The Johns Hopkins University
Instructional Resource Coordinator
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21276
Job Overview: The Instructional Resource Coordinator will provide laboratory management support to faculty and students and oversee the daily operations of a laboratory designed to train students in undergraduate and graduate schools. This position provides specialized knowledge to maximize student learning. This role implements and maintains safety protocols, tracks equipment use, schedules and performs maintenance, and regulates access to laboratory areas.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
Maintain the safety of the lab environment and of the students.
Ensure compliance with all applicable departmental, university, federal, state, and local safety environmental regulations.
Serve as liaison between faculty, students, JHU operations, and facilities to address laboratory facility issues.
Develop and recommend processes, procedures, and policies to assure efficiency in lab operations; provide training on recommended changes to relevant staff, students, and faculty.
Provide specialized knowledge to assist students with technical and theoretical questions regarding equipment and experiments.
Develop or recommend new equipment or testing techniques to improve the lab’s capabilities.
Communicate with key stakeholders such as faculty, staff, students, and vendors to resolve issues and ensure smooth operation of all lab activities in a timely manner.
Monitor and schedule preventative maintenance on equipment.
Oversee delivery and installation of capital equipment.
Maintain records of all equipment and instruments and coordinate with other areas for tagging, inventorying, and disposing of capital equipment.
Triage and respond to general inquiries for faculty and students on lab safety.
Attend required department or school meetings.
Create, revise, and implement systems or procedures to improve workflow and efficiency.
Coordinate or self‑perform inspections to make preventive and corrective actions necessary to maintain a safe environment.
Maintain working knowledge of protocols and reporting associated with laboratory objectives.
Coordinate ordering of supplies and equipment, interacting and negotiating with outside vendors and internal finance staff.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Additional Duties
Create and manage learning resources, design learning experiences, and integrate technology into education and training opportunities; coordinate and create new, innovative lecture demonstrations, in‑class activities, and related course materials.
Manage the department’s lecture demonstration collection.
Collaborate with the Instructional Resource Group on developing and modifying teaching instruments.
Serve as a subject matter expert and demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of physics topics and the practical application to lab apparatus.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Three years of related experience.
Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma or graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Preferred Qualifications Technical Skills & Expected Level of Proficiency
Lab Equipment Management – Developing
Laboratory Safety – Developing
Order Management – Developing
Regulatory Compliance – Developing
SOP Development – Developing
Stakeholder Engagement – Developing
Troubleshooting and Technical Problem Solving – Developing
Job Details Classified Title: Teaching Laboratory Coordinator Role/Level/Range: ACRP/03/MC Starting Salary Range: 48,000 – 66,000 – 84,100 annually (commensurate with experience) Employee group: Full Time Schedule: Monday‑Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. FLSA Status: Exempt Location: Hybrid/Homewood Campus Department name: Physics and Astronomy Personnel area: School of Arts & Sciences
Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Accommodation Information If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre‑employment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu . For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711. For more information about workplace accommodations or accessibility at Johns Hopkins University, please visit https://accessibility.jhu.edu/ .
Vaccine Requirements Johns Hopkins University requires all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry.
Additional Provisions For positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact, a pre‑employment physical is required. Documentation of immune status against Rubella, Rubeola, Mumps, Varicella, Hepatitis B, and Tdap is required. This may include documentation of having two MMR vaccines; two Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities are ordinarily included in the pre‑employment physical exam, except for employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any required vaccinations will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.
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Specific Duties & Responsibilities
Maintain the safety of the lab environment and of the students.
Ensure compliance with all applicable departmental, university, federal, state, and local safety environmental regulations.
Serve as liaison between faculty, students, JHU operations, and facilities to address laboratory facility issues.
Develop and recommend processes, procedures, and policies to assure efficiency in lab operations; provide training on recommended changes to relevant staff, students, and faculty.
Provide specialized knowledge to assist students with technical and theoretical questions regarding equipment and experiments.
Develop or recommend new equipment or testing techniques to improve the lab’s capabilities.
Communicate with key stakeholders such as faculty, staff, students, and vendors to resolve issues and ensure smooth operation of all lab activities in a timely manner.
Monitor and schedule preventative maintenance on equipment.
Oversee delivery and installation of capital equipment.
Maintain records of all equipment and instruments and coordinate with other areas for tagging, inventorying, and disposing of capital equipment.
Triage and respond to general inquiries for faculty and students on lab safety.
Attend required department or school meetings.
Create, revise, and implement systems or procedures to improve workflow and efficiency.
Coordinate or self‑perform inspections to make preventive and corrective actions necessary to maintain a safe environment.
Maintain working knowledge of protocols and reporting associated with laboratory objectives.
Coordinate ordering of supplies and equipment, interacting and negotiating with outside vendors and internal finance staff.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Additional Duties
Create and manage learning resources, design learning experiences, and integrate technology into education and training opportunities; coordinate and create new, innovative lecture demonstrations, in‑class activities, and related course materials.
Manage the department’s lecture demonstration collection.
Collaborate with the Instructional Resource Group on developing and modifying teaching instruments.
Serve as a subject matter expert and demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of physics topics and the practical application to lab apparatus.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Three years of related experience.
Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma or graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Preferred Qualifications Technical Skills & Expected Level of Proficiency
Lab Equipment Management – Developing
Laboratory Safety – Developing
Order Management – Developing
Regulatory Compliance – Developing
SOP Development – Developing
Stakeholder Engagement – Developing
Troubleshooting and Technical Problem Solving – Developing
Job Details Classified Title: Teaching Laboratory Coordinator Role/Level/Range: ACRP/03/MC Starting Salary Range: 48,000 – 66,000 – 84,100 annually (commensurate with experience) Employee group: Full Time Schedule: Monday‑Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. FLSA Status: Exempt Location: Hybrid/Homewood Campus Department name: Physics and Astronomy Personnel area: School of Arts & Sciences
Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Accommodation Information If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre‑employment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu . For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711. For more information about workplace accommodations or accessibility at Johns Hopkins University, please visit https://accessibility.jhu.edu/ .
Vaccine Requirements Johns Hopkins University requires all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry.
Additional Provisions For positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact, a pre‑employment physical is required. Documentation of immune status against Rubella, Rubeola, Mumps, Varicella, Hepatitis B, and Tdap is required. This may include documentation of having two MMR vaccines; two Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities are ordinarily included in the pre‑employment physical exam, except for employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any required vaccinations will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.
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