Date: | May 1, 2016 |
Reports to (Job Title): | Undergraduate Laboratory Coordinator (laboratory coures); Associate Chair (lecture courses) |
Jobs Reporting (Job Titles): | None |
Department: | Chemistry |
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Main Campus (C2) |
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USG 9 |
The Chemistry Instructor is responsible for the day to day operation of a suite of laboratories associated with the analytical laboratories. A Chemistry Laboratory Instructor, USG 9, will work in conjunction with a Faculty member and is under direct supervision of the assigned Faculty member(s). Due to the hazardous nature of chemistry laboratories the Chemistry Instructor must be present during all laboratory periods and thus is responsible for the safety of the students and Teaching Assistants (TAs).
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M.Sc. degree of minimally a B.Sc. degree.
The Instructor must have a M.Sc. degree in Chemistry or a B.Sc., preferably with a minimum of three years’ work experience in Chemistry or Chem Education.
MS Word | Excel | PowerPoint | Other |
Required Knowledgeable |
Required Knowledgeable |
Required Knowledgeable |
Very Knowledgeable of software necessary to run laboratory equipment |
Internal: Providing input into decisions regarding curriculum and laboratory content. Collaborate with Chemistry Graduate Officer by aiding in the selection of TAs and recruitment of undergraduate Teaching Assistants.
External: Advisement and counselling to undergraduate students on subjects, such as course selection, scholarship information, research opportunities on campus, co-op opportunities, post-undergraduate education, and any personal issues that a student may disclose.
Evaluation of student performance through lab reports, quizzes, tests, assignments, and examinations in laboratory courses. Enforcement of laboratory rules and protocols and academic regulations, such as those imposed by UW Policy 71. Assigning Teaching Assistants to specific laboratory sections, their training and the direction of the weekly activities, their performance evaluations both midterm and at the end of each term, and via solicitation of feedback on problems encountered and potential problems that may occur in individual experiments. The instructor is required to make decisions concerning laboratory experiments, chemicals and equipment. All problems are to be handled with minimal supervision and referred to the supervisor when there is possible danger to students and/or TAs or does not comply with the guidelines defined by the Chemistry Department.
Unavoidable exposure to dangerous situations and hazardous substances and environments. Unavoidable exposure to dangerous or unpleasant environmental elements such as chemicals. Disruption in lifestyle due to unusual hours: Due to the hazardous nature of chemistry laboratories the Instructor must be present during all laboratory periods. Space, scheduling and other factors may necessitate that Instructors work special schedules including, for example, work in the evenings. The Instructor is expected to accomplish her/his duties by arranging hours of work to allow her/him to be present during scheduled laboratory hours. In particular, Instructors are responsible for closing each laboratory session. This may mean that the Instructor will have to work more than 7 hours on a given day; should this be necessary the Instructor may reduce the hours worked on another day during the week or may recoup the overtime during a term with a lighter course load.