Instructional Lab Supervisor

Title: Instructional Lab Supervisor

Employee Classification: Instructional Lab Supervisor

Campus: University of North Texas

Division: UNT-Provost

Sub Division-Department: UNT-College of Engineering

Department: UNT-Electrical Engineering-130320

Job Location: Denton

Salary: Commensurate with experience

FTE: 1.000000

Retirement Eligibility: TRS Eligible

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The Department of Electrical Engineering offers Bachelor's, Master's, and Ph.D. degrees, and is home to over 400 undergraduate and graduate students. Our faculty members are engaged in cutting-edge research across multiple fields of electrical engineering. Additional information about the department can be found at: electrical.engineering.unt.edu.

This position is responsible for coordinating and supervising the student instructional labs in the Department of Electrical Engineering and serving as the liaison with the college IT Staff to maintain appropriate software licenses for student instructional needs. Job duties include the training of student workers and teaching assistants, conducting complex tests and experiments for demonstration purposes, coordinating repairs with vendors, research to identify appropriate instructional supplies and making recommendations for equipment and vendors, preparing and maintaining inventories of supplies for labs and equipment, oversight and accountability to the laboratory spending budget, and maintaining control of lab property.

Master's degree in related field and two years of related experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Employees in this job may be responsible for conducting research on, working on, or having the ability to access critical organizational infrastructure and they must be able to maintain the security and integrity of the infrastructure related to this role.

Working knowledge of equipment and instrumentation appropriate to the nature of the lab and/or the discipline, and of supplies including operation, setup, storage, and maintenance. Working knowledge of instructional applications related to the laboratory and/or the discipline. Ability to make effective presentations of experiments or software, and provide instruction in laboratory techniques, use of equipment, use of software, procedures, and safety rules.

Ability to supervise work performed by others.

• Two years of relevant experience in instructional lab supervision or a similar role.
• Working knowledge of equipment and instrumentation appropriate to the nature of the lab and discipline.
• Ability to make effective presentations of experiments or software and provide instruction in laboratory techniques.
• Ability to supervise work performed by others and ensure safety and security precautions are followed.

• Maintains the Instructional labs with consistent student availability and access to operational equipment.
• Responsible for the training, preparation, and demonstration of scientific procedures, experiments, use of equipment and software to students and Teaching Assistants, as requested by faculty department chair and/or lab committee.
• Maintain all Instructional Laboratories in the Department of Electrical Engineering, ensuring a high level of safety and security for students.
• The organization and monitoring of inventory of Lab supplies, ordering parts and supplies for various project courses and projects and making them available for Undergraduate and Graduate students.
• Adheres to the budget directly related to the…