Nanotechnology Laboratory Manager, Teaching - Waterloo, Canada - University of Waterloo

University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo
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Term: 2 years.


The Nanotechnology Engineering Laboratory Manager, Teaching is an instructor in one or more Nanotechnology Engineering (NE) courses, has oversight of all NE undergraduate laboratory operations within the Quantum-Nano Centre (QNC) and the Davis Centre (DC), and is responsible for NE laboratory course-content in addition to ensuring that the level of skill development is appropriate for students in the NE academic program.

In this context, Senior Laboratory Instructors delivering laboratory components of NE courses or of NE stand-alone laboratory courses receive oversight and direction from the NE Laboratory Manager, Teaching.


Responsibilities:

Organization and Administration of the NE Lab Program

  • Organizes and administers the laboratory course component of the NE undergraduate program. This includes oversight, supervision, and management of all associated laboratory components of NE lecture courses and of all NE standalone laboratory courses
  • Collaborates with faculty, and staff members who are teaching related courses in order to ensure that material and skill development are properly coordinated and that a common format is maintained for NE laboratory manuals and other relevant documentation
  • Member of the Nanotechnology Engineering undergraduate curriculum committee
Instructional Aids including safety

  • Ensures the development of instructional aids for the enhancement of the laboratory experience, for maintaining the general infrastructure of all NE undergraduate laboratory space located in the QNC, for monitoring the daytoday operations in and oversight of safety in all NE undergraduate laboratories
  • Provides the respective Departments with evaluations pertinent to the annual performance reviews for all Senior Laboratory Instructors involved in the operation of laboratory components of NE lecture courses and standalone NE laboratory courses
  • Maintains an awareness of current innovations in the area of nanotechnology engineering, and where feasible, incorporates them into the laboratory curriculum
  • Provides an advanced level of guidance, instruction and technical assistance to undergraduate students enrolled in all NE lab courses, design projects and other activities that the students might encounter such as through Velocity startup companies, projectbased courses, student teams or research work
  • Will be assigned academic tasks as required
Lab maintenance and management

  • Ensures smooth and safe operation of all undergraduate laboratories in the NE program which includes 19 different lab courses.
  • Coordinates laboratory instruction for all undergraduate NE laboratory operations
  • Provides performance review data on Senior Laboratory Instructors involved in the operation of the NE undergraduate laboratory facilities
  • Ensures that all NE laboratory sessions are properly and adequately supervised and that instructional resources are available when unexpected absences occur
  • Ensures an advanced level of guidance, instruction and technical assistance to the NE undergraduate students for lab courses and fourth year design projects
  • Supervises updates and improvements to the laboratory components of all NE laboratory courses and oversight of websites associated with other NE laboratory operations
  • Ensures that NE Senior Laboratory Instructors are able to demonstrate effectively both the use of equipment and the experimental techniques employed in their respective laboratory courses
  • Oversees the daytoday operations of the NE undergraduate laboratory facilities located in the QNC and DC buildings
  • Provides mentorship, guidance, and leadership, and contributes to annual performance evaluations for the NE Senior Laboratory Instructors. This includes 4 instructors for 100% of their time, 1 at 50% and 2 at 25%
  • Supervises multiple coop students per year, hired to work with the Lab Instructor team
  • Liaises with the Director, the QNC Building Manager and members of the Waterloo Institute of Nanotechnology (WIN) with respect to the use of physical space and equipment
  • Directs the use of appropriate creative teaching techniques, student assessment tools, and technologies to enhance learning and improve efficiency in NE undergraduate laboratory operations
  • Applies and enforces academic regulations in terms of ensuring that this is consistent across the different lab courses
  • Oversees inventory maintenance, in conjunction with the Senior Laboratory Instructors
  • Approves the purchase for new laboratory equipment and makes recommendations for replacement of outmoded laboratory equipment to the NE executive committee
  • Oversees the coordination of WEEF (Waterloo Engineering Endowment Foundation) proposals and purchases
  • Identifies opportunities for, and contributes to, educational research via the development of new laboratory exercises
  • Aids students both with the ordering of materials and equipment for their projects and in the provision of access to appropr
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