Laboratory Assistant, School of Marine and Environmental Programs

Responsibilities
Work collaboratively with other lab staff to prepare for set-up and break-down labs for courses in the SMEP assuring that lab conditions provide for a safe learning and working environment. Support field activities during lab courses including driving UNE vehicles to and from field sites as well as riding in a boat to field sites. Monitor teaching lab equipment and supplies in the SMEP . Perform teaching lab equipment maintenance and laboratory inventories. Maintain preserved and live specimens to support lab courses and monitor specimens being prepared for educational use. Support students engaged in credit-bearing research. Edit update and contribute to laboratory course materials. Supervising work study students caring for marine invertebrates. Train and oversee undergraduate student assistants and graduate student laboratory teaching assistants. Assist with outreach experiences for visiting school groups and adult learners in the GMSC and in southern Maine. Attend weekly lab meetings. Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications
A bachelors degree in marine science biology environmental science or related field is required. Candidates with a masters degree in marine science biology environmental science and two to three years of related experience or a combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and skills have been acquired are preferred. Comfort working in field environments (e.g. on and near the water on research vessels in and around intertidal zones and in forests) is preferred. Working knowledge of laboratory safety procedures and laboratory equipment usage and maintenance. The ability to occasionally lift 50 pounds. The ability and availability to work early morning or late evening hours and work occasionally on weekends as necessary. A valid drivers license as well as the ability to become van certified is required.