Laboratory Lead

Title: Laboratory Lead

Employee Classification: Non-Student Help - Hourly

Campus: University of North Texas

Division: UNT-Provost

SubDivision-Department: UNT-College of Science

Department: UNT-Biological Sciences-121100

Job Location: Denton

Salary: $27.55 per hour

FTE: .48

Retirement Eligibility: Not Retirement Eligible

About Us - Values Overview:

Welcome to the University of North Texas System. The UNT System includes the University of North Texas in Denton and Frisco, the University of North Texas at Dallas and UNT Dallas College of Law, and the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. We are the only university system based exclusively in the robust Dallas-Fort Worth region. We are growing with the North Texas region, employing more than 14,000 employees, educating a record 49,000+ students across our system, and awarding nearly 12,000 degrees each year.   We are one team comprised of individuals who are committed to excellence, curiosity and innovation. We are transforming lives and creating economic opportunity through education. We champion a people-first values-based culture where We Care about each other and those we serve. We believe that we are Better Together because we foster an inclusive environment of respect, belonging, and access for all. We demonstrate Courageous Integrity through setting exceptional standards and acting in the best interest of our communities. We are encouraged to Be Curious about opportunities for learning, creating, discovering, and innovating, and are encouraged to learn from failure. Show Your Fire by joining our team and exhibiting your passion and pride in your work as part of our UNT System team.   Learn more about the UNT System and how we live our values at www.UNTSystem.edu.

Department Summary

The Department of Biological Sciences, one of four departments in the College of Science, has over 40 faculty, 175 graduate and 3,000 undergraduate students. Our faculty is a community of scholars dedicated to research and teaching in Ecology, Environmental Science, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Physiology, Neuroscience, Plant Biology, and Organismal-environment interactions. We offer Bachelor’s degrees in Biology, Biochemistry, Ecology, Medical Laboratory Science, and Forensic Science, and Masters and PhDs in Biology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science. We measure our success by the success of our students and the quality of our intellectual contributions to society.

Position Overview

Hourly Laboratory Lead meets regularly with undergraduate students in assigned laboratory course sections to to guide students in laboratory protocols and activities as directed by the Instructional Lab Supervisor. The Laboratory Lead serves as a role model for new Teaching Assistants, and may also offer assistance in lecture courses as required. May assist with lab prep, grading/grade entry, and assisting with lecture courses as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Biological Sciences with 18 or more advanced hours of coursework in the discipline.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of, or the ability to learn, University, department, and laboratory-specific policies and procedures.
• Ability to take direction and correction from supervisory staff.
• Working knowledge of equipment/instrumentation associated with the assigned instructional laboratory course/s.
• Skill in managing one's own time and the time of others (sp. students).
• Ability to communicate with, and work effectively and patiently with students.
• Ability to promptly address and/or resolve issues as they arise in scheduled lab section/s.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree in Biological Sciences and two years of laboratory leadership as a Teaching Assistant in an instructional laboratory course.

Required License/Registration/Certifications

None

Job Duties:

None

Work Schedule:

Tuesdays from 2:00pm-8:00pm, during scheduled meeting days and times scheduled lab meetings, office hours, and lecture assistance as scheduled.

Driving University Vehicle:

 

Security Sensitive:

This is a Security Sensitive Position.