Position

Staff Assistant, Instructional Specialist for the School of Engineering
Posting
May 2025
Start Date
ASAP
Union Affiliation
APA
Position Number
FY25-41
Application Deadline
Open until filled
Supervision Received
Reports to the Associate Dean of Engineering
Supervision Exercised
Subordinate professional, classified, and student personnel in areas of responsibility

General 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

$62,000- $67,000; based on education, qualifications, and experience.

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.