Assistant I, Lab (Hourly)

About the role

Provides assistance to the lab. 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. The college embraces its identity as a community college, promoting student success and community development through affordable access to higher education and workforce training, including applied baccalaureate degrees.

Position closes October 12, 2026. Two openings available. Austin Community College employees must maintain a domicile in the State of Texas.

Responsibilities

• Perform clerical duties including operating a computer, maintaining records and files, and compiling data and reports as required.
• Maintain an inventory of supplies and materials.
• Operate, install, and maintain equipment; may set up, configure and/or calibrate new equipment; may perform routine maintenance and repair.
• Assist students, or monitor and assist students, faculty, and staff in the use of equipment or facilities.

Requirements

High school diploma or educational equivalent.

Qualifications

• Physics lab experience (usually as a student in a physics class).
• Office administration and bookkeeping principles and practices.
• Knowledge of specialized discipline (Physics) depending on area of assignment.
• Safety principles and practices as they apply to the area of assignment.
• Physical requirements: work performed in various settings; subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, pushing, pulling, stooping, crawling, climbing; may need to lift heavy objects up to 50 pounds and occasionally up to 100 pounds; may be exposed to temperatures, noise, moving mechanical parts, or chemicals; specific vision abilities may include close, distance, color vision, and ability to focus.

Skills

• Effectively using organizational and planning skills.
• Effectively working with a 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.

Pay

$23.00/hour

Schedule

Up to 19 hours per week.