
Jobs at ICR
The Institute for Creation Research has a long history of hiring the best and brightest for our work in the fields of scientific research, education, publishing, and other areas vital to the successful communication of our message.
Comptroller (On-site only)
Position Overview
The Comptroller is a senior member of the Accounting & Business Office at Institute for Creation Research (ICR), an established Christ centered ministry dedicated to scientific research and education that affirms the authority of Scripture and the biblical account of creation. All ICR team members are expected to serve in unity and acknowledge ICR’s core principles and mission, submit a written testimony of salvation and faith in Jesus Christ, and participate in the spiritual life of the ministry through regularly scheduled chapel services.
The Comptroller plays a key role in supporting the financial health of the organization. This position oversees financial reporting, reconciliations, budgeting, and compliance, while helping ensure accurate records, effective processes, and responsible stewardship of resources. The Comptroller works closely with the CFO and other leaders to provide dependable financial information, support sound decision-making, and contribute to the mission through strong and thoughtful financial management.
Team members are expected to maintain a modest, business-casual dress standard and engage in prayer and share their personal faith with staff members, donors, or guests upon request, reflecting ICR’s ministry?focused culture. They are also expected to serve a minimum of four hours each month as a docent in the Discovery Center, ministering to guests through meaningful interactions that communicate the Christian doctrine young-universe Creationism contained in the ministries Core Principles.
Key Responsibilities
Accounting Leadership and Management
- Oversee accounts payable and accounts receivable processes to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and effective internal controls.
- Review and manage journal entries to maintain accurate and complete general ledger records.
- Lead, mentor, and develop accounting staff to strengthen performance and support professional growth.
- Identify, recommend, and implement process improvements to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and internal controls.
- Support special projects and cross-departmental initiatives as assigned.
- Develop and maintain cash flow forecasts to support operational planning and strategic decision-making.
- Perform and review monthly reconciliations for credit cards, bank accounts, and Raiser's Edge/Financial Edge systems.
- Ensure the timely and accurate close of monthly and year-end financial periods.
Financial Reporting
- Prepare weekly cash reports and manage deposits.
- Prepare monthly financial statements and related reports for directors and leadership.
- Generate quarterly trust reports for the Donor Relations team.
- Prepare semiannual reports for board meetings.
- Analyze budget-to-actual results and provide variance explanations for leadership review.
- Support the CFO in preparing executive presentations, financial dashboards, and leadership reporting materials.
Budgeting & Purchasing
- Lead the annual budget preparation process and oversee budget input in Financial Edge.
- Review and approve purchase requisitions to ensure alignment with approved budgets and organizational priorities.
- Monitor budget performance and prepare variance reports for leadership.
- Provide financial reports, schedules, and supporting documentation for annual audits.
- Deliver financial analysis and recommendations to support planning and decision-making.
- Partner with department leaders to align budgets with organizational goals and priorities.
Investment Management
- Serve on the Investment Committee and support oversight of the investment portfolio and charitable trusts.
- Monitor trust activity and ensure accurate and timely disbursements.
- Prepare and file K-1 and Form 5227 reporting requirements accurately and on time.
Tax, Audit & Compliance
- Ensure compliance with financial reporting deadlines and applicable regulatory requirements.
- Monitor changes in nonprofit accounting standards, tax guidance, and reporting requirements, and implement updates as needed.
- Coordinate with external auditors to support the timely completion of annual audit activities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business Administration or equivalent experience with advanced accounting certification required.
- 7+ years of progressive accounting experience, including payroll and financial reporting.
- Investment knowledge and experience with trust reporting preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to prepare financial statements, manage audits, oversee reconciliations, budgeting, and compliance filings.
- Strong knowledge of GAAP, nonprofit accounting, audit compliance requirements.
- Proficiency in accounting software (Financial Edge) and advanced Excel skills.
- Experience leading financial processes and supporting executive decision making.
Core Competencies
- Financial Knowledge: Strong understanding of financial reporting, reconciliations, budgeting, audit support, and compliance requirements.
- Analytical Ability: Ability to interpret financial data, identify variances, and provide thoughtful recommendations.
- Organization and Follow-Through: Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet recurring deadlines.
