Assistant,Senior Lab Job Austin area,Texas USA,Education / Teaching

Assistant, Senior Lab

Austin Community College

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Austin Community College employees are required to maintain adomicile in the State of Texas while working for the college and throughout the duration of employment.

- AR 4.0300.01

Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 creditstudents each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity asa community college, as reflected in our mission statement. Wepromote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes,to higher education and workforce training, including appropriateapplied 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:

Assistant, Senior Lab

Job Description

Summary:

To provide lab and/or technical classroom support services tofaculty and staff.

Job Description:

Description of Duties and Tasks

Ensures safe laboratory conditions including safe and securehandling and storage of supplies and equipment. May recommend,implement, and maintain safety standards and departmental policies and procedures to comply with federal, state, and local hazardous materials, health and safety, hazardous waste regulations, andother applicable regulations.

Organizes, plans, and prioritizes laboratory activities for designated area.

May assist students in use of lab equipment and facilities.

Perform... (

Note:

The original text is "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, controls expenditures, and prepares cost estimates for budget recommendation; submitsjustifications and requests for capital outlay items; may preparespecifications and analyze bids for purchases.

Operates, installs, maintains, and troubleshoots equipment; setsup, configures, and calibrates new equipment. Performs routine maintenance and repair.

Collects data, records, and other information, and submitsreports as required.

May oversee or delegate related tasks to others as deemed appropriate by the supervisor.

Knowledge

Knowledge of specialized discipline depending on the area of assignment.
Hazardous material/waste handling and disposal.
Laboratory safety practices.

Skills

Maintaining an established work schedule.
Effectively using interpersonal and communications skills.
Effectively using organizational and planning skills, including the use of attention to detail and follow-through.
Understanding and following instructions precisely.
Handling lab materials precisely and accurately.
Effectively working with a multicultural student body.
Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.

Technology Skills

Use a variety of spreadsheet, word processing, database, and presentation software.
Use related laboratory software applications.

Required Work…