Biology Teaching Laboratory Support Technician

Biology Teaching Laboratory Support Technician

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Reporting to the UC Santa Cruz Biological Sciences Teaching Laboratories Supervisor and under general supervision of the PBSci Facilities Manager, this position is a hybrid role designed to support the laboratory and field based teaching needs of the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department (EEB) and serve as the divisional facilities representative on the CSC. The incumbent will serve as primary support staff for EEB laboratory and field courses, in addition to acting as the resident manager of operations for ongoing facility needs at CBB and the broader CSC campus, including teaching and common use laboratories and teaching facilities.

This position requires a combination of journey level knowledge and skill in multiple, distinct scientific disciplines, including biochemistry, microbiology, molecular biology, genetics, ecology and evolutionary biology. Additionally, this position requires technical proficiency and understanding of facilities requirements and operations. Facilities related duties include basic support for audiovisual equipment, basic IT support for teaching lab computers, and administrative support and maintenance of gear lockers containing field equipment and teaching lab materials (e.g., biological specimens, models, microscopes).

Duties also include maintaining inventories, ordering course materials and equipment, providing teaching staff course support, and occasional mentorship of undergraduate or graduate students. This position also serves as shipping and logistics contact for the Coastal Biology Building, takes the lead in onboarding new faculty to the facility, coordinates faculty retirement or move-out logistics, lab and office clean-outs, and EH&S check-outs.

This position manages classroom space and resources for the Seymour Marine Discovery Center classroom and serves as the CSC Safety Committee Administrator. This position serves as the primary point of contact for PBSci Divisional Facilities needs at the CSC.

Budgeted Salary: $75,789.68/year - $78,894.89/year. Salary commensurate with skills, qualifications and experience.

Under California law, the University of California, Santa Cruz is required to post a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. The salary shown above is the budgeted amount the University reasonably expects to pay and the salary extended should not exceed this posted amount.

Benefits Level Eligibility:
Full benefits

Schedule Information:

Full-time, Fixed Percentage of Time: 100%, 40 Hours per Week Days of the Week:
Mon-Fri Shift Includes:
Day

Employee Classification:
Career appointment

Job End Date:
None

Work Location:

UC Santa Cruz Main Campus

Union Representation: RX Union

Job Code Classification: 009611 (SRA
3)

Travel:
Up to 25% of the time

• 60% - EEB Teaching Laboratory and Field Course Support:
  Under general supervision, and as part of an instructional support team, provides logistic and technical support to biology laboratory teaching by preparing and organizing materials and equipment, analyzing and testing experimental protocols, and maintaining order and cleanliness in support of EEB laboratory and field classes. Engages in cross training with main campus course support staff and supports Science Hill up to two days per week, as needed, throughout the academic year.
  
  Serves as primary CSC lab staff contact for faculty teaching lab and field courses throughout the academic year. Prepares all materials needed for each class and is available to help troubleshoot issues during classes as they arise. Collaborates with faculty on designing lab exercises. Educates and instructs students, staff and faculty on the proper use of…