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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.
As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:
Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.
Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes
Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC
Job Posting Title:
Biology Lab Assistant
Job Description Summary:
To provide temporary assistance in a lab setting
Job Description:
Description of Duties and Tasks
Performs clerical duties including operating a computer, maintaining records and files, and compiling data and reports as required.
Maintains an inventory of supplies and materials.
Initiates purchase requisitions, and monitors expenditures; may prepare cost estimates for budget recommendation, and/or submit justifications and request for capital outlay items.
Operates, installs, and maintains equipment.
May set up, configure and/or calibrate new equipment; may perform routine maintenance and repair.
May assist students, or monitor and assist students, faculty, and staff in the use of equipment or facilities.
Knowledge
Must possess required knowledge and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
Office administration and bookkeeping principles and practices.
Knowledge of specialized discipline depending on the area of assignment.
Safety principles and practices as it applies to area of assignment.
Skills
Must possess required skills and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
Effectively using organizational and planning skills.
Effectively working with a diverse and multicultural student body.
Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
Understanding and following instructions precisely.
Handling lab materials precisely and accurately.
Maintaining an established work schedule.
Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills.
Technology Skills
Use a variety of spreadsheet, word processing, database, and presentation software.
Use related laboratory software applications.
Required Work Experience
Two years related work experience.
Required Education
High school diploma or educational equivalent.
Physical Requirements
Work is performed in a variety of settings.
Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling, and at times subject to stooping, crawling, and climbing.
May need to lift heavy objects of up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds.
May be exposed to a variety of temperatures, noise, moving mechanical parts, or chemicals.
Specific vision abilities may include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to focus.
Safety
Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.
Pay Rate
$23/hour
Number of Openings:
2
Job Posting Close Date:
October 16, 2025
Clery Act
As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.
Disclaimer
The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.
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