Pay Range: $21.91 per hour or higher depending on education and experience
FTE: 1
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Position Summary: Coordinate the preparation of undergraduate teaching laboratories in the Department of Biological Sciences. Provide instructional support in first-year undergraduate laboratory courses. Supervise undergraduate/graduate student teaching assistants to ensure compliance with university/department laboratory safety standards. Order supplies and maintain equipment necessary for teaching laboratory courses. Ensure and monitor safety practices in the laboratory courses. Develops guidelines and protocols for instructional lab operations. Assures quality control, maintains budgets, and operates, tests, and repairs electronic and/or scientific test equipment. Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in biology, chemistry, or a related field.
Experience providing support to an undergraduate laboratory course or scientific research laboratory.
Preferred Qualifications:
Undergraduate laboratory teaching experience, experience with standard testing, quality control, safety practices, and applicable laws.
Experience with program planning and implementation.
Experience working with students.
Demonstrated leadership and project management experience.
Masters degree in biology, chemistry, or a related field.
Research or teaching laboratory management experience including monitoring safety compliance, training personnel, and budgeting and procuring necessary supplies/equipment.
Experience developing and revising standard operating procedures.
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions:
Some situations may require work with toxic, volatile, and corrosive chemicals or carcinogenic substances;
Ability to lift, carry and/or otherwise move 50 lbs.
Some situations may require work with toxic, volatile, and corrosive chemicals or carcinogenic substances;Ability to lift, carry and/or otherwise move 50 lbs.
Required Licensures, Certifications or other
Posting Number: SP003934P
Posting Date: 05/16/2023
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes
Special Instructions: This position is open until filled with first consideration date of May 30, 2023. Please provide in your letter of qualification how you meet the advertised requirements and if any of the preferred qualifications.
Background Check: Applicants who are selected as final possible candidates must be able to pass a criminal background check.
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