Phas Support Technician-faculty of Science

2 months ago

Calgary, Canada The University of Calgary Full time

**Description**

The **Undergraduate Learning Services** in the **Faculty of Science** is currently seeking a Full-time Regular **PHAS Support Technician**.

The Faculty of Science has been catalyzing change and inspiring discovery, creativity, and innovation for over 50 years. Our strategic direction integrates current and emerging strengths with areas targeted for future growth and investment. Our strategic priorities, goals, and values guide our mission to advance research, scholarship, and innovation, create authentic learning experiences, and inspire careers of the future. We fuel transformational change, and build a strong community through teaching, learning, research, scholarship, and collaborative partnerships. We do this work to generate curiosity-drive discovery and contribute solutions to society's grand challenges. For more information, visit science.ucalgary.ca.

We thrive in the dynamic context of the University of Calgary, one of Canada's most youthful and innovative universities. We are a bold and ambitious research university, grounded in innovative learning and teaching, fully engaged in Calgary's entrepreneurial spirit.

Reporting to the Manager, Undergraduate Learning Services, the PHAS Technician works 35 hours per week and is a part of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AUPE).

**Summary of Key Responsibilities** (job functions include but are not limited to):

- Ensure equipment for the assigned teaching laboratories is functioning properly at the start of each new laboratory exercise cycle
- Ensure assigned teaching laboratories are set up accurately at the start of each laboratory teaching day
- Ensure equipment for the assigned teaching laboratories is taken down and properly stored at the end of each laboratory exercise cycle
- Ensure assigned equipment repair or construction is properly and efficiently completed
- Under the direction of the lead teaching lab technician and course instructors, ensure that any assigned laboratory development is properly and efficiently completed, including a clear, logical, and grammatically correct exercise write-up
- Interact courteously and constructively with the students
- Assist in the effective presentation of physics undergraduate lectures through presentation of practical demonstrations
- Participate in the development of new and existing practical demonstrations for undergraduate physics lectures
- Ensure assigned equipment repair or construction is properly and efficiently completed
- Ensure equipment for each demonstration is properly stored after it has been presented to all relevant lecture sections
- Under the direction of the teaching lab technicians and course instructors, ensure that any assigned development of a lecture demonstration is properly and efficiently completed, including a clear, concise, and grammatically correct demonstration description
- Organize and maintain the demonstration lab equipment
- Work with the teaching lab technicians and course instructors to develop or improve labs and demos to meet the curriculum needs
- Provide maintenance of the laboratory rooms in the form of experiment set-up and clean-up
- Test and maintain laboratory equipment
- Assist with the development of new laboratory exercises and equipment
- Identify professional development needs and skill priorities; continues own personal development, learning and training; keeps current with post-secondary developments
- Adhere to all university policy and regulatory requirements, including FOIP legislation
- Liaise with other units as appropriate
- Participate in cross-training to assist in other areas when needed and to meet Undergraduate Learning Services priorities

**Qualifications / Requirements**:

- Bachelor's degree in Physics (or equivalent) required
- Minimum 1-3 years of directly related experience
- Excellent interpersonal and communications skills required
- Proven organizational skills, multitasking and high attention to detail required
- Ability to think critically and creatively under pressure while exercising good judgement and discretion required
- Demonstrated ability to be resourceful, creative, innovative, and flexible required
- The ability to work independently to tight timelines, maintain confidentiality and deal effectively with overlapping and changing deadlines is required
- Advanced Computer skills including MS Office Suite (including Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel) and Linux OS required
- Knowledge of university policies and procedures is an asset
- Ability to build relationships to accomplish goals with a diverse groups within and outside of the Faculty of Science essential
- Must be willing to take all the University of Calgary required training
- Must be willing to have valid First Aid certification

**Application Deadline**: October 24, 2024

This position is part of the AUPE bargaining unit, and falls under the **_Technical Job Family, Phase 1_**.

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