Instructional Support Technician

• Department asset inventory (including small items such as rock samples and hand-held GPS units). This includes surplussing old equipment and computers and sorting through tools and gear specific to field training.
• Managing loan process for equipment and tools to faculty, post-docs, students and staff.
• Manage the following departmental facilities and lab equipment:
• Table saw, band saw, drill press, Trimble GPS, Ground-penetrating radar (GPR), electromagnetic induction sensor, electrical resistivity equipment and seismic equipment, pH meters, centrifuge, and balances.
• Oversee and help maintain the petrographic microscopes for our teaching lab
• Trains students (graduate and undergraduate), postdocs, faculty and staff who want to use these facilities.
• Manage departmental van fleet (including scheduling, issuing keys, ensuring vans are returned in the condition that they were issued, etc.). Manage van maintenance and booking using shared calendar.
• Assemble technical data and write reports as requested by the Chair about use and condition of departmental resources.
• Help with cleaning up and sorting teaching collections of rocks and maps.
• Work collaboratively with other instructional support technician to manage department spaces (including getting offices ready to host new people; making sure departmental classrooms are ready and working).
• Work collaboratively with other instructional support technician on preparations for summer field training course.

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• Bachelors degree in geology or related field (physics, bio, chemistry) with 2 years experience in a research or instructional setting.
• A valid Class D driver’s license to operate a motor vehicle is required or candidate must otherwise demonstrate their capacity to meet the transportation requirements of the position.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in geology / earth sciences/
• Knowledge of geochemistry

Physical Demands

• Must be able to move and transport materials, equipment, or supplies weighing up to 30 pounds across distances of up to 30 feet and occasionally move items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• May need to travel to locations off campus to support field education and research.