Lab Facilitator Biot/bsc

**Lab Facilitator BIOT/BSc - FHSW - FT Support**
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**Find Your Spot at Humber**

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We take finding and growing the right talent very seriously. We strive to find and nurture extraordinary employees who bring their best each day.

If you are interested in working in higher education and are looking to contribute to the largest polytechnic College in Ontario, as we shape the future of our students and communities, here is your opportunity to join our team.

**Job Details**

**Position Title**: Lab Facilitator BIOT/ BSc

**Status**: FT Support

**Faculty/Department**: Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellness.

**Campus/Location**:North Campus

**What you will do**:
The incumbent supports and collaborates with professors in the laboratory environment to facilitate student learning, engagement, and safety. The incumbent will prepare for laboratory classes and perform general lab clean up and, when applicable, assist with the analysis of student lab samples.
- Responsibilities include:

- Supporting instructor with use of laboratory equipment and/or experiment procedures, protocols, and practices.
- Performing calibrations, general repairs, maintenance and troubleshooting for all lab equipment.
- Maintaining necessary certifications pertaining to the laboratory and the equipment, tools, and reagents within.
- Ensuring safe storage and handling of cleaning chemicals, calibration gasses and biohazardous waste is essential. Maintaining a system of collecting and disposing of all biohazard waste is required.
- Maintaining, updating, and communicating with necessary faculty, staff, and administration on the standard operating procedures for all laboratory equipment, tools, resources, and reagents.

Additional duties include sourcing, ordering, receiving, and storage of consumables and equipment, along with maintaining an inventory of supplies in collaborating with Program Coordinator(s), Program Support Officer(s) and Associate Dean as needed/appropriate.
- The incumbent contributes and supports ongoing development of laboratory exercises, experiments, procedures, and manuals.
- The incumbent will provide guidance and direction to the work study students and laboratory support staff and will follow up with work study students and/or laboratory support staff to confirm work progress.
- The incumbent will collaborate with the Program Coordinator(s), Faculty and Associate Dean (where and when applicable) to recommend and integrate innovative tools. experiments, technologies and/or software for use and experimentation within the lab.
- The incumbent will support faculty with research and experimental protocols.

**What you bring to the role**:
**Education**:
MSc in the field of biology, biomedical science or biotechnology or a related field, PhD preferred

**Experience & Skills**:
Minimum of 3 years of experience within a biology/biomedical/biotechnology lab.

Industry experience is a bonus.

**What’s In it for you?**
- An opportunity to have an impact with a post-secondary institution, poised to do great things.
- Diverse, hard-working, committed team of people who care about each other.
- Tools and technology that will allow you to succeed at your job.
- Amazing perks
- Highly supportive work culture

We thank you for your interest in working with Humber College. Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Consideration for Support Staff and Academic positions will be given to internal employees in accordance with the respective Collective Agreements.

**Equity, Diversity and Inclusion**

Humber College is committed to a workforce that reflects the diversity of our students and our city. We actively seek Indigenous Peoples and individuals from equity-deserving groups with demonstrated skills and knowledge to deal with all aspects of equity, diversity and inclusion in a post-secondary environment.

**Accommodation**

Humber College is committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process, in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Our HR Generalists will work with applicants requesting accommodations at any stage of the hiring process. This document is available in alternate formats upon request.

**Anti-Discrimination Statement**

**Position Type** FT Support

**Work Locations** North Campus 205 Humber College Blvd. Etobicoke M9W 5L7

**Job Family** Health Sciences

**Job Posting** 1/3/23

**Department** Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellness