Lab Manager (m/f/d)
Your workplace
The Institute of Medical Physics and Microtissue Engineering at the Medical Faculty of the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), located at the new Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin in Erlangen, offers the opportunity to work in an international, interdisciplinary team with state-of-the-art equipment and infrastructure. The Institute, which is led by Prof Dr Kristian Franze, investigates how mechanical signals contribute to the development and regeneration of the nervous system. Using innovative methods such as atomic force microscopy and traction force microscopy, it investigates how neurons integrate cellular forces and tissue stiffness with known chemical signals. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the Institute's wet labs.
Our benefits
- Regular promotion to the next level and increase in salary pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement for the public service of the German Länder (TV-L) or remuneration pursuant to the Bavarian Public Servants Remuneration Act (BayBesG) plus an additional annual bonus
- 30 days annual leave at five working days per week with additional free days on December 24 and 31
- Flexible working hours and models and the possibility to take time off in lieu
- Occupational pension scheme and asset accumulation savings scheme
- Family-friendly environment with childcare options, also during school holidays
- Working from home generally possible after training
- A wide range of training courses and opportunities for professional development
- Thorough onboarding process with a dedicated team
- Joint team activities
- Subsidized food and drinks in our student restaurants
- Offices within comfortable walking distance of public transport
- IT-supported facility management system
- Interesting and varied role in a modern research building with an international environment
Your Tasks
- Shared responsibility for all biological safety-related issues for all laboratories at the institute, including application, implementation, and documentation, ensuring compliance with quality standards, maintenance of safety data sheets (MSDS), proper labeling of hazardous materials, safety instructions, coordination of inspections, and adherence to university and external regulations
- Ensuring the smooth operation of ongoing research projects, including monitoring stock levels to prevent shortages, ordering consumables, managing the disposal of hazardous waste and chemical inventory, and ensuring accurate tracking of samples
- Responsibility for developing and ensuring compliance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in all wet laboratory areas, including the development of laboratory policies and procedures
- Primary responsibility for the procurement, care, and maintenance of all equipment in the institute’s wet laboratories, providing technical support to researchers, calibrating equipment, managing the online booking calendar, and maintaining equipment documentation
- Conducting inductions and training sessions for laboratory staff and collaborators in the wet laboratories
Your Profile
- Completed university degree (Bachelor/Diploma [FH]) in Biology, Chemistry, or a comparable natural science field
- Experience of working in a biological or biochemical laboratory
- Experience with molecular biological methods is desirable
- Experience with laboratory management is an advantage
- Knowledge of current security standards (incl. corresponding certificates) is a plus
- Good knowledge of German (at least B2 level) and very good knowledge of English (at least C1 level)
- A communicative and team-orientated way of working
- High personal motivation, flexibility and reliability
Supplementary description
With corresponding suitability, there is a prospect of permanent employment.
Application deadline
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Job start date
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Working time
Weekly working hours
Temporary Contract
yes
Period of Temporary Contract
Further general conditions
Location
91054 Erlangen
Contact
Tel.: +49 9131 8284601
Mobil:
kristian.franze@fau.de
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FAU is a modern, cosmopolitan and family-friendly employer. We welcome your application irrespective of your age, gender, cultural and social background, religion, ideological beliefs, disability or sexual identity. Applicants with a disability or who are considered to be equivalent to people with a disability will be given preference provided their aptitude, performance and capability are essentially the same. We are happy to offer part-time positions, provided a job-sharing arrangement means that the tasks in the area are fully covered.
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