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Laboratory Assistant - Part time

Department: Biological Science

Location: Grand Rapids, MI

Assists the Biology Department Laboratory Coordinator with the coordination of daily activities in the Biology instructional laboratory classrooms, stockrooms, long-term storage, and preparation areas. This position may require weekday, evening, and/or weekend duties, with a flexible work schedule.

Requisition ID: 92 Employee Group: https://www.grcc.edu/faculty-staff/human-resources/employee-groups-resources/employee-groups/contingent-employees Schedule: 25 hours/ 48 week Compensation: $20.65 Reports to: Instructional Laboratory Coordinator Posting Opens: 8/7/2024 Posting Closes: Open until filled

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Assists the lab coordinator with oversight of student employees, including interviewing, hiring/releasing, training, supervising, evaluating, and guiding. Maintains student employee scheduling records. Assists with assigning tasks and overseeing student employees as they prepare and maintain laboratory classrooms for daily instructional activities. Monitors and delegates additional activities to student employees, such as cleaning glassware, laboratory classrooms, benches, and equipment, preparing chemical reagents, and repairing equipment. • Assists with the coordination, preparation, transportation, assembling, and dismantling of materials, tools, and equipment required for laboratory demonstrations and exercises within the biological science department. This work may include transporting instructional laboratory supplies and equipment to and from various locations. • Assists with the formulation, preparation, and packaging of chemical or biological reagents, solutions, solids, stains, media, and unknown samples required for all laboratory demonstrations and experiments in the biological science department. • Assists with all safety aspects related to instructional laboratory classrooms, stockrooms, long-term storage, and preparation areas. Maintains security, practices safe handling, proper storage, and labeling of chemicals, reagents, biological specimens, and assists with the packaging and characterization of laboratory waste generated by the biological science department. • Assists with updating laboratory preparation notes. • Assists with maintaining the library collections of scientific laboratory equipment instructional manuals and SDS records. • Maintains proper housekeeping in the biological science instructional laboratory classrooms, stockrooms, long-term storage, and preparation areas as required. Cleans laboratory tables, equipment, glassware, etc. • Restocks student laboratory stations and laboratory kits as needed. • Assembles, calibrates, and maintains scientific equipment and instruments as necessary. • Participates in departmental community service events and activities. • Performs other duties as assigned by the Laboratory Coordinator. • Follow College policy on the Family Educational Right to Privacy Act (FERPA).

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Qualifications

• Associate's degree or higher with a science emphasis or equivalent work experience. • Awareness of laboratory safety procedures and OSHA regulations. • Exposure to biosafety practices and procedures for biological laboratories.

NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT

Grand Rapids Community College creates an inclusive learning and working environment that recognizes the value and dignity of each person. It is the policy and practice of GRCC to provide equal educational and employment opportunities regardless of age, race, color, religion, marital status, sex/gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, height, weight, national origin, disability, political affiliation, familial status, veteran status or genetics in all programs, activities, services, employment and ad