Instructional Resource Coordinator

Inside Higher Ed; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent educational institution is seeking an Instructional Resource Coordinator to provide laboratory management support. The role includes overseeing lab operations, implementing safety protocols, and maintaining compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree and three years of experience in a related field. This position offers a challenging opportunity to impact students and faculty positively.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience.
• Education may substitute for experience per JHU equivalency formula.

Responsibilities

• Provide laboratory management support to faculty and students.
• Implement and maintain safety protocols.
• Develop and recommend processes to assure efficiency.
• Develop and recommend processes to improve lab operations and train staff/faculty on changes.

Skills

Lab Equipment Management

Laboratory Safety

Order Management

Regulatory Compliance

SOP Development

Stakeholder Engagement

Troubleshooting and Technical Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Job description

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The Instructional Resource Coordinator will provide laboratory management support to faculty and students and oversee the daily operations of a laboratory designed to train students in undergraduate and graduate schools. This role implements and maintains safety protocols, tracks equipment use, schedules and performs maintenance, and regulates access to laboratory areas.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintain the safety of the lab environment and of the students.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable departmental, university, federal, state, and local safety environmental regulations.
• Serve as liaison between faculty and students and JHU operations and facilities as needed to address laboratory facility issues.
• Develop and recommend processes/procedures/policies to assure efficiency in lab operations; provide training on recommended changes to relevant staff, students, and faculty.
• Provides specialized knowledge to assist students with technical and/or theoretical questions regarding equipment and experiments.
• Develop or recommend new equipment or testing techniques to improve the lab's capabilities.
• Communicate with key stakeholders such as faculty, staff, students, and vendors to resolve issues and ensure smooth operation of all lab activities in a timely manner.
• Monitor and schedules preventative maintenance on equipment.
• Oversee delivery and installation of capital equipment.
• Maintain records of all equipment and instruments and coordinate with other areas as needed for tagging, inventorying, and disposing of capital equipment.
• Triage and respond to general inquiries for faculty and students on lab safety.
• Attend required department or school meetings.
• Create/revise/implement systems or procedures to improve workflow and efficiency.
• Coordinate or self-perform inspections to make preventive and corrective actions necessary to maintain a safe environment.
• Maintain working knowledge of protocols and reporting associated with laboratory objectives.
• Coordinate ordering of supplies and equipment, interacting and negotiating with outside vendors, and internal finance staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

Additional Responsibilities

• Create and manage learning resources, design learning experiences and integrate technology into education and training opportunities; coordinates and creates new, innovative lecture demonstrations, in-class activities, and related course materials.
• Manages the department's lecture demonstration collection.
• Collaborates with the Instructional Resource Group on developing and modifying teaching instruments.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of physics topics and the practical application to lab apparatus.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Three years of related experience.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Technical Skills & Expected Level of Proficiency

• Lab Equipment Management - Developing
• Laboratory Safety - Developing
• Order Management - Developing
• Regulatory Compliance - Developing
• SOP Development - Developing
• Stakeholder Engagement - Developing
• Troubleshooting and Technical Problem Solving - Developing

Equal Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.