Senior Laboratory Coordinator

Job Profile:

Lab and Research Specialist 3

Job Family:

Lab and Research Support

Time Type:

Full time

Max Pay – Depends on experience:

$65,000.00 USD Annual

Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.

Minimum Qualifications:

Job Description:

Salary Range: $51,500-$65,000/yr DOE.

Essential Duties

• Sets up and/or oversees the setup of classroom lecture equipment prior to lectures.  This includes physics demonstrations, computers, document cameras, overhead projectors, microphones, laser pointers, and anything else an instructor may require for lectures.
• Based on communication with instructors plans and allocates demonstration resources to meet the requirements of the instructors.
• Recommends, modifies, or purchases demonstration equipment to meet the requirement of presenting instructors.
• Supervises, schedules, and trains student workers in the basic setup of lecture equipment, safety procedures in the demonstration lab, and demonstration equipment maintenance.
• Maintain the lecture demonstrations, catalog and store demonstrations according to the PIRA Demonstration Bibliography, instruct professors in the proper and safe use of new demonstrations.
• Maintain a current and accurate demonstration inventory in the online database.
• Will be responsible for chemical and hazardous waste inventories and for maintaining university laboratory safety requirements in lecture areas.
• Inventories, orders and restocks supplies used by instructors during classroom presentations as needed.
• Will be the liaison between the department and university support when a problem arises in the classroom related to university equipment or environmental conditions.
• Prepares and coordinates department public event (Night of the Open Door), which included training the presenters, set up the demo program, works with the department to purchase materials for the event.
• Participates in collective PIRT projects such ad Freshman Welcome, Homecoming Red Carpet Day and etc. Works with SPS students to prepare demonstrations for outreach program, trains SPS students to present them. Works with the professors to prepare for an outreach events.

Minimum Qualifications

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

Desired Qualifications

• Evidence of a Master's degree in physics and three years’ experience in the laboratory or education environment or equivalent experience.
• Experience with setting up physics demonstrations and the physics teaching environment. Knowledge of the PIRA Demonstration Bibliography.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Microsoft Office and image/video processing programs such as Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, and Premiere or similar.
• Experience with coordinating outreach programs and public physics demo events.
• Experience in the use of basic hand and power tools.
• Experience in the use of electronic testing equipment, such as multi-meters and oscilloscopes.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Windows and Apple operating systems.
• Demonstrated knowledge of basic video and still camera operations.
• Evidence of effective communication, both verbal and written.
• Experience in working in a higher education environment
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications(word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, Access)

Driving Requirement:

Driving is not required for this position.

Location:

Campus: Tempe

Funding:

No Federal Funding

Instructions to Apply:

Current Employees and Students should apply directly within Workday using the Jobs Hub. Use this link and log in using SSO:

https://www.myworkday.com/asu/d/inst/1$9925/9925$13636.htmld

To be considered, your application must include all of the following attachments:

• Cover letter
• Resume/CV

Note: Multiple documents can be submitted into the attachment box. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission.

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position. Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position. NOTE: GA and Intern positions are counted as .5 for job experience (ie. 1 year equals 6 months experience equivalency). Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

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