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Requisition ID:  119123

Instructional Resource Coordinator

The Instructional Resource Coordinator will provide laboratory management support to faculty and students and oversee the daily operations of a laboratory designed to train students in undergraduate and graduate schools. This position provides specialized knowledge to maximize student learning. This role implements and maintains safety protocols, tracks equipment use, schedules and performs maintenance, and regulates access to laboratory areas


Specific Duties & Responsibilities

  • Maintain the safety of the lab environment and of the students.
  • Ensure compliance with all applicable departmental, university, federal, state, and local safety environmental regulations.
  • Serve as liaison between faculty and students and JHU operations and facilities as needed to address laboratory facility issues.
  • Develop and recommend processes/procedures/policies to assure efficiency in lab operations; provide training on recommended changes to relevant staff, students, and faculty.
  • Provides specialized knowledge to assist students with technical and/or theoretical questions regarding equipment and experiments.
  • Develop or recommend new equipment or testing techniques to improve the lab’s capabilities.
  • Communicate with key stakeholders such as faculty, staff, students, and vendors to resolve issues and ensure smooth operation of all lab activities in a timely manner.
  • Monitor and schedules preventative maintenance on equipment.
  • Oversee delivery and installation of capital equipment.
  • Maintain records of all equipment and instruments and coordinate with other areas as needed for tagging, inventorying, and disposing of capital equipment.
  • Triage and respond to general inquiries for faculty and students on lab safety.
  • Attend required department or school meetings.
  • Create/revise/implement systems or procedures to improve workflow and efficiency.
  • Coordinate or self-perform inspections to make preventive and corrective actions necessary to maintain a safe environment.
  • Maintain working knowledge of protocols and reporting associated with laboratory objectives.
  • Coordinate ordering of supplies and equipment, interacting and negotiating with outside vendors, and internal finance staff.
  • Other duties as assigned.


In addition to the duties described above

  • Create and manage learning resources, design learning experiences and integrate technology into education and training opportunities; coordinates and creates new, innovative lecture demonstrations, in-class activities, and related course materials.
  • Manages the department’s lecture demonstration collection.
  • Collaborates with the Instructional Resource Group on developing and modifying teaching instruments.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert and demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of physics topics and the practical application to lab apparatus.




Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field.
  • Three years of related experience.
  • Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.



Preferred Qualifications


Technical Skills & Expected Level of Proficiency

  • Lab Equipment Management - Developing
  • Laboratory Safety - Developing
  • Order Management - Developing
  • Regulatory Compliance - Developing
  • SOP Development - Developing
  • Stakeholder Engagement - Developing
  • Troubleshooting and Technical Problem Solving - Developing


The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on specific division or department needs.

 

 

Classified Title: Teaching Laboratory Coordinator  
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/03/MC  
Starting Salary Range: $48,000 - $66,000 - $84,100 Annually (Commensurate w/exp.) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm 
FLSA Status: Exempt 
Location: Hybrid/Homewood Campus  
Department name: Physics and Astronomy   
Personnel area: School of Arts & Sciences 

 

 

Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Education and Experience Equivalency
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

EEO is the Law
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Accommodation Information
If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711. For more information about workplace accommodations or accessibility at Johns Hopkins University, please visit https://accessibility.jhu.edu/.

Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University requires all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.
Hybrid: On-site 3-4 days a week

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