- Collaborative Approach: Works well with leadership, staff, and other departments to support shared goals and healthy working relationships.
- Problem-Solving: Approaches challenges thoughtfully, identifies practical solutions, and supports continuous improvement.
- Adaptability: Flexible and steady in a dynamic environment, with a willingness to learn and support evolving organizational needs.
- Communication Skills: Communicates financial information clearly, professionally, and with appropriate discretion.
- Leadership and Support: Provides dependable leadership, supports team development, and contributes to a positive and service-oriented work environment.
- ound Judgment: Uses good judgment in decision-making and applies financial insight to support leadership and organizational planning.
- Integrity and Stewardship: Demonstrates accountability, confidentiality, and careful stewardship of organizational resources.
Laboratory Research Technician – Molecular and Developmental Biology (On-site only)
Position Overview
The Institute for Creation Research (ICR) is developing an organism-focused theory of biological design. We aim to uncover genetic and developmental mechanisms that regulate changes in adaptive traits of animals. Our theory is original, is testable, and incorporates an engineering-based approach to characterize the process of adaptation. Accordingly, we are testing an experimental model to assess how animals continuously track conditions in their environments and self-adjust rapidly and reversibly to those conditions – Continuous Environmental Tracking (CET).
The Laboratory Technician will perform an essential supportive role in this, and future projects. This position requires participation in the operation and maintenance of an aquaculture facility containing live animals (fish), and both standard and novel experimental procedures in our molecular biology laboratory. Molecular applications will include purification, amplification, cloning and transcription of DNA and RNA resources. Applied knowledge of bioinformatics is highly recommended. Our collective efforts will investigate the expression and function of regulatory genes during animal development. Most importantly, candidates for this position are expected to be committed to problem solving, exhibit a strong work ethic, and be passionately aligned with ICR’s mission to highlight Jesus’ work as Creator.
Preferred Technical Skills
- Measurement and maintenance of aquaculture water quality and water chemistry
- Culturing, handling and husbandry of the embryonic and larval stages of animals
- Purification and quantification of nucleic acid samples from animal cells and tissues
- Performance of PCR experiments and purification of products by gel electrophoresis
- Analyses of DNA, RNA and amino acid sequences for genetic identification and comparison
- Selection and amplification of genetic targets through bacterial transformation and cloning
- Proficiency with applications in bioinformatics for genetic, genomic and epigenetic datasets
- Applied whole-mount in situ hybridization (WMISH) with ribonucleic acid probes (riboprobes)
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Maintain a comprehensive laboratory notebook of all experimental methods and observations
- Catalog standard operating procedures (SOP) for all technology in the molecular laboratory
- Generate a working inventory of molecular reagents, consumables, supplies and accessories
- Operate, calibrate, maintain and update all essential equipment and associated infrastructure
- Prepare and maintain stocks of common buffers and solutions used during regular procedures
- Produce a safety manual for laboratory usage, with safety sheets for chemicals and reagents
Personal Qualifications and Perspectives
- Provide a written personal testimony of your salvation
- Agreement with ICR’s mission statement and core principles
- A humble, friendly, team player who will serve alongside ICR staff
- Flexible and willing to work evenings and weekends when required
- Able to compile diverse observations into a cohesive explanation
- Believe creatures look engineered because they are engineered
- Oppose evolutionary interpretations and alternative views to Creation
Recommended Academic Preparation
Qualified candidates should hold a Master of Science degree (MS or MSc) or at minimum, a Bachelor of Science degree (BS or BSc), with demonstrated proficiency in one or more of the following academic disciplines: molecular biology, developmental biology, bioinformatics, genetics or biochemistry. Applicants with a record of applied research experience in their discipline, beyond requisite course-related laboratory exercises, are preferred.
If selected for an interview, candidates will be required to share academic transcripts, and the names and contact information for 2-3 references.
