The Department of Physics seeks dynamic and energetic applicants to join its teaching laboratory team. The Department is undergoing a deep renovation of teaching pedagogy in large-scale learning labs with full support of the University. Successful applicants will fill two vacancies as a the Laboratory Technician 2, UCP 4 and assume responsibility for maintaining, troubleshooting, and organizing equipment related to learning activities in the large-scale introductory courses. In addition, the technicians will be expected to provide support and training to graduate and undergraduate teaching assistants and interact professionally with the teaching staff team, students, and faculty to ensure the safe and secure operation of our teaching labs. Additional duties will include maintaining and upgrading equipment, developing new educational tools under supervision, evaluating and designing laboratory procedures, providing administrative support related to the teaching labs, and assisting in the training, support, and evaluation of teaching assistants. For information about the Physics Department, please visit: http://www.physics.uconn.edu/ .

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in physics or a related field and 1-3 years of experience in teaching laboratory operations, or equivalent education and experience; sound knowledge of principles and experience in experimental physics; ability to perform and explain lab procedures and edit manuals; working knowledge of standard MS Office software; ability to troubleshoot equipment similar in type and complexity to existing lab equipment; ability to perform tasks requiring manual dexterity and lift 40 lbs.; ability to support evening labs as needed.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Strong written and verbal communication skills; familiarity with PASCO proprietary hardware and software; demonstrated ability to work well with students, faculty, and staff in a diverse environment; familiarity with the LaTeX typesetting system; ability to create schematic drawings of experimental equipment; ability to revise current experiments and design new experiments; ability to design and perform basic repairs to electric circuits and electronic equipment; familiarity with basic experimental data analysis techniques and software tools; basic proficiency writing code in Python (or equivalent); familiarity with science education research; familiarity with studio-based instructional models.

APPOINTMENT TERMS

This is a full-time, 12 month permanent position with excellent benefits.

TO APPLY

For full consideration, interested applicants should submit their letter of application, resume, names and contact information for three professional references to UConn Jobs www.jobs.uconn.edu , Staff Positions.

Employment of the successful candidate is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment criminal background check. (Search # 2019124)

This job posting is scheduled to be removed at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on November 16, 2018.

All employees are subject to adherence to the State Code of Ethics which may be found at http://www.ct.gov/ethics/site/default.asp .

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