Laboratory Manager

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Job Summary:

The lab manager will lead the field operations associated with a multi-million-dollar (annually) barred owl removal and research program on the north coast of California, including supervising and coordinating with 7 staff. The lab manager must have prior certification and extensive experience in barred owl removals, as they will be responsible for performing barred owl surveys and removals, as well as managing staff performing these duties. They will be responsible for training and supervising crew members, coordinating field schedules, entering data, procuring and maintaining housing, vehicles, and equipment, and coordinating with our genetics team and collaborators to transport samples. They will also be responsible for communicating with project partners and stakeholders to make sure objectives are met and timely informal updates are made. The lab manager will also coordinate with landowners to access properties, prepare project reports, and present results more formally to funders. The lab manager will also publish peer reviewed papers on barred owl ecology and management.

• Identifies, proposes, and implements new or revised unit operational policies and procedures in alignment with strategic initiatives and objectives.

• Serves as the unit liaison to internal and external stakeholder groups providing information, making recommendations to leadership, and representing the interests of the unit.

• Directs and supervises the day-to-day laboratory operations, quality control programs, and/or staff of a work unit to ensure compliance with organization and regulatory agency standards.

• Monitors program budgets and expenditures.

• May exercise supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 FTE or equivalent employees.

• Develops and facilitates trainings regarding scientific experimentation, technical procedures, and equipment operations to various audiences.

• Prepares project reports and presents results to funders.

• Collaborates on research with other lab staff and graduate students.

• Performs barred owl surveys and removals following strict protocol.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Directs and supervises the day-to-day laboratory operations, quality control programs, and/or staff of a work unit to ensure compliance with organization and regulatory agency standards

• Develops and facilitates trainings regarding scientific experimentation, technical procedures, and equipment operations to various audiences

• Performs barred owl surveys and removals following strict protocol.

• Identifies, proposes, and implements new or revised unit operational policies and procedures in alignment with strategic initiatives and objectives

• Monitors program budgets and expenditures

• Collaborates on research with other lab staff and graduate students.

• Serves as the unit liaison to internal and external stakeholder groups providing information, making recommendations to leadership, and representing the interests of the unit

• Prepares project reports and presents results to funders.

• May exercise supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 FTE or equivalent employees

Department:

Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology

Compensation:

$80,000 to $95,000

Required Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience conducting barred owl removals, as well as spotted owl field work.

• Supervisory experience, including training, scheduling, risk-management, and managing project based field crews in remote or logistically complex settings across multiple field seasons.

• Demonstrated research expertise in this field, including peer-reviewed publications in barred owl management.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience managing multi-million-dollar grants, including budgets, staffing, and reporting.

• Experience conducting and managing fieldwork in northern coastal California or similar ecosystems, at all times of day, including at night.

• Experience using autonomous recording units (ARUs) in the field to record, deploy, collect and analyze ambient audio; e.g. bird, wildlife. 

Education:

Bachelor's degree required or Master’s preferred in Wildlife Ecology or related degree .

How to Apply:

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It is important that your cover letter and resume reflect your experience for this position related to the Qualifications section. Your application materials will be used during our evaluation to determine your qualifications as they relate to the job.  The most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process.

Contact Information:

For questions, please contact Jared Slagle at jslagle2@wisc.edu.

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