LABORATORY COORDINATOR

Laboratory Coordinator

Arizona State University

School of Applied Sciences and Arts

Campus: Polytechnic

104408BR

Job Description

The College of Integrated Sciences and Arts’ School of Applied Sciences and Arts (SASA) is looking for a Laboratory Coordinator who will report directly to the Faculty Head and will work collaboratively with the Laboratory Manager. The Laboratory Coordinator will oversee and coordinate operational activities in teaching laboratories, ensuring that experiments are set up and functioning properly; assist in reviewing applications for instructional aide and other student worker positions; train and supervise instructional assistants; develop new experiments and demonstrations; keep track of laboratory equipment and supplies.

Salary Range

$45,000 - $50,000 per year; DOE

Close Date

20-September-2024

Essential Duties

• Assist faculty and/or researchers with planning the experiments, recommending supplies and equipment.
• Set up, or coordinate students or staff who set up laboratory experiments, including equipment and supplies; disassemble or supervises students or staff who disassemble laboratory experiments or clean facilities.
• Coordinate/perform complete preparation, dismantling and waste disposal of academic science laboratory courses, including lower division Biology, Anatomy and Physiology, and Microbiology courses.
• Update and keep current laboratory inventories, including but not limited to: biological inventories, supply/equipment inventories and electronic safety data sheets. Restock supplies for the laboratories.
• Ensure safe storage of chemicals according to ASU Chemical Hygiene Plan.
• Manage class fee budgets and purchase supplies and materials needed for the laboratories.
• Provide proper dispose of solid and liquid hazardous waste.
• Assist with training of Faculty, Instructors, Instructional Assistants, and Student Workers in laboratory safety policies and procedures and the appropriate and safe use of laboratory equipment.
• Assist in hiring (as needed) and supervision of Instructional Assistants, verifying all required lab safety training is current.
• Answer questions concerning experiments and train on equipment usage and proper techniques.
• Attend meetings with faculty, researchers and/or instructional assistants to discuss changes and modifications in laboratory experiments.
• Recommend changes to lab procedures to enhance laboratory experience. Work in conjunction with the faculty to ensure these changes are updated and current with the IBC disclosures.
• Participate in laboratory curriculum development.
• Monitor equipment for proper functioning, perform minor repairs and calibrations on equipment and contact appropriate party to perform major repairs.
• Coordinate and facilitate care, use, purchase, transport, and dissection of human cadavers.
• Bacterial cultivation, maintenance, and sample preparation of various media agar plates.
• Ensure that the proper number of tests and handouts are available for each laboratory.
• Maintain labs for teaching purposes.
• Adapt laboratory protocols and procedures for students with disabilities and service animals.
• Participate on outreach activities involving laboratory demonstrations and experiments.
• Provide oversight and enforcement of waste and safety policies and safety training of personnel in the teaching and research lab as designated by EH&S and OSHA.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a field appropriate to the area of assignment AND one year laboratory activities experience; OR, Five years of laboratory activities or related experience; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Biology or closely related field.

Working Environment

• Many activities are performed in an environmentally controlled lab/office setting subject to extended periods of sitting, keyboarding, and manipulating a computer mouse.
• Required to stand for varying lengths of time in a classroom or laboratory and travel moderate distances to perform work.
• May be required to wear personal protective equipment before entering laboratories including but not limited to lab coat, gloves, safety goggles, and close-toed shoes.
• May require early morning or evening hours depending on teaching schedule.
• Occasional bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 25 pounds.
• Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities which may include and/or are subject to resolution of conflicts.
• Ability to clearly communicate to perform essential functions.

Department Statement

ASU's College of Integrative Sciences and Arts values diversity, and continually strives to foster a welcoming and inclusive environment. We are home to innovative employees who are guided by educational access, student success, applied learning, and interdisciplinary inquiry. CISA has over 8,200 students in all levels of degree programs and nearly 250 faculty members. We understand that there are many paths to achieving a university education, and we build undergraduate and graduate degree programs and pathways that are flexible and relevant for a rapidly changing world. Please visit our website for additional information: https://cisa.asu.edu/

ASU Statement

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

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ASU conducts pre-employment screening which may include verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications.

Background Check Statement

ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the background check.

Fingerprint Check Statement

This position is considered safety/security sensitive and will include a fingerprint check. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the fingerprint check.

Instructions to Apply

Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.

Please include dates of employment, job title, job duties, and name of employer for each position. Dates of employment in month/year format (e.g., 6/2019 to 8/2022) are preferred

in order to most accurately assess professional experience as it relates to the Minimum

Qualifications for the position; if date information is not included in this format, you may be declined from the position if we are unable to determine your qualifications.

Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.

A cover letter is required.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States; ASU College of Integrative Sciences and Arts will not be a sponsor for this position.

ASU does not pay for travel expenses associated with interviews, unless otherwise indicated.

Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

IMPORTANT NOTE: What is the meaning of “equivalent combination” in the minimum qualifications? It means one year of higher education or 24 credit hours, is equal to one year of experience. For example, a four year Bachelor’s degree is equal to four years of experience.

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