Job Description

Job Summary
Coordinates and oversees the acquisition, use, and maintenance of laboratory equipment and supplies; prepares and maintains materials used in lab experiments, provides laboratory instruction as well as supervise and train students assisting in lab activities.

Responsibilities
Significant Duties & Responsibilities include: Contributes to selecting, preparing, and instructional delivery of laboratory courses and experiments.; Maintains established experiments, lab classroom set-ups, and/or lab projects/services to include but are not limited to solution making.; Manages, orders, and coordinates the availability, use, and maintenance of laboratory equipment, materials, and/or key inventories.; Oversees directs, and trains graduate and undergraduate students to properly use laboratory equipment and supplies and provides expertise and advice concerning safety.; Advises on equipment evaluation and selection for lab facility requirements.; Directs the instructional lab program alongside departmental faculty for students to include conveying technical information to those enrolled in or teaching labs.; Supervisory Responsibilities include training, assisting, and assigning tasks to others. May provide input to performance reviews of other employees.

Required Qualifications
Required Qualifications include: Knowledge of laboratory techniques, safety procedures, and teaching principles.; Skilled in basic solution making and the aseptic technique.; Knowledge of the use of standard laboratory equipment used to teach introductory biology lab courses.; Years of experience in laboratory supervision will be considered in the absence of a Master's degree.

Proposed Salary
The proposed annualized salary range for this position is $50,000 - $51,500 and includes full benefits.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities include: Experience in the coordination of lab operations, procedures, and instruction.; Experience in supervising and delegating duties to students (graduate and/or undergraduate).; A Master's degree in life science (Biology, Microbiology, biomedical science, etc.) is required.; Laboratory supervisory experience is preferred and will be considered in the absence of a Master's degree.

Contact Information
If you have any questions, please contact Clifton Ruehl, Hiring Manager, via email at [email protected]

USG Core Values
The University System of Georgia is comprised of our 26 institutions of higher education and learning as well as the System Office. Our USG Statement of Core Values are Integrity, Excellence, Accountability, and Respect. These values serve as the foundation for all that we do as an organization, and each USG community member is responsible for demonstrating and upholding these standards. More details on the USG Statement of Core Values and Code of Conduct are available in USG Board Policy 8.2.18.1.2 and can be found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section8/C224/#p8.2.18_personnel_conduct.

Additionally, USG supports Freedom of Expression as stated in Board Policy 6.5 Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom found on-line at https://www.usg.edu/policymanual/section6/C2653.

Institutional Values
Excellence: Actively engaging outstanding methods in teaching, academic discovery, creative pursuits, student success, cultural enrichment and the overall campus community.
Creativity: Pursuing distinction through inquiry and innovation, challenging convention and focusing on solutions.
Engagement: Dynamic civic involvement and participation of students, faculty, staff and alumni in the university experience.
Sustainability: Advancing fiscal responsibility, well-being, innovation, lifelong learning and environmental stewardship.
Inclusion: Cultivating and championing a campus environment that welcomes diverse backgrounds, ideas, perspectives and practices.
Servant Leadership: Leading through ethical empowerment and service.
Conditions of Employment
All selected candidates are required to submit and successfully pass a background investigation to include reference checks and verification of academic credentials (if applicable). Other additional requirements may be required based upon specific position duties:

A credit check completed for Positions of Trust and or approved departmental Purchase Card usage;
Pre-employment drug testing for positions with high-risk responsibilities.
Motor vehicle reports are required for positions that are required to drive a Columbus State University fleet vehicle or other vehicle designated as a fleet vehicle. A successful drug screening will be required as a condition of employment a randomly thereafter.
*Applicants for positions of trust may be asked to disclose criminal record history during the initial screening process and prior to a conditional offer of employment. *

For Faculty Hires: Final candidates will be required to provide proof of completed academic degree(s) as well as post-secondary coursework in the form of original transcript(s). Those candidates trained by a foreign institution will also be required to provide an educational/credential evaluation.