Learning Services Specialist - Toronto, Canada - University of Toronto

University of Toronto

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Description

Date Posted:06/13/2023

Req ID: 31958

Faculty/Division:
Faculty of Arts & Science

Department:
Dept of Physics

Campus:
St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Position Number:

Description:

About us:

The Faculty of Arts & Science is the heart of Canada's leading university and one of the most comprehensive and diverse academic divisions in the world.

The strength of Arts & Science derives from our combined teaching and research excellence in the humanities, sciences and social sciences across 29 departments, seven colleges and 46 interdisciplinary centres, institutes and programs.

We can only realize our mission with the dedication and excellence of engaged staff and faculty.

The diversity of opportunities and perspectives within the Faculty reflect the local and global landscape and the need for curiosity, innovative thinking and collaboration.

At Arts & Science, we take pride in our legacy of innovation and discovery that has changed the way we think about the world.

The Department of Physics is part of a dynamic academic community offering programs and courses to undergraduate and graduate students.

We provide a comprehensive set of fundamental tools that can be brought to bear on many problems across a variety of fields.

With world-class laboratories and outstanding faculty, the department fosters an in-depth understanding of an extremely diverse array of systems.

Situated in the heart of downtown Toronto, our department is affiliated with various departments, institutes and research organizations, providing a broad network for our staff and students.

Your opportunity:

Under supervision of the Director of Learning and Research Services, this position provides support to the technical operations of learning programs in the Physics Department.

Responsibilities include providing support for classroom demonstrations of physics phenomena, many of which must be staged in very large lecture halls.

This position assists in the operation of teaching laboratories, mainly through insuring that all equipment is functional and available to students as required by course schedules; provides technical advice and support to teaching faculty and teaching assistants in the use of classroom technology and demonstration apparatus; interacts with students during equipment disbursement and when equipment malfunctions; and provides support for outreach and publicity activities of the Physics Department by assisting with the development and deployment of displays and demonstrations.

Specific responsibilities include assisting with the design, development, construction, testing, debugging, modifying, repairing and documentation of specialized laboratory and demonstration equipment.

The incumbent provides suggestions about the purchase of new equipment, maintenance of existing equipment, and about maintenance and necessary renovations to laboratory spaces to the Director of the Physics Learning Resources Centre and to academic staff.

The incumbent provides occasional assistance for other Learning Services activities. Duties are moderately complex in nature.

Your responsibilities will include:

Preparing, assembling and settingup material, equipment and supplies according to the needs of the facility
Settingup lab/workshop according to research and/or course schedules
Overseeing daytoday operational needs for one or more labs/workshops
Providing detailed explanations and demonstrating procedures to students and/or employees on experiment set ups and lab techniques
Analyzing and recommending suitable materials and methods of approaching fabrication and/or lab work
Keeping wellinformed on policies, rules, regulations and guidelines
Maintaining information in databases
Setup and maintain departmental audiovisual equipment (i.e. projectors, video and sound recording equipment, microphones, electronic podiums, etc.)

Essential Qualifications:

Advanced College Diploma (3 years) in Engineering or Technology or acceptable combination of equivalent experience and education.
Minimum 3 years relevant experience in the operation of laboratory equipment and in general laboratory operations
Demonstrated experience with instrument control software (e.g. LabVIEW).
Experience implementing and enforcing safety policies in a laboratory.
Must be very skilled and confident with a wide variety of laboratory and computer technologies
Must be able to quickly learn and use new technologies
Must have knowledge of laboratory safety policies and procedures including the Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
Must be proficient with standard office software (e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
Must be familiar with audiovisual equipment (i.e. projectors, video and sound recording equipment, microphones, electronic podiums, etc)
Should have good electronics skills, include use of oscilloscopes, signal generators, multimeters, power supplies, cal