Position
Staff Assistant, Instructional Specialist for the School of EngineeringGeneral Responsibilities
- Manage all shoreside School of Engineering Labs, including the STEM, Bresnahan, and Crowley engineering labs
- Manage the activities and priorities of student workers supporting the School of Engineering labs
- Support lab instructors during lab sessions as needed
- Setup, monitor, and manage an Engineering Labs action tracking system to respond to and track to completion all faculty/facility lab support requests
- Manage the setup and break down various undergraduate lab experiments and activities on a weekly basis throughout the fall and spring semesters
- Provide administrative support to the maintenance of all engineering lab equipment; approve students to operate equipment by verifying knowledge and safe operation
- Manage and maintain an accurate inventory in all School of Engineering labs, including ordering supplies and providing machining services as needed for all lab consumables
- Conduct safety audits, particularly ensuring chemicals are stored and disposed of according to safety regulations, and all PPE items are readily available
- Develop safety training and administer training for students
- Physical demands will vary with assigned tasks, but will require work outdoors in inclement weather, aboard boats, in wet labs, and around docks
- Ability to lift and carry heavy objects up to 40lbs
Qualifications and Requirements
- Bachelor of Science degree with three or more years of directly related experience
- Highly organized
- Excellent communicator
- Basic computer skills
- Willingness to take on new duties as lab priorities and responsibilities change
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree
- Familiar with engineering laboratory techniques
- Prior experience in an engineering laboratory
- Ability to instruct and/or assist in college-level engineering laboratory courses as needed
Salary
How to Apply
To Apply: Please submit the following documents: cover letter, resume, MMA application, and contact information of five (5) professional references. All applicants are also required to submit copies of all relevant certifications and/or credentials along with their application. Application materials may be saved, attached, and sent electronically to hr@maritime.edu
The MMA application form is located on the employment opportunities under Human Resources on the MMA website: www.maritime.edu.
Alternatively, submit application materials by USPS to: Human Resources Department, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, 101 Academy Drive, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532. Finalist must complete a background check and pre-employment drug testing.
Massachusetts Maritime Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.