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This is a/an 83% full-time equivalency (FTE) job with months off. The number of months off will be determined by the position's FTE percentage. The timing of months off will be set to meet the needs of the unit and the essential duties of the position. Questions related to HR105 FTE positions should be directed to the hiring manager during the interview process. This position is eligible for benefits associated with any full-time position. The salary grade and range listed in the posting is reflective of a 100% Full-time position. Full-time equivalency job offers may fall outside of the listed range due to the assigned percentage of effort.

 

POSITION SPECIFICS​

The Biology Department at Penn State’s University Park campus is committed to supporting our undergraduate program and delivering an innovative and engaging laboratory curriculum to our students. We are seeking someone who can contribute to our instructional mission as an Academic Program Coordinator – Senior Support in our anatomy and physiology laboratory courses.

This Academic Program Coordinator will work closely with biology faculty in charge of large multi-section anatomy and physiology laboratory courses to lead, plan, coordinate, and implement the preparation required by the course curricula.  The Academic Program Coordinator ensures that all teaching laboratories are organized and ready for each week’s activities. This person may also help lead 1-2 laboratory sections per semester, supervise undergraduate wage-payroll assistants, and coordinate/schedule teaching resources within a single course or those shared between multiple courses. The Academic Program Coordinator is expected to help collect feedback from lab instructors and students, as well as assist with curricular improvements for both resident instruction and online courses. Additionally, the Academic Program Coordinator working in the anatomy and physiology laboratory courses will be trained to help provide care to laboratory animals, as well as maintain human cadaver and other preserved specimens, and ensure that teaching facilities and employees are in compliance with safety regulations.

The candidate must be comfortable working with laboratory animals, preserved animal and human organ specimens, as well as human cadavers. The ideal candidate will also hav