Instructional Technologist II (Biotechnology and EST Labs)

Title: Instructional Technologist II (Biotechnology and EST Labs)

Salary Range: $22.23 per hour

Contract Term Length: 11 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

College: Bluegrass Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Bluegrass C&TC - Newtown Pike Campus

Department: Academics, & Student Services

Total Rewards

Bluegrass Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity, including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

The primary purpose of this Instructional Technologist II position is to support the Biotechnology and Environmental Sciences laboratory classes by preparation, maintenance, and clean-up of equipment and supplies used in the labs. In addition, the Instructional Technologist is responsible for ordering and maintaining budget and inventory records as well as coordinating laboratory experiences to ensure safety procedures are followed in compliance with federal, state, and KCTCS guidelines.

Job Duties:

• Manage labs, including set up, transition, and clean up, with assistance from faculty and students
  
  
• Ensure lab supplies and equipment are readily available, turned on, and in working order prior to the start of scheduled labs.
  
  
• Review, refine, develop and update lab protocols and manuals as needed.
  
  
• Provide a safe lab environment, including ongoing development and enforcement of safety processes and procedures.
  
  
• Maintain SDSs for reagents according to state and federal guidelines.
  
  
• Manage the inventory of supplies and lab equipment, documenting inventory annually.
  
  
• Recommend and assist with the purchasing process for lab equipment and supplies.
  
  
• Store, properly label and oversee disposal of all lab-generated hazardous materials.
  
  
• Orient faculty and students to the laboratory equipment.
  
  
• Operate, clean and calibrate lab equipment/instruments as needed.
  
  
• Manage student workers when available.
  
  
• Serve as contact for adjunct faculty for questions concerning lab experiments.
  
  
• Assist with set-up of lecture demonstrations.
  
  
• Other duties as assigned by Assistant Dean, and/or other administration officials.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree (in a related field) or equivalent and two years of relevant laboratory experience 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and four years of relevant laboratory experience.

Additional Skills Requested:

• Demonstrate evident of flexibility and willingness to change; open-mindedness, fairness and the ability to see multiple perspectives; a willingness to take risks, and a willingness to accept responsibility for professional and personal growth.
  
  
• Excellent organizational skills, high attention to detail, ability to work independently, be self-motivated, ability to work at a fast-paced, changing environment.
  
  
• Excellent interpersonal skills: ability to communicate with many individuals at all levels throughout the internal college environment and external business and community partners, represent yourself professionally and courteously
  
  
• Ability to multitask, work under deadlines, and prioritize projects with a high level of efficiency and accuracy.
  
  
• Be proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams)

Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act

Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.