a working and learning environment rooted in the basic tenets of fairness, diversity, and inclusiveness.

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Manages all aspects of daily operations for multiple different laboratories, providing technical assistance and overseeing the repair and maintenance of equipment and instruments.
• Supervises laboratory staff, including prioritizing and assigning work, setting schedules, conducting performance evaluations, training staff, hiring, and recommending disciplinary actions.
• Assists department chairs in aligning course offerings and class schedules to available and appropriate laboratory, classroom, and other instructional spaces.
• Research new products and technologies, while communicating and negotiating with vendors, to make recommendations for and to process purchases.
• Plans, designs, coordinates, and recommends facility changes and equipment needs.
• Evaluates operations and activities for effectiveness and prepares various reports related to assigned areas of responsibility.
• Maintains accurate records, approves expenditures, and prepares and administers the laboratory budget.
• Manages all aspects of laboratory safety for the area, ensuring personnel and equipment compliance with safety protocols and regulations and that personnel are properly trained.
• Serves on collegewide lab safety committees.
• Manages any technologies and spaces used for instruction, including tracking computers, software, software updates, and/or license renewals, and coordinates with other units at the college, as needed, to address issues.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in an academic field related to the natural sciences or engineering OR the equivalent combination of education, training, certification and/or experience that provides the required knowledge and expertise to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Four years of related experience.
• Knowledge of methods, procedures, principles, practices, and techniques common to instructional science laboratories, including tools, equipment and materials, and hazard/safety precautions.
• Knowledge of instructional software, other technology, and educational materials employed in instructional science laboratories.
• Familiarity with principles and practices of learning as applied to the roles of instructional support staff and laboratory procedures.
• Effective communication skills including presentations and interpersonal relations.
• Experience managing personnel in a diverse environment.
• Eligible applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States and not require employer visa sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in an academic field related to the natural sciences or engineering.
• Five years of laboratory coordinator experience in an academic setting.
• Experience hiring, supervising, and evaluating staff.
• Experience coordinating physics, engineering, and/or earth and space sciences labs in an academic setting.
• Experience working in a collective bargaining environment as a member or manager.

Hiring Range $76,679 to $99,671/annually. Initial salary placement is based on candidate experience and internal equity.  Please include a complete resume including all relevant and related work experience.

Application Process:

• Click Here to apply online
• Initial salary placement is based on internal equity and relevant candidate experience.  Please include a complete resume/application including all relevant or related experience. 
• Online applications must be received by October 4, 2024
• For consideration, you must: (optional)

  Include dates of employment in your application or attachment;

  Submit a cover letter.

As a condition of employment, the following are required at the time of hire:

• Successful completion of a background check and degree verification (if applicable).

• For international degrees, you must provide US degree equivalency verified by a nationally recognized credential evaluation service.

• Participation in a Maryland State Retirement System plan (Pension or Optional Retirement Plan, depending on the position). If you are already retired from the Maryland State Retirement System, you may not enroll in a Maryland State Retirement System plan at Montgomery College and may have earn​ings restrictions, per state law.

Our benefits package includes: generous paid vacation, sick, paid holidays, medical, dental, vision, group legal benefits, professional development, retirement plan, educational assistance, tuition waiver for employee and dependents, wellness programming including onsite gyms, pools and classes.

If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact Human Resources and Strategic Talent Management at 240-567-5353 or HRSTM@montgomerycollege.edu.  We require at least two weeks advance notice to enable us to provide the requested accommodation.

Montgomery College is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting and fostering diversity among its student body, faculty, and staff.

Montgomery College is a tobacco-free and smoke-free workplace.

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