"Instructional Laboratory Coordinator"

Position Overview: Coordinate the preparation of undergraduate teaching laboratories in the Department of Biological Sciences. Provide instructional support in first-year undergraduate laboratory courses. Supervise undergraduate/graduate student teaching assistants to ensure compliance with university/department laboratory safety standards. Order supplies and maintain equipment necessary for teaching laboratory courses. Ensure and monitor safety practices in the laboratory courses. Develops guidelines and protocols for instructional lab operations. Assures quality control, maintains budgets, and operates, tests, and repairs electronic and/or scientific test equipment. Other duties as assigned.

Required Experience: Experience providing support to an undergraduate laboratory course or scientific research laboratory.

Required Education: Bachelor’s degree in biology, chemistry, or a related field.

Additional Preferred: Undergraduate laboratory teaching experience, experience with standard testing, quality control, safety practices, and applicable laws. Experience with program planning and implementation. Experience working with students. Demonstrated leadership and project management experience. Master’s degree in biology, chemistry, or a related field. Research or teaching laboratory management experience including monitoring safety compliance, training personnel, and budgeting and procuring necessary supplies/equipment. Experience developing and revising standard operating procedures.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions: Some situations may require work with toxic, volatile, and corrosive chemicals or carcinogenic substances; Ability to lift, carry and/or otherwise move 50 lbs.

Degree Requirement: Listed degree qualification is required at time of application.

FLSA Status: Exempt.

Employee Category: Exempt.

Pay Range: $49,816 annually or higher commensurate with experience.

Type of Appointment: _of_Appointment.

FTE: 1.

Full Time/Part Time: Full Time.

Funding: .

A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in this vacancy: No.

Posting Date: 08/20/2025.

Closing Date: .

Open Until Filled: Yes.

Special Instructions to Applicants: Open until filled. Priority given to those who apply by September 3, 2025. Please include in the letter of qualification how you meet each of the required qualifications and any of the additional preferred qualifications.

Background Check Statement: Applicants who are selected as final possible candidates must be able to pass a criminal background check.

To apply, visit https://uidaho.peopleadmin.com/postings/49291.

The University of Idaho is an equal employment opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.