Instructional Support Technician III

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San Diego State University Imperial Valley is seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Instructional Support Technician III to support the Sciences and Engineering Laboratories. The successful candidate will manage complex scientific instrumentation, assist faculty and students in laboratory instruction and research, and ensure safe, efficient operation of lab facilities.

• Maintain, calibrate, and repair advanced laboratory instruments (e.g., LC-MS, GC-MS, FT‑IR, UV‑Vis, Raman).
• Support faculty, lecturers, and students in using analytical equipment and interpreting data.
• Design and assist with laboratory experiments and instructional activities.
• Coordinate facility operations, laboratory projects, and equipment inventory.
• Serve as a safety liaison, ensuring compliance with university and environmental health standards.

• This is a full‑time (1.0 time‑based), benefits eligible, permanent/probationary position.
• This position is designated non‑exempt under FLSA and is eligible for overtime compensation.
• Standard SDSU work hours are Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., but may vary based on operational needs.
• This position is located at SDSU Imperial Valley in Brawley, CA, approximately 120 miles east of the San Diego main campus. The individual hired in this role will work on campus at SDSU in Brawley, CA.

SDSU Imperial Valley Sciences and Engineering Laboratories are in Brawley, CA, providing access to laboratory classrooms and research facilities.
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• Equivalent to four years of experience providing instructional support services for a related unit or discipline, or in producing materials or supplies or repairing equipment in a discipline related to specialty area to which assigned.
• Equivalent to two years of college with 16 semester units in courses involving extensive use of materials, supplies, or equipment and in a discipline related to the area to which assigned may be substituted for one year of the required experience.
• Equivalent to four years of college with 16 semester units in courses involving extensive use of materials, supplies, or equipment and in a discipline related to the specialty area to which assigned may be substituted for two years of the required experience.

• Experience with management, maintenance, and operational support of various scientific instrumentations.
• Experience assigned to a laboratory or other instructional area, responsible for use of the facilities and providing all the support services for the classes or individuals using the area. Issues, stores, orders and inventories materials, supplies and equipment and are expected to use knowledge of the discipline to evaluate suitability, or substitutions in emergencies.
• Experience operating and providing faculty and students with assistance in interpreting results from scientific equipment.
• Experience maintaining extensive bacteriologic collections; builds or constructs models as teaching aids.
• Experience with schedules and plans center or equipment utilization; collection of common and rare specimens to match course needs.
• MS or PhD in Chemistry, Engineering, Biochemistry, or related discipline with a knowledge of principles of providing support services; knowledge of the common principles, methods, and techniques related to the disciplines; knowledge of materials, supplies and equipment and their uses related to the disciplines is preferred.
• Three years of experience of using major instruments, providing instructional support services, producing materials or supplies, or repairing equipment in a discipline related to the areas to which they are assigned, i.e., chemistry, engineering, or biochemistry is preferred.
• Knowledge of discipline…