Laboratory Coordinator - (On Site - University Center, MI) | Delta College Job at Delta College, University, MO

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  • Delta College
  • University, MO

Job Description

Position Accountabilities and Essential Functions:

The successful candidate must demonstrate experience, skills, and commitment to fostering an environment of belonging, diversity, equity and inclusion in students, faculty and staff.

POSITION SUMMARY :

The science laboratory coordinator will act within a team of coordinators and student workers led by the laboratory associate whose collective purpose is to aid faculty in maximizing student success by meeting the laboratory preparation needs of the Science and Mathematics Division classes.

This position's core responsibility is to accurately and precisely prepare, set up, and maintain lab activities for assigned biology courses held at main campus and at satellite sites. Providing continuous coverage of lab classes requires coordination with many people, equitable distribution of workloads between a team of laboratory coordinators, and supervision of student workers.

Successful attainment of this goal will necessitate tracking of lab activities by course and instructor, maintenance of biology stockroom inventory, maintenance and repair of lab equipment, management of lab areas, and supervision of student workers. The above responsibilities must be accomplished while meeting all safety regulations relating to chemicals and biohazard materials. This will include keeping accurate records of chemicals, supplies, equipment, and related lab stock items, as well as following proper waste disposal guidelines for existing and newly developed laboratory activities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING :

Preparation and set-up of Lab Activities:
  • Lab preparation and set-up activities will be assigned based on the following:
  • Lab associate and lab coordinators will collaborate to identify an equitable distribution of courses based on their disciplinary expertise and/or experience.
  • Lab associate and lab coordinators will determine which courses and/or faculty they will prepare laboratory activities for, so they are divided equitably based on the level of preparation required.
  • Collaborate with lab associate and other coordinator(s) to develop a schedule for delivery of materials/equipment for laboratory activities to the Delta College Midland Center, and Delta College Saginaw Center.
  • Maintains and coordinates science laboratory kits (i.e. A&P) for INET sections. This includes shipping and delivery of kits to satellite centers.
  • Lab Materials Sheet ( LMS ) Management
  • Provide Lab Materials Sheet ( LMS ) to faculty so they can create a lab schedule that includes all potential preparatory activities and materials needed for the lab associate and/or coordinator to prepare and set up the lab activities for the assigned course.
  • Collaborate with laboratory coordinators to organize LMS for each course/faculty regarding lab preparation activities and develop a digital storage system for all LMS .
  • Collaborate with faculty and lab coordinators to troubleshoot problem areas involving materials or equipment.
  • When reviewing LMS provided by faculty, ensure that all lab activities adhere to Environmental and Safety Regulations.
  • Collaborates with laboratory associate to monitor and requisition consumables for biology courses, including but not limited to, microbiology laboratory supplies, preserved and fresh dissection materials, gloves, and chemicals. Fresh dissection materials require advance order placement, arranging for college vehicle, and pick up.
  • In collaboration with laboratory associate, conducts inventories of all biology models and equipment to identify those which need to be repaired or replaced.
  • Creates requisition lists for purchasing models/equipment in conjunction with purchasing department for bids for all biology laboratory activities.
  • In coordination with other lab coordinator(s) and lab associate, monitors maintenance and repair of equipment (ex. DI water tanks, gas tanks, autoclave, freezers, and ice making machines).
  • Assists in management of biology laboratory stockroom which includes safety compliance as required by safety and environmental regulations relative to storage, handling, and disposal of all materials used or produced in the laboratory including chemical and biohazardous materials.
  • In collaboration with laboratory associate maintains SDS sheets and stockrooms safety manual.

Other duties:

  • Collaborate with laboratory associate to maintain data on anatomy & physiology/biology student study room use.


These duties require working with the Associate Dean for purchasing approval through a variety of vendors, suppliers, Delta General Services, Facilities Management, and Business Services for material acquisitions and maintaining laboratory supplies and services as allotted by the Science and Mathematics Division budget.


Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent knowledge and skills. Major(s) required: Biology, Biology Education, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Cell/Molecular Biology.
  • 1-3 years of experience minimum

Additional Experiences Considered:

  • Master's degree in Biology, Biology Education, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Cell/Molecular Biology.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Complete an on-line application and attach a cover letter with position title, resume and copies of transcripts (official transcripts required upon hire) and/or certifications and licenses.

Application Deadline:

Position will remain open until filled. The College reserves the right to close the recruitment process once a sufficient applicant pool has been identified.

Status:

Full time, Starting Salary $48,560 – $53,898 per hour: Commensurate with Qualifications and Experience

Open Until Filled: Yes

About Delta College

Successful candidates must demonstrate experience, skills, and commitment to fostering an environment of diversity in student, faculty and staff.Delta College, established in 1961, offers 150 transfer and career certificate and associate degree programs, and enrolls nearly 11,000 students each semester at its main campus and three learning centers.Delta College enjoys a reputation as one of the nation’s leading community colleges. Contributing factors to this achievement are its enduring commitment to excellence, passion for innovation and focus on people. Those values can be seen in its AQIP Higher Learning Commission accreditation, charter membership in the National League for Innovation, Achieving the Dream participation, environmental stewardship and unique shared governance system.The College’s service area is comprised of Bay, Midland and Saginaw counties, each with its own appealing personality and features, located adjacent to Lake Huron in mid-Michigan. Delta College - one of America's leading community colleges!

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