The State Hygienic Laboratory (Iowa’s Environmental and Public Health Laboratory), at the University of Iowa, has an exciting full-time opportunity for a Biological Threat Coordinator. This position is to lead the State Hygienic Laboratory (SHL) at the University of Iowa in developing, evaluating, and documenting an emergency preparedness program for biological threats.  It will require providing expert scientific and technical advice and expertise for conducting accurate and timely laboratory analyses. The Biological Threat Coordinator Officer leads efforts to respond to natural and/or human-caused emergencies, disasters, and terrorist acts so that SHL staff can successfully perform analytical tests. The position will validate, improve, and maintain all-hazard procedures for handling human clinical specimens, unknown environmental samples, and other potentially hazardous materials. This position serves as the Biological Threat Coordinator for SHL in close collaboration with University of Iowa Environmental Health and Safety Responsible Official. This position will serve as a source of technical information to promote, maintain, and enhance relationships with clinical laboratories and critical response partners through the design and implementation of a structured outreach program.  This position provides preparedness coordination across sections of the Diagnostic and Clinical Division of the laboratory and works with the Chemical Threat Coordinator and others in the Environmental Health Division.

To meet CLIA regulations, an official transcript or a copy of an official transcript will be required prior to an offer of employment. (Applicants with degrees from foreign institutions must have the transcripts evaluated by a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services http://www.naces.org/ and the applicant is responsible for all costs associated with that evaluation).

Position Status: Regular

Work Schedule: M-F, 8-5 p.m. Weekends as needed

Work Location: Coralville, Iowa

Work Modality: In-person, on-site.

For more information, please see:  https://research.uiowa.edu/work-us

To apply:  See requisition 26005793 at https://jobs.uiowa.edu
Applicable background checks will be conducted.

The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, or associational preferences.