Cares 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
outcomes
Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with
others
Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC
Job Posting Title:
Technician, Science Lab
Job Description Summary:
To prepare, set-up and issue materials and equipment for use in
student laboratory demonstrations, experiments, exercises and
exams; assists in the operation and maintenance of instructional
labs; participates in the planning and implement of lab exercises
and experiments; assists instructors with the
development/improvement of laboratory exercises.
Job Description:
Description of Duties and Tasks
- Prepare, assist in developing, perform set-up and clean-up of
instructional labs; may include assisting the faculty and students
during lab experiments, exercises and exams.*
- Performs annual inventory of all lab chemicals and maintains
current list of stored chemicals for labs in accordance with local,
state, and federal regulations; provides SDSs information for each
instructional lab demonstration, experience, exercise and
exam.
- Maintains a working knowledge of a variety of laboratory
equipment and demonstrates the safe and proper use/disposal of
equipment including hazardous or biohazardous materials.
- Prepares, tests, adjusts, modifies, performs routine
maintenance on, calibrates a variety of technical laboratory
equipment, trouble-shoots equipment and makes minor repairs and/or
arranges for service repair.
- Ensures lab safety and respond to laboratory emergencies.
Maintain working knowledge of health and safety
procedures/regulations including but not limited to first aid and
CPR.
- Purchases lab and office supplies; track supply budget; obtain
approvals for purchases following established department and
college processes.
- Collaborates with faculty and supervisors on the development of
lab schedules, procedures, and documents lab procedures.
- Ensures EHS compliance in the laboratory through proper
labeling and storage of equipment and hazardous materials.
- Partners with ACC EHS Department to ensure policies and
procedures are followed for safe handling of hazardous and
biohazardous materials.
- May oversee the work of hourly employees.
Knowledge
- Knowledge of laboratory safety practices.
- Knowledge of Hazardous Waste storage and disposal
regulations.
- Knowledge of discipline related technical equipment.
- Knowledge of basic discipline related equipment technical
support.
- Knowledge of instructional lab best practices.
- Safely handling, using, storing, sterilizing, and disposing of
hazardous materials and/or infectious agents.
- Basic administrative procedures and practices including
inventory, basic budgeting, purchasing, vendor contacts for
supplies and repairs.
Skills
- Maintains a regular, consistent work schedule.
- Ability to provide technical support including 1st line
troubleshooting, maintenance coordination and requests to vendors
for repairs and replacement of discipline related equipment.
- Ability to communicate effectively with a multicultural
population including faculty, staff, students and external
parties.
- Planning annual needs, requisitioning, receiving storing,
inventorying, storing and issuing laboratory materials, supplies
and equipment.
- Maintaining basic budget records.
- Problem solving and analysis to improve laboratory success and
student learning.
Technology Skills
- Ability to use a variety of word processing, spreadsheet,
presentation software
- Ability to setup, use, and maintain related laboratory software
applications.
- Ability to perform 1st line technical support of discipline
related equipment, including both hardware and software.
Required Work Experience
- Two years related work experience.
Preferred Work Experience
- Work experience in an instructional lab setting.
Required Education
Four years of related work experience may substitute for this
education requirement. Applicants who substitute work experience to
meet the education requirement must use additional related work
experience to meet the years of "Required Work Experience" for this
position. Please note that the college reserves the right to amend
these terms of substitution at any time.
Preferred Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher in discipline area.
Special Requirements
- Current CPR Certification.
- Current First Aid Certification.
- Valid Texas Driver's License and reliable transportation for
assignment at multiple locations and/or for attending meetings or
trainings at various ACC campuses.
Physical Requirements
- Work is performed in a classroom lab and prep setting and may
include field work.
- Depending on assignment, may have frequent contact with
hazardous chemicals and waste.
- Must be able to lift objects up to 30 lbs.
- Ability to stand, kneel, sit and reach.
- Hand/finger dexterity to perform the essential functions,
including use of keyboard.
- Visual ability to perform essential functions.
Safety
- Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working
conditions and behavior. Take reasonable and prudent actions to
prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.
Salary Range (PG 05)
$53,029 - $65,683
Number of Openings:
1
Job Posting Close Date:
September 7, 2026
Clery Act
As 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 (
CleryComplianceOfficer@austincc.edu ). For an overview, see ACC's
Clery Act website.
Disclaimer
The 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.
To apply, please visit: https://austincc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Round-Rock-Campus/Technician--Science-Lab_R-9790
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