Job Summary

Under general administrative direction, work with course instructors to implement and develop microbiology laboratory learning activities; prepare and set up all necessary materials for the BIOL 201 lab and BIOL 311 lab activities; submit supply orders and maintain all ancillary equipment associated with the laboratories. 

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and set up materials and supplies for BIOL 201 lab and BIOL 311 lab. Provide support as needed for keeping materials (e.g. cultures) living, safely stored and maintained appropriately. Manage dispensing of necessary items to various labs, maintain up-to-date inventory of materials to facilitate ordering and limit over-stock. Supervise daily lab setup when classes are in session to ensure each lab is set up properly.  Provide basic assistance with safety supplies for upper division microbiology lab courses. Work with laboratory course coordinators or instructors to ensure compliance with State and University safety-related regulations and policies for teaching lab spaces and common-use rooms in the microbiology building.
• Recruit, supervise and train graduate and undergraduate assistants in laboratory preparation.
• Maintain and operate teaching and research equipment including autoclaves, water purification system, ice maker, spectrophotometers, centrifuges, plate readers, balances, incubators, freezers, micropipettors, etc. Maintain service logs of said equipment. Serve as primary contact when arranging repair of microbiology teaching equipment or purchase of new equipment for microbiology courses as needed. Serve as primary contact for Microbiology building teaching classroom BBS work orders.
• Maintain and service compound microscopes for Biol 201L and 311L and upper division microbiology lab courses.
• Provide consultation to faculty and assist them with development of new instructional activities and preparation manuals and with revision of existing lab activities and manuals as needed to reflect changes in course needs, availability or cost of reagents, supplies and instrumentation. Ensure new lab exercises work as expected.
• Maintain microbiology culture collection. Provide autoclave, centrifuge and water filtration equipment training for students, staff and faculty for microbiology building.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

The ideal candidate will have strong microbiological knowledge, particularly in aseptic laboratory techniques and quality control and assurance procedures essential for maintaining a safe lab environment. They should be familiar with the materials and supplies used in the curriculum, understanding their applications to ensure efficient, cost-effective, and safe usage. Additionally, the candidate must be well-organized and capable of planning, coordinating work schedules, and managing ordering and receiving activities smoothly.

Ability to communicate with an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community.  Ability to follow all university policies, procedures, and guidelines including but not limited to safety, civility, information security, and non-discrimination policies and procedures.  Ability to contribute to a positive university experience for each and every student and assist in achieving the university's commitment to a "vision of excellence."

Education and Experience

Equivalent to three years of experience providing instructional support services for a related unit or discipline, or in producing materials or supplies or repairing equipment related to the discipline required.

Physical Summary

• Medium work - Job involves lifting heavy-weight objects (20-40 pounds) and/or 20% - 40% of the job involves standing, squatting, kneeling, or walking. May require pushing or pulling objects within the weight limits.

Department

Biological Sciences

Classification

Instructional Support Technician II

Compensation

Salary placement is determined by the education, experience, and qualifications the candidate brings to the position, internal equity, and the hiring department’s fiscal resources.

CSU Classification Salary Range: The CSU Classification Salary Range for this position is $4,595 (Step 1) - $6,694 (Step 20) per month.

Time Base

1.0 time-base, 40 hours per week.

Duration of Appointment  

This is a temporary position for 1 year with no permanent status granted. Temporary assignments may expire prior to the ending date.

Benefits

Excellent benefits through CalPERS (health, vision, dental), tuition fee waiver, generous vacation and sick leave, and 14 paid holidays each year.

Application Procedures

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Additional Information  

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily and is required for employment. CSULB will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.

Due to the nature of this position, current CSULB employees are subject to a criminal record check unless they have successfully completed a criminal background check through CSULB within the past 12 months.

CSULB is not a sponsoring agency for staff and management positions (i.e. H-1B Visas).

California State University Long Beach expects respectful, professional behavior from its employees in all situations. Acts of harassment or abusive conduct are prohibited. Demonstrated appropriate professional behavior, treating others with civility and respect, and refusing to tolerate abusive conduct is expected of all employees.

Equal Employment Statement

Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, CSULB provides equal opportunity in employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, national origin, or other protected status. CSULB complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the California Equity in Higher Education Act, California’s Proposition 209 (Art. I, Section 31 of the California Constitution), other applicable state and federal anti-discrimination laws, and CSU’s Nondiscrimination Policy. We prohibit discriminatory preferential treatment, segregation based on race or any other protected status, and all forms of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in all university programs, policies, and practices.

Accommodations

We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact StaffHR-Accommodations@csulb.edu.

Out of State Employment Policy

California State University, Long Beach, as part of the CSU system, is a State of California Employer. As such, the University requires all employees upon date of hire to reside in the State of California.

As of January 1, 2022 the CSU Out-of-State Employment Policy prohibits the hiring of employees to perform CSU-related work outside the state of California.