Assistant, Lab (Hourly)

Austin Community College; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Part time

Job summary

Austin Community College is seeking an Assistant, Lab (Hourly) to provide temporary lab support Monday–Thursday and Saturday 11:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m. The role includes equipment setup, safety oversight, and basic maintenance. Minimum high school diploma; physics lab experience preferred and ability to lift up to 40 lbs.

The position offers a part-time schedule, hourly pay of $23.00, and requires adherence to safety and health regulations in a college lab setting.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of laboratory safety practices.
• Knowledge of discipline related technical equipment.
• Knowledge of basic discipline related equipment technical support.
• Safely handling, using, and storing lab equipment.
• Two years of physics lab experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and assist with setting up and cleaning up lab equipment for student-conducted experiments.
• Performs annual inventory of lab equipment.
• Maintains knowledge and safe operation of lab equipment.
• Ensures lab safety and responds to laboratory emergencies.
• Maintains health and safety procedures/regulations in the lab.

Skills

Lab safety

Technical troubleshooting

Effective communication

Time management

Education

High school diploma

Physics lab experience preferred

Job description

Job Posting Closing Times: Job postings are removed from advertising at 12:00 A.M. on the closing date e.g., at midnight on the day before the closing date.Austin Community College employees are required to maintain a domicile in the State of Texas while working for the college and throughout the duration of employment. – AR 4.0300.01If you are a current Austin Community College employee, please click this link to apply through your Workday account.Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teachingIs attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunitiesCares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomesWelcomes difference and models respectful interaction with othersEngages with the community both within and outside of ACCJob Posting Title:Assistant, Lab (Hourly)Job Description Summary:To provide temporary assistance in a lab setting as needed throughout the day from Monday through Thursday, and on Saturday from 11am to 3:30pm.Job Description:Description of Duties and TasksPrepare and assist with setting up and cleaning up lab equipment for student-conducted experiments; may include assisting faculty and/or students during lab experiments, exercises, and exams.Performs annual inventory of lab equipment.Maintains a working knowledge of a variety of laboratory equipment and demonstrates the safe and proper use/disposal of equipment including hazardous material(s).Prepares, tests, adjusts, modifies, performs routine maintenance on, calibrates a variety of technical laboratory equipment, and troubleshoots equipment.Ensures lab safety and responds to laboratory emergencies. Maintain working knowledge of health and safety procedures/regulations.Ensures EHS compliance in the laboratory through proper storage of equipment and hazardous material(s).KnowledgeKnowledge of laboratory safety practices.Knowledge of discipline related technical equipment.Knowledge of basic discipline related equipment technical support.Knowledge of instructional lab best practices.Safely handling, using, and storing lab equipment.Basic administrative procedures and practices; including inventory.SkillsMaintains a regular, consistent work schedule.Ability to provide technical support including troubleshooting and maintaining lab equipment.Ability to communicate effectively with a multicultural population including faculty, staff, students, and external parties.Problem solving and analysis as an attempt to improve laboratory success and student learning.Technology SkillsAbility to use a variety of word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation softwareAbility to set up, use, and maintain related laboratory-related software applications.Ability to perform technical support of discipline related equipment, including both hardware and software.Required Work ExperienceExperience in an instructional lab settingPreferred Work ExperienceTwo years of physics lab related experience and experience with working well with people.Required EducationHigh school degree, including high school-level PhysicsPreferred EducationCollege-level physicsPhysical RequirementsWork is performed in a classroom lab and prep setting and may include fieldwork.Must be able to lift objects up to 40 lbs.Ability to stand, kneel, sit and reach.Hand/finger dexterity to perform the essential functions, including the use of the keyboard.Visual ability to perform essential functions.Pay Rate$23.00/HourUp to 19 hours per week.Number of Openings:1Job Posting Close Date:September 29, 2026Clery ActAs required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.Austin Community College produces an Annual Security Report as required by the Clery Act. This report includes statistics from the previous three years concerning reported crime that occurred on campus; public property adjacent to and accessible from campus; and in certain non-campus buildings/property owned or controlled by ACC. The report includes institutional policies concerning campus security and other safety information.For direct access to the current Annual Security Report, visit www.austincc.edu/asr . You may obtain a hard copy by contacting the Clery Compliance Officer ( [e-mail] ). For an overview, see ACC's Clery Act website.DisclaimerThe above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.