Instructional Specialist

Lab and Research Assistant 1

Provides routine, technical, and administrative support to research projects, ensuring protocols and procedures are followed in the laboratory and maintaining safety standards.

Arizona State University, West Valley campus – 4701 W. Thunderbird Rd, Glendale, AZ 85308.

Hourly Rate: $20.38 USD per hour.

Full time, non‑exempt.

• High School Diploma; OR, equivalent combination of experience and/or training that demonstrates comparable knowledge, skills, and abilities.

• Prepares/refreshes/tears down/cleans/organizes/maintains materials/chemicals/supplies/equipment for college laboratory courses including, but not limited to, chemistry, forensics, biology, and physics.
• Maintain and restock instructional laboratory supplies for students.
• Prepare solutions, media, and cultures for instructional experiments.
• Collect all instructional laboratory biological and chemical waste for proper disposal.
• Maintain preparatory documents for assigned laboratory courses.
• Perform end of semester clean‑up duties, as assigned by supervisor.
• Assist student worker/lab aides in laboratory procedures, maintenance, and safety, as needed.
• Inform supervisor of any service needs for the instructional laboratories.
• Inform supervisor of any safety concerns for the instructional laboratories.
• Works closely with laboratory coordinator and assigned course coordinator/faculty to determine laboratory course needs.
• Adheres to/maintains support/assistance of the University's laboratory safety program including hazardous waste management and chemical hygiene.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in a laboratory-based biological or chemical science field.
• Experience preparing for science laboratory courses.
• Demonstrated relevant knowledge of biology, and/or chemistry, and/or forensics, and/or physics laboratory courses.
• Knowledge of and skilled in the proper and safe handling and disposal of hazardous materials.
• Indication of effective verbal/written communication and problem‑solving skills.
• Evidence of time management and self‑motivation skills.

• Regularly performs tasks in a standard laboratory environment requiring adherence to established safety protocols, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), and operation of laboratory equipment.
• The role may involve prolonged standing, handling of chemicals or biological materials, and precise, detail‑oriented tasks.
• Will also be subject to standard office conditions, i.e. some periods of sitting; pushing/pulling/lifting up to 20 pounds; standing, bending, reaching and walking, both short and extended distances.

Driving is not required for this position.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.