Biology Department Whitman College Walla Walla WA USA Seeking a coordinator to prep for undergraduate teaching labs in ecology and evolutionary biology.
https://whitmanhr.simplehire.com/postings/2028 Posting Number: 0600484 Job: Biology Lab and Safety Coordinator Department: Division III Supervisor's Name: Biology Department Chair Position Type: Staff FLSA: Exempt Position Purpose: PURPOSE 1) Help with the preparation, set-up, clean up, and equipment up-keep for a specific set of biology Ecology and Evolution courses. Oversee student employment dedicated to those courses. PURPOSE 2) Member of the Biology Department administrative team. Duties include seeing to the administrative needs of the teaching greenhouse and department museum collections and assisting the Science Outreach Coordinator with program development. PURPOSE 3) Safety Coordinator for the Biology Department including, training student employees in proper safety procedures and maintaining department safety compliance. Principal Accountabilities: Purpose 1 1. Setting up for ecology/evolution labs 2. Ordering supplies/reagents for these labs; keeping records of such orders and associated budgets 3. Storage and record keeping for supplies. 4. Managing field trip organization, such as scheduling and delivery of vans, occasional driving when needed, menu preparation and food acquisition, equipment maintenance and packing, collection of receipts, etc. 5. Be available to assist during labs, including driving on field trips and helping as needed in the classroom. This includes maintaining familiarity with equipment and software used in laboratories and being able to assist students and faculty when using this equipment. 6. Supervising student employees for the above duties. 7. Maintaining live organisms needed for classes in this area, including (but not limited to) protists, fungi, invertebrates, and plants. Purpose 2 1. Managing student employees in the greenhouse and department museum collections, including ordering, paperwork, and general upkeep. 2. Handling details associated with guest lectures, to include scheduling, posters/brochures, food acquisition and delivery, ushers, etc. 3. Assisting with educational events for elementary through high school students. 4. Maintaining live organisms for displays and outreach and supervising students to accomplish these tasks. Purpose 3 1. Safety Coordinator for the Biology Dept. Maintain a student employee training program, and other compliance requirements for the department. Minimum Qualifications: B.A. or B.S. degree in the life sciences with emphasis or experience in evolutionary or ecological biology. Must have an interest in whole organism biology, ideally across a breadth of organisms. Familiarity with spreadsheets necessary. Previous academic laboratory or field experience is desired. Must have excellent communication and organizational skills and the ability to work with different faculty, staff and students. Preferred Qualifications: Individuals must be able to explain and/or demonstrate that they possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities to safely perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation. 1. People Skills. Much of the time is spent interacting with students, faculty and staff. Must be able to multi-task and have a positive attitude, and maintain open lines of communication. 2. Self-directed. Some direction and training will be given, however, most work will be self-initiated. 3. Must have or be willing to acquire working familiarity with chemicals and equipment routinely used in biology laboratories. Must know or be willing to learn basic safety procedures for working with and disposing of such chemicals. 4. Must have or be willing to acquire working knowledge of laboratory equipment such as autoclaves, centrifuges, field equipment, & chemical hoods, and understand the safety issues of such items. 5. Must be physically able to load/unload reagents and equipment items from shelves/cabinets/other storage areas; transport such to various labs around the building. Equipment may include that which requires assistance: large or heavy items such as camping equipment, field boxes, and microscopes. 6. Must have valid driver’s license and complete Whitman College’s van driving certification. Work Hours Full-time position Special Instructions to Applicants: Whitman College is building a diverse academic community and welcomes nominations of and applications from women, members of historically underrepresented minority groups, persons with disabilities, and others who would bring additional dimensions to the College’s learning environment. Whitman is responsive to the needs of dual career couples. Whitman College is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Tim Parker Chair, Department of Biology Whitman College Walla Walla, WA 99362 USA +1.509.526.4777 parke...@whitman.edu http://people.whitman.edu/~parkerth/
