Description The Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University is currently accepting applications for a Lab Manager. About the Opportunity As a Lab Manager, you will provide guidance and direction to the instructional laboratories and their instructors; to ensure the pedagogical effectiveness of the laboratories in the education of the students enrolled in them. We strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work. WVU offers generous benefits, including: 37.5-hour work week 13 paid holidays (staff holiday calendar) 24 annual leave (vacation) days per year (employee leave) 18 sick days per year (for when you're ill, for when you need time to care for sick family, for your own, or your family's, regularly scheduled medical appointments. Who is family for the purpose of this leave? A lot of people in your life including immediate relatives and in-laws as well as others considered to be members of your household living under the same roof) WVU offers a range of health insurance and other benefits 401(a) retirement savings with 6% employee contribution match, eligibility to continue health insurance, and other retiree perks. Looking for more retirement benefits information? Check out retirement health insurance benefits, retirement income, and FAQ's. Wellness programs What You'll Do Lab management: Oversee the introductory laboratories. Maintain an inventory of equipment. Purchase disposable supplies and replacement equipment. Monitor equipment to ensure all are functioning properly. Manage or perform weekly setup and break down of the introductory labs. Coordinate with physics and astronomy personnel to create new laboratory material as needed. Oversee weekly laboratory meetings for courses without course coordinators. Monitor safety standards of laboratory spaces and experiments. Ensure needed maintenance of laboratory spaces and equipment is performed. Be available to fix lab equipment problems during business hours. Teaching Assistant (TA) Management: Make TA teaching assignments. Manage emergency changes in TA assignments. Develop and administer a TA training program consistent with best practices. Develop and administer a TA evaluation plan. Be available to assist with instructional problems during business hours. Demonstration management: Maintain an inventory of the demonstration collection. Repair or replace any broken or damaged equipment. Develop instruction for safely using each demonstration. Manage the delivery and setup of demonstrations in classrooms. Develop an outreach demonstration collection. Train volunteers in the use of demonstrations for outreach events. Develop new demonstrations as needed for instructional purposes. Teaching: Teach one class per semester generally in the introductory sequence using research-based methods. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in physics. A minimum of one (1) year of experience: Working in laboratory setting Planning & Lab Operations Pedagogy/physics education research Safety: fire, emergency, laboratory, chemical, regulatory Any equivalent combination of related education and/or experience will be considered. All qualifications must be met by the time of employment. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Organizational: planning, budgeting, scheduling, training, inventory maintenance and control. Personal: problem/complaint resolution (students,... For full info follow application link.

West Virginia University is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer and is the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity. The University values diversity among its faculty, staff, and students, and invites applications from all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, nationality, genetics, disability, or Veteran status.