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CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES WHICH ARE INTENDED
TO ILLUSTRATE THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS CLASSIFICATION LEVEL AND SHOULD
NOT BE INTERPRETED AS A DESCRIPTION OF ANY ONE INDIVIDUAL POSITION WITHIN
THIS CLASSIFICATION LEVEL
General Duties and Responsibilities
- Answers inquiries and/or provides technical advice on equipment,
techniques and/or processes to faculty, staff, students, external organizations
and the public
- Recommends purchase and orders, maintains and dispenses an inventory
of laboratory media, supplies, materials, chemicals, organisms, equipment,
software, hardware including obtaining price and service quotations,
communicating with suppliers and keeping reports
- Monitors expenditure and budget records and maintains departmental
records including computerized records and may authorize expenditures
- Assists in the preparation of department operating and capital budgets
- Is responsible for the safety, security and disposal of and authorizing
access to: chemicals, materials and supplies, according to WHMIS regulations
- Ensures specialized equipment and facilities are properly maintained,
diagnoses and reports malfunctions, performs routine repairs or arranges
servicing (e.g. electron microscope)
- Sets up, calibrates, operates, demonstrates and supervises specialized
equipment, software, experiments, techniques and/or processes
- Supervises and coordinates day-to-day operations of an area(s) in
a department, organizing, scheduling, cleaning, assigning tasks, training
and evaluating performance of other employees at the same or lower levels
- Maintains current knowledge in an area of expertise and in apparatus,
techniques, etc.
- May plan field work, sampling, resources, data acquisition, collection
and processing, sampling and training and supervising student assistants
Animal, Plant and Laboratory Duties and Responsibilities:
- Propagates and maintains collections of animals, fish, reptiles, insects
and plants, feeding and watering in accordance with guidelines and by
adjusting special diets, initiating treatments and administering drugs
and treatment under direction, maintaining cleanliness of animals, plants
and facilities
- Prepares animals and plants for laboratory operations and dissections
using pre-operative and post-operative chemicals and techniques and
demonstrating surgical procedures
- Participates in implanting parasites in animals and plants and monitors
their health and growth
- Plans pedigrees and performs breeding and sexing of animals
- Prepares objects, materials, supplies, equipment and models for laboratory
classes and ensures these are readily available
- Orders, catalogues, files, stores and maintains appropriate collections
- Organizes and supervises the work of students in laboratory facilities
ensuring compliance with procedures, policies and safety standards
- Is involved in the design and implementation of laboratory experiments
including: library research, apparatus design, testing, revising and
upgrading experimental procedures, etc.
- Prepares and maintains cultures, media, microorganisms, bacteria,
fungi, and samples using histological and other techniques
- Instructs students (e.g. preparation of media) and acts as a consultant
to faculty and students on techniques, equipment, software, research,
etc.
Other Duties and Responsibilities:
- Video tapes original in-house or television network productions,
produces copies for distribution, edits and adapts plays and/or programs
for in-house television production, produces original audio visual and
photographic materials and effects and is responsible for all equipment
and staff involved with studio productions at all times
- Produces original audio visual and photographic materials
- Photographs materials, individuals, groups, facilities and/or events
within the University or the community including selecting techniques,
processes and equipment
- Supervises the reproduction of works maintained in a collection
- Operates specialized equipment to produce images and/or audio visual
effects
- Prepares exhibits for display purposes and may maintain and/or contribute
to a web site for an area
- Performs specialized procedures related to photography, printing,
etc.
- Selects, organizes and maintains a subject pool of individuals for
research purposes, including a computerized record of these
- Performs other related duties as required or assigned
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