Coordinator, Teaching Lab

Job title: Coordinator, Teaching Lab

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Job ID:

J1022-0633

Job Type:

Regular Full Time

Job Category:

Other

Open Positions:

1

Faculty / Department:

Faculty of Science / Biology

Campus:

Main campus (downtown)

Union Affiliation:

Support Staff (SSUO)

Date Posted:

October 31, 2022

Closing Date:

November 10, 2022

Hours per week:

35

Salary (Grade: 11) Hiring salary range
$82,663-$104,417

*Job title under review

The University of Ottawa-A crossroads of cultures and ideas
The University of Ottawa is home to a dynamic community of over 50,000 students, faculty and staff, who live, work and study in both French and English. Our campus is a crossroad of cultures and ideas, where bold minds come together to inspire game-changing ideas. We believe in the power of representation, and that increasing the diversity of our faculty and staff supports this objective. Our goal is to provide students with the best possible learning experience, in an environment that reflects the diversity of its people, their ideas, and their identities.

We are one of Canada’s top 10 research universities-our professors and researchers explore new approaches to today’s challenges. One of a handful of Canadian universities ranked among the top 200 in the world, we attract exceptional thinkers and welcome diverse perspectives from across the globe. Our employees come together around the shared purpose of constant improvement, personal development, service excellence, teamwork and a passion for learning with a desire to make uOttawa and the world a better place. Everyone’s contributions are valued, we all play a part in making uOttawa a world-class institution. Most importantly, we make it possible for you to achieve your full potential. Because at uOttawa, you belong!

About the Faculty of Science
Welcome to the Faculty of Science, a great place to learn, to explore, to question, to discover – opening your mind and pushing boundaries. It’s an exciting time to be part of a rewarding career in life sciences, natural sciences and mathematics. You will have access to world-class facilities, including our Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Complex, our extensive Biosciences Complex and our cutting-edge Advanced Research Complex, that are the envy of many universities. We have strong links with a multitude of government and private research centres, providing countless opportunities and experiences.

We have become a true centre of excellence, earning recognition across Canada and abroad for our prowess in teaching and in our laboratories, where our researchers are addressing some of the most important and relevant scientific questions of our time. Our past is a testimonial to our passion, so will be our future. Will you be part of it?

Position Purpose
Reporting to the the Chair, Department of Biology, the incumbent oversees the day-to-day administrative operations of an assigned teaching laboratory, including inventory maintenance and assisting with the administration of some laboratory personnel. Also contributes to the technical administration of the lab by conducting and developing some of the scientific activities/experimentation and ensuring the safe and proper use, care, calibration and maintenance of the equipment and other scientific resources. Provides student support during laboratory experiments and acts as a resource person outside of the lab during office hours. Provides sessional lecturing, develops didactic materials and contributes to the standardization of student evaluation. Through the regular monitoring and continued interactions with laboratory coordinators, faculty, technical staff, teaching assistants, and students, ensures the continuity and quality of the laboratory experience.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Laboratory and Operations Management: Manages the daily operations of a laboratory within a faculty department, including responsibility for permits, inventory, scheduling, and administration of staff. Plans and schedules laboratory exercises for each semester, while assessing equipment and material needs and monitoring the effects of enrollment upon resource needs, such as personnel, material and space.
• Scientific Operations: Leads setup, testing, and calibration of equipment and materials. Selects and uses appropriate procedures, equipment and standards to produce required data and optimize results. Designs and develops new, or modifies existing, specialized and novel techniques, test procedures and standards under the general direction of senior staff and professors and analyzes and interprets results. Assists in diagnosing causes of system, equipment or material failures and identifies possible solutions to problems.
• Student Lecturing: Acts as a sessional lecturer and organizes, prepares, and presents lecture material for a predetermined number of courses per year. Prepares, writes and maintains didactic materials, including manuals, assignments and examinations for the assigned laboratory. Establishes office hours to respond to student questions and concerns. Collaborates with professors to ensure congruency of lab exercises with lecture components.
• Student Evaluation: Sets and oversees the correction of laboratory assignments, tests, and final lab exams. Lead and performs quality control procedures to ensure uniform correction of all laboratory evaluation events. Compiles and calculates final marks for all laboratory components and collaborates with professors to calculate the final overall marks for the courses.
• Personnel Supervision: Assigns, supervises, instructs, and evaluates teaching assistants (TAs) in the laboratory to ensure uniformity and consistency in the presentation of material to students. Provides guidance and expert advice to TAs on technical issues, safety procedures and regulatory compliance matters within the laboratory. Monitors operations to ensure the team’s effectiveness and compliance. Anticipates issues and assists when needed.

What you will bring:

• Minimum of a Master’s degree in Molecular Biology or Microbiology. Ph.D. preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in research and/or laboratory operations.
• Teaching experience and expert knowledge of laboratory protocols/procedures in the specialized area of research supported by the department or faculty.
• Demonstrated experience in designing, modifying, and/or optimizing scientific laboratory experiments.
• Advanced knowledge of laboratory tools, equipment, instruments, materials, hazards and their safe usage.
• Excellent technical skills, analytical ability, abstract reasoning, and judgment with a strong operational focus.
• Ability to read and understand texts of considerable difficulty requiring understanding of concepts, procedures, or systems.
• Experience in supervision and evaluation of personnel.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate scientific and technical concepts in a clear and concise manner, both orally and in writing.
• Strong organizational, administrative, problem-solving, time-management, and decision-making skills with the ability to work independently, meet deadlines, establish priorities, and work within a budget.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access), word processing, Windows and Internet.
• Bilingualism – French and English (spoken and written).

Key Competencies at uOttawa:
Here are the required competencies for all of our employees at uOttawa:

Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realise an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.

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The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We are at our best when everyone has a seat at the table, and when we are made to feel like we belong. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

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Company: University of Ottawa

Expected salary: $82663 – 104417 per year

Location: Canada

Job date: Tue, 01 Nov 2022 05:00:06 GMT

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