Physical Science Lab Assistant

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Posting Number:

Classification

Title:

Staff

Working Title:

Physical Science Lab Assistant

Datatel Position C

Annual

Hours:

2080 Hours per year

Placement Range: $15.07 - $16.96

Position Type:
Regular

Job Category:
Non-Exempt

This position prepares (sets-up, maintains, and takes down) the lab for student activities in chemistry and physics; cleans and organizes labs; maintains lab safety; prepare lab reagents, maintains equipment, and assists students in the Physical Science Center; maintains inventory; makes sure that the lab professors and students have an easy transition into the lab space; and ensures that the setup is well maintained to prevent variations in between the labs in terms of reagents and setup.

Reports To:

Physical Science Lab Supervisor

No one reports to this position.

Education Requirement:
Associate Degree in Chemistry, Physics, or a related field (Equivalency/Substitution: 60 credit hours toward a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Physics, or a related field)

• Knowledge: Safety procedures for storing, handling, and disposing of hazardous materials;
  Laboratory equipment, materials, procedures, and theoretical concepts.
• Skills: Dealing with human relations issues;
  Using basic algebra, trigonometry, etc. to solve elementary chemistry and physics problems (i.e., molarity, normality, percentages by weight or volume, etc.);
  Communicating verbally.
• Abilities: Observe and detect signs of hazards and obstacles that may cause injury to students and staff in the Science Lab.

• Medium work:
  This position requires the person to occasionally exert up to 50 pounds of force and frequently exert up to 20 pounds of force and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to grasp, lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects.
• This position requires visual ability, corrected, to observe and detect signs of hazards and obstacles that may cause injury to students and staff in the science lab.
• This position requires the person to lift and/or carry equipment weighing 60 pounds with or without the use of auxiliary aids.
• Work is performed in a relatively safe and secure work environment.
• Exposed to human blood, other potentially infectious material, and chemical hazards.
• Work is performed in a dynamic environment that requires sensitivity to change and responsiveness to changing goals, priorities, and needs.
• Work is performed using a flexible work schedule including daytime, evening, and Saturday hours and also including up to three nights per week as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Physics, or a related field.

• Quarterly compliance training as assigned by institution.

40 hours a week including nights and weekends as needed. Typical hours of operation for PSC are Monday through Thursday; 7:00am to 10:00pm, with some hours Friday and Saturday. Schedules are arranged per semester.

Physical Science Lab

01/16/2026

Beth Holmes

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.

• Assist students with questions concerning computer software and other resource materials available in the Physical Science Center.
• Communicates with professors for upcoming semesters and courses; sets up, maintains, and takes down labs for next lab period; prepares materials; assembles, disassembles,…