Physical Science Lab Assistant (PT)
Waubonsee Community College
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- Location
- Sugar Grove, United States
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Oct 21
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Waubonsee Community College
2 to 10 employees
What you'll do
- Prepare lab course materials in accordance with faculty requests and course curriculum
- Set up, reset and take down laboratory experiments, storing equipment and materials properly
- Prepare chemical solutions following established procedures, including standardization
- Maintain clean and safe lab areas and follow safety protocols
- Assist in maintaining minor equipment and instrumentation
- Assist with ordering and receiving materials and supplies
- Inventory materials and supplies and update the Excel database
- Assist faculty with special projects and events
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The Physical Science Lab Assistant is responsible to the
Physical Science Lab Coordinator and the Dean for Mathematics and Sciences. The
essential duties of this position are to prepare all of the lab course
materials in accordance with the faculty requests and course curriculum,
maintain and repair minor equipment and minor instruments in order to provide a
quality and safe lab environment for students.
Set-up,
reset for the next instructor and take down individual laboratory experiments
according to prep sheets, storing equipment and materials properly.
Prepare chemical solutions following
established procedures, including standardization. Prepare materials and
equipment for the earth science, geology, and geography lab course activities.
Maintain the lab areas in a clean and safe
manner. Follow all safety protocols as outlined in the Chemical Hygiene Plan,
including proper disposal of waste, wearing personal protective equipment, and
maintaining a clean workroom area.
Assist the Physical Science Lab Coordinator in
maintaining minor equipment and instrumentation used within the department (for
example: pH meters, balances, melting point apparatus, water bath, oven,
centrifuge, titrators, hot plates, telescopes, Pasco sensors and equipment,
microscopes, stream table).
Assist the Physical Science Lab Coordinator
in ordering and receiving materials and supplies. Inventory materials and
supplies updating Excel database as required, alerting the Physical Science Lab
Coordinator when materials and supplies are running low.
Assist the faculty with special projects and
events, such as, scanning maps, National Geography Day, Wetlands well data
collection and GIS.
Assist Physical Science Lab Coordinator and
instructors to help assure safety of students. Research the Safety Data Sheets
for all chemicals and solutions, maintaining the most current in binders.
Complete mandatory training for lab safety and
college compliance.