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Job title: Teaching Lab Coordinator
Company: Cornell University
Job description: As a university founded to be a place where ??any person can find instruction in any study,? diversity and inclusion are at the core of our values and mission. We strive to be a welcoming, caring, healthy, and equitable community where students, faculty, and staff with different backgrounds, perspectives, abilities, and experiences can learn, innovate, and work in an environment of respect, and feel empowered to engage in any community conversation. As a member of the Cornell University community, it is important to recognize our shared responsibility to each other to cultivate a culture of inclusion for all. Cornell Core values.

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POSITION SUMMARY:

Cornell University offers several courses that are intensive in terms of hands-on activities in laboratories as well having significant large animal handling and management components. These consist of BIOAP 1100 ? Domestic Animal Biology that involves multiple laboratory sections each week taught to about 100 students during the fall semester annually plus the operation of Ezra?s Farm, which is used to teach hands-on management skills of animals; ANSC 2650 ? Equine Biology and Management that has one laboratory section each week taught to about 40 students during the fall semester annually; ANSC 2410 ? Biology of Reproduction Lab that involves multiple laboratory sections each week taught to about 100 students annually during the spring semester; and ANSC 3450 -- Reproductive Physiology and Management of Dairy Cattle that involves one laboratory section each week taught to about 30 students annually during the spring semester. Each course strives to offer the best possible learning experience for each student. In order to do so, a teaching support specialist is responsible for the maintenance and setup of laboratory exercises and coordination of animals and animal handling activities for these courses.

Participate in course and instructional material development. Oversee the operations of the teaching laboratories, teaching prep space, associated equipment, ordering, and coordinate usage of equipment and space. Set up laboratories and demonstration materials in physiology courses. Coordinate animal use for biology and management courses. Maintain all lab and study center space in orderly and clean manner. Order all lab and study center supplies and equipment. Attend TA lab training sessions and participate in training of TAs on procedures and equipment. Assist students with demonstration and lab materials. Supervise teaching assistants during lab sessions. Because activities involving Ezra?s Farm take place 7 days per week during part of the fall semester, employee will at times be required to work flexible hours within the 39-hour work week, including nights and weekends.

This will be a 9-month full-time appt. and 3 months part-time ? anticipated to be full-time from mid-August 2023 through mid-May 2024 and part-time from mid-May 2023 through mid-August 2023. The role is subject to re-appointment on an annual basis.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors? degree in animal science or physiology with 1-2 years of experience.
• Experience with biology and/or physiology teaching labs, including dissections of vertebrate tissues.
• Experience handing a variety of livestock species including dairy and beef cattle, sheep, swine, horses, and chickens. Must express thoughts clearly, both orally and in writing.
• Excellent planning, organization, time management, and interpersonal skills.
• Must have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs.
• Demonstrated ability to develop effective working relationships with students, faculty, and staff who have diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to work in a team setting to create an inclusive, high-quality, and respectful work environment to achieve departmental and university goals.
• Must be able to work independently.
• Must be personable, flexible, and take pride in work.
• Must be able to work occasional evenings and weekends and be able to adapt to changing priorities, situations, and demands.
• Possess the ability to multitask while meeting priorities with high-quality results.
• The ideal candidate will anticipate the needs of supervisors and students and have the initiative to take action. Familiarity with standard laboratory safety practices, waste disposal, and safe handling of hazardous chemicals. Familiarity with animal care and use guidelines and ability to follow approved protocols.

PREFERRED:

• Masters? degree with two to three years? job-related experience for teaching component and laboratory operation. Prior teaching experience strongly desired.
• Certification in artificial insemination of cattle desired.

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University Job Title: Technician IV

Job Family: Technical

Level: D

Pay Rate Type: Hourly

Pay Range: $25.65 - $29.81

Remote Option Availability: Fully Onsite

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Contact Name: Bert Whalen

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