Lab Assistant_Biology_BHC

About the role

Provides direct tutorial, training and/or instructional lab support to students and laboratory personnel in an instructionally supervised laboratory.

Responsibilities

• Prepares laboratory experiments/exercises necessary to demonstrate learning experiences taught by course instructor in lab environment.
• Affirmative action statement: Will be subject to a criminal background check. Some positions may be subject to a fingerprint check.
• Assist in the supervision of lab activities to ensure a safe learning environment.
• Provide clerical support to include ordering, cataloging, and maintaining laboratory supplies and equipment.
• Work with instructors to demonstrate procedures and use equipment and materials.
• Troubleshoot experiments and testing new experiments and procedures.
• Participate in periodic inventory of capital equipment.
• Troubleshoots minor equipment repairs; may coordinate major repairs with vendors or college repair department.
• Maintain a variety of related records and provide information required for decision making.
• Utilizes excellent communication skills and the ability to interact with internal/external stakeholders and constituents within the Dallas College community network.
• Provide excellent customer service.
• Completes required Dallas College Professional Development training hours per academic year.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED, associate degree is preferred.
• Official transcripts are required.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of laboratory and lab information systems and automated laboratory equipment.
• Ability to utilize computer technology to access data, maintain records, generate reports.
• Able to have a great degree of knowledge based on instructional programs.
• Able to collaborate and work with faculty and staff.
• Knowledge of safe use and disposition of hazardous chemicals.
• Able to perform laboratory tests including pre and post analytic phases.
• Able to document activities, record results and insert/retrieve data.
• Strong organizational skills, ability to multi-task, detail-oriented approach to work, strong decision-making skills, good follow-up, ability to complete tasks.
• Strong knowledge and experience providing effective customer service.

Skills

• Excellent communication skills.

Benefits

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Pay

N03-Hourly Hourly Rate $23.78

Schedule

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