Lab Resource Coordinator

Overview

Job Posting Details (External)

Position Number:

Payroll

Title:

SRA 2 NEX (009617)

Job Code: 009617

Job Open Date: 1/23/26

Application Review Begins: 2/9/26

Department Code (Name): EEMB (ECOLOGICAL BIOLOGY)

Percentage of Time: 50%

Union Code (Name): RX-Research Professionals

Employee Class (Appointment Type): Staff:
Career

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Classified Indicator Description (Personnel Program): PSS

Salary Grade: STEPS

Pay Rate/Range: The budgeted salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $30.32/hr. to $30.92/hr salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience; the budget for the position; and the application of fair, equitable, and consistent pay practices at the University. The full salary range for this position is $30.32 - $48.78/hr.

Work Location: Bio Sci Instruction Facility 2219

Working Days and

Hours:

Variable hours Monday-Friday

Benefits Eligibility: Full Benefits

Special Instructions: For full consideration, please include a resume and a cover letter as part of your application.

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Under the supervision of the Lab Manager, with additional guidance provided by the Introductory Biology Program Academic Coordinator, the Lab Coordinator is responsible for a wide variety of duties in support of a large operation of bio teaching labs. These labs are for the series of courses in Introductory Biology which are composed for approximately 3,000 students during the regular academic year.

The labs run over 12 hours/day, 5 days per week. The Lab Coordinator is responsible for the preparation of the solutions, media, specimens, and other materials that will be required for use in the labs, the weekly break down of the previous lab and the set-up of the current lab exercises, maintenance of cultures, and animal husbandry. These exercises cover the following topics biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, molecular biology, ecology, evolution, animal and plant physiology, diversity of animals, plants, fungi, protists, and prokaryotes.

Other duties include being available and knowledgeable to provide materials and guidance to the graduate-student teachers for their lab sections. Also assists with oversight of, and training of graduate-student teachers regarding how to run their lab sections including how to conduct the lab exercises. Performs these duties with only a general amount of supervision and must be able to interact in a positive and helpful way with a relatively large number of faculty, staff, and students (both graduate teaching assistants and undergraduates).

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent degree in biology
• 1-3 years molecular lab experience
• Ability to work well within a diverse team

Preferred…