Science Lab Assistant Jobs in Hilo, HI (NOW HIRING)

Salary: See Position Description
Location : UH Hilo, Hilo, HI
Job Type: Full-Time Permanent
Job Number: 2026-01428
Department: University of Hawai'i at Hilo
Division: College of Natural and Health Sciences - Marine Science
Opening Date: 07/02/2026
Closing Date: Continuous
Position Number:: 0085994
Description
Title: Assistant Professor (Analytical Lab Manager)
Position Number: 85994
Hiring Unit: College of Natural & Health Sciences (CNHS)/ Marine Science
Location: UH Hilo
Date Posted: 07/02/2026
Closing Date: Continuous recruitment, first review on or about September 1, 2026 and will continue until position is filled.
Salary Information: Commensurate with qualifications and experience
Monthly Type:11-month
Tenure Track: Tenure Track
Full Time/Part Time: Full-time
Temporary/Permanent: Permanent
Other Conditions: Anticipated start date is January 2027, pending position clearance and availability of funding.
Position Overview
The University of Hawai'i at Hilo (UH Hilo) is a public liberal arts and sciences university on the Island of Hawai'i, recognized for its integration of cultural immersion and place-based research that leverages the island's extraordinary geological, biological, and cultural diversity. A comprehensive, regional campus within the ten-campus University of Hawai'i System, UH Hilo offers high-quality undergraduate and select postgraduate education, with distinctive strengths in areas such as marine science, geology, astronomy, and Hawaiian language revitalization, while advancing research, scholarship, and creative activity that support community needs, environmental stewardship, Indigenous knowledge systems, and workforce development for the State of Hawai'i.
The College of Natural and Health Sciences is one of the two largest colleges at UH Hilo, home to 9 departments, 14 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, and over 60 full-time faculty. CNHS provides an innovative, career-focused scientific education based in the culture, rich diversity, and natural environment of Hawai`i. The college prepares students for success in local, state, regional, and global careers. It teaches basic scientific and mathematical principles and applications that inform future citizens, scientists, managers, and leaders using modern methods and Hawai`i Island's living laboratory.
The Analytical Lab Manager fosters opportunities to collaborate with natural scientists studying the "living laboratory" of this island, and will also be able to make an impact on our dynamic College and greater community in this unique role.
Duties and Responsibilities:
As tenure-track faculty, the Analytical Lab Manager will be expected to contribute to instruction in CNHS, conduct research that utilizes the lab facilities, publish results, and participate in departmental and university service.
This position will be primarily responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Analytical Laboratory in CNHS, including:

1. Maintenance, repair, upkeep, and inventory of instrumentation (e.g., DeltaV IRMS, Costech Elemental Analyzer, Thermo ICP-OES, Elementar Vario Isotope Cube, Lachat Quikchem 8500 Series 2, and Shimadzu Total Organic Carbon and Nitrogen Analyzer), including arranging for instrument service and training visits from authorized companies.
2. Fiscal oversight of all laboratory operations including managing sustainable budgets, overseeing procurement, and invoicing University and non-University clients for analytical services. Provide annual updates to the Dean of CNHS and other relevant business units.
3. Hires, trains, and supervises all laboratory staff, including an Analytical Lab technician and student workers. Conducts annual performance evaluations for all staff.
4. Assists faculty and researchers in experimental design, sample collection, preparation and analysis, analytical quality control procedures, instrument use and operations, and laboratory safety.
5. Develops strong relationships with external stakeholders who use the lab facility recharge center services and provide the primary source of revenue to fund lab operations. Confers with clients regarding experimental design, sample collection, preparation and analysis, analytical methods, and research results.
6. Trains, oversees, schedules, coordinates, and mentors student users of the laboratory facility in support of undergraduate and graduate research or thesis projects.
7. Provides laboratory presentations, tours, and safety reviews for laboratory courses and other courses with research components.
8. Teaches courses on operations of analytical instruments and methods, and other relevant disciplinary areas.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. A Ph.D. in a Natural Sciences field at the time of appointment.
2. A minimum of 2 year(s) of progressively responsible professional experience with responsibilities for instrumental analysis in analytical chemistry, including supervisory and fiscal experience.
3. Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external organizations.
4. Active peer-reviewed publication record.
5. University teaching experience or potential to teach at the university level.

Desirable Qualifications:

1. Demonstrated experience in operating, maintaining, and repairing analytical instruments.
2. Experience analyzing water, soil, sediment and tissue samples using an Autoanalyzer, IRMS, and ICP-OES.
3. Prior experience with university procurement.
4. Strong organizational and communication skills, including a demonstrated ability to interpret and present information and ideas clearly and accurately in writing, verbally, and by preparation of reports and other materials.
5. Demonstrated ability to resolve wide ranging complex problems through the use of creative reasoning and logic to accurately determine the cause of the problems and the resolution of the problems in an effective, innovative and timely manner.
6. Ability and intention to develop a research program in Hawai`i and the insular Pacific region which includes collaboration with UH Hilo faculty.
7. Experience mentoring students or a strong desire to mentor students and incorporate them into research.
8. Extramural grant experience.

To Apply: Click on the "Apply" button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach each required document. A complete application must include:

1. Cover letter highlighting the ability to perform the stated duties, how the applicant meets all minimum qualifications and any desirable qualifications, and which summarizes all relevant analytical, instrumentation, teaching, and research experience;
2. A current curriculum vitae clearly listing courses that have been taught in the past;
3. One-to-two page statement of teaching philosophy, including evidence of high-quality teaching;
4. One-to-two page statement of research goals;
5. One-page diversity statement;
6. Academic transcripts showing degrees and course work appropriate to the position (copies are acceptable; however, official transcripts are required prior to employment);
7. Contact information (names, affiliations, addresses, email address, and telephone numbers) of three current professional references.

Please do not include any self-identifying photos. Please redact references to Social Security number and birth date on transcript copies. Copy of diplomas will NOT be accepted. Documents issued from an institution outside the United States of America require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from an agency having membership with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services, Inc., verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. Expense of the evaluation shall be borne by the applicant. All requested documents/information become the property of the University. All minimum qualifications must be met by the closing date. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Failure to submit all required documents and reference information shall deem an application to be incomplete.
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Inquiries: CNHS Dean, Simon Kattenhorn, simonkat@hawaii.edu
EEO, Clery Act, ADA
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Employment is contingent on satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks.
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