Please send your professional CV and Biography to jobs@ICR.org
Note: This position overview is not intended to be all-inclusive and is subject to change. Employees may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
Events Coordinator (On-site only)
Position Overview
Join the team at the Institute for Creation Research (ICR), an established Christ-centered ministry dedicated to scientific research and education that affirms the authority of Scripture and the Biblical account of creation. The Events Coordinator serves as the primary planner for all ministry events, overseeing the entire lifecycle—from creative development and venue preparation to scheduling and on-site execution. The typical work week is Monday through Friday, though the role requires flexibility for evenings and weekends from time to time. Because the person in this position is also expected to travel extensively throughout the year, you will be the face of ICR on the road, ensuring every program reflects our standard of excellence and advances our goal of equipping believers for Christ.
This position requires a top-notch professional who doesn’t just execute tasks but actively seeks to innovate and improve upon every previous event. To succeed, you will need to possess a deep understanding of the broader mission of ICR, paired with excellent judgment and quick, creative problem-solving skills. We are looking for a highly responsible individual with a passion for hospitality, strategic planning, and ministry impact. If you are ready to use your organizational talents to serve the Kingdom, we invite you to join the ICR Events Team.
Essential Position Responsibilities
- Mission-Driven Hospitality: Maintain a friendly and knowledgeable appearance, paired with a gracious, Christ-centered attitude.
- Inbound Request Management: Screen and respond to all event requests received via email, mail, fax, or phone ensuring quick and expeditious communication on all leads and inquiries with potential hosts.
- Lead Logistics & Travel: Coordinate all travel logistics for speakers and support teams, including transportation, accommodations, meals when necessary, and specialized equipment needs.
- Inventory Coordination: Work with the Sales & Distribution Department to schedule and manage event-related shipments well in advance of the event date to ensure in-time arrival.
- Event Promotion: Collaborate with the Advertising and Marketing team to ensure that events are promoted 8-12 months in advance and adequately to the level necessary dependent on the size, scope, and significance of the event.
- Event Orchestration: Manage the overall development, setup, and coordination of all events from concept to completion. This includes handling finances in a thrifty and trustworthy manner, managing event budgets, and processing cash and credit card transactions for table sales.
- On-Site Execution & Setup: Manage "day of" operations, including professional and attractive physical setup of book tables, event displays, and media equipment used by speakers.
- Vendor & Speaker Management: Negotiate with new and existing vendors and coordinate schedules for both internal and external speakers.
- Volunteer & Staff Oversight: Supervise on-site volunteers and manage the complete breakdown and cleanup of each venue.
- Strategic Planning: Assist in the ideation and designing of programmatic themes and development of detailed operational needs, including speaker line-up, schedule timelines, floor layouts, and volunteer staffing for each event.
- Procurement: Assist with the sourcing and purchasing of all necessary equipment, supplies, and promotional materials for each event while staying mindful of financial constraints and timelines.
- Inter-Departmental Collaboration: Work closely with other departments to ensure a seamless and high-quality experience is had at each event.
- Creative Problem Solving: Leading by example to proactively manage roadblocks and solve logistical challenges as they arise, reflecting well the mission and goals of ICR.
- Teamwork: Must be a self-motivated, team player with the ability to respond to multiple demands at once, handle several projects simultaneously, and work well under pressure while maintaining a positive, pleasant attitude.
Qualifications
- Faith Alignment: A written testimony of salvation and full agreement with ICR’s core principles and mission.
- Interpersonal Strengths: A personable, friendly, and hospitable demeanor, that is not easily offended, proactively pursues solutions, and fosters positive working relationships.
- Skills & Knowledge: Excellent communication, exquisite task tracking and management with superb attention to detail, and general computer skills are required.
- Professional Experience: Proven experience in planning and scheduling events.
- Education: High school graduate.
- Technical Proficiency: Strong skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook) and demonstrated competency in project management software like Click Up, Monday, or Asana.
- Physical & Professional Standards: Ability to bend, reach, lift, and carry packages up to 60 lbs. The capability of standing for 4-6 hours consecutively, and a commitment to maintaining a professional appearance and ministry-friendly dress code.
- Schedule Flexibility: This is a full-time position that requires the flexibility to work evenings and weekends, with travel as event schedules dictate.
Note: This position overview is not intended to be all-inclusive and is subject to change. Employees may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.
To apply, email your resume and cover letter, which includes your testimony of faith in Jesus Christ, to jobs@icr.org. In the subject line include the title of the position.
For questions regarding employment with ICR, please email: jobs@icr.org



