Located on the beautiful homeland that is the traditional territory of the Ojibwe, Potawatomi and Odawa Nations, for over 50 years, Lambton College has been a ground-breaking institution. Lambton College is a national leader in applied research, teaching methodologies, experiential learning opportunities and future-facing educational innovations. With 13,000+ students from 20 countries around the world, two main campuses in Sarnia, Ontario, and a growing roster of more than 90 diploma, certificate and degree programs, Lambton College offers students flexible learning options with a broad range of programs and courses that incorporate elements of classroom, mobile, hybrid and accelerated educational alternatives.
Lambton College currently ranks third overall in Canada, and second overall in Ontario for Research in addition to maintaining a ranking within the top 4 Colleges for Research in Canada for seven straight years.
At Lambton College, we're proud of where we have been, but more importantly, where we are going, together. With Caring and Vitality as two of our core values at Lambton College, you know you'll be joining a team of passionate and fun colleagues.
About The Position
This is a temporary support staff bargaining unit position. This position will start as soon as possible and run for 1 year - working 35 hours per week at an hourly rate of $31.05, reporting to the Bio-industrial Process Research Manager.
Working closely with Research Leads and Research Centre Coordinators, the incumbent is responsible for carrying out activities for various research projects focused on analytical testing and experimentation in collaboration with research lead, research students, industry partners and Applied Research and innovation Office staff.
The incumbent will have two sets of activities: a) Technical Duties and b) Administration Duties.
The incumbent's technical responsibilities include design, installation, implementation, commissioning, maintenance, calibration, operation, and troubleshooting of analytical equipment, and measurement devices for the assigned research projects. The incumbent will also be responsible for developing purchasing documents, recording the project progress and equipment status and helping with research outreach in collaboration with Research Lead and Applied Research and Innovation Office.
This position will be based in London Ontario and will work on project out of the Pottersburg Wastewater Treatment Plant, located at 1141 Hamilton Road.
Specific Accountabilities
Technical Duties
- Support and assist with research activities including literature review, data analysis, and
experimentation in collaboration with researchers and industry partners in the area of water,
bio-process and materials.
- Be directly involved with experiments and maintain accurate reports.
- Support with laboratory analysis and design of experiments for research projects:
- design,
- implementation,
- installation,
- calibration
- documentation.
- Provide consultancy support to partners, industry representatives for development of new
projects
- Help to prepare technical reports and presentation for research partners
- Work with researchers to design and develop work plans and coordinate time lines for project
completion
- Attend meetings with research teams and industry partners to update activities
- Help the supervisor with coordination of research student’s activities
- Help with selection, installation and implementation of various laboratory equipment and
installation.
- Maintaining equipment and instrumentation in lab in terms of regular maintenance repairs:
- Scheduling regular maintenance
- Keeping usage logs for equipment
- Keeping up with overall lab maintenance consumables:
- Ordering auxiliary equipment
- Gas and liquid ordering
- General lab materials, gloves, glasses etc.
- Ensure that the projects comply with health and safety regulations, College policies, WHMIS,
and chemical storage and handling
- Ensure that quality standards are maintained
Administration Duties
- Work with the supervisor and Applied Research and Innovation Office to prepare purchase
orders
- Liaising with research partners, suppliers, contractors, and relevant authorities for purchasing
as well as executing required tasks
- Work with supervisor and Applied Research and Innovation Office for project management
within cost and time constrained environments.
- Work with Supervisor to develop task list for research students
- Support the Research Lead in collaboration with Applied Research Outreach Coordinator to
prepare content for promotional literature such as website content, brochures or flyers and
coordinates printing and distribution
- Help with tours to future partners, major contributors and guests
Qualifications
- Minimum 2 year diploma in Chemistry, Engineering, Biology or a related or relevant field of study
- Minimum 1 years experience with laboratory analytical instruments
- Familiar with laboratory experiments and procedures
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft office
- Strong commitment to overall health and safety
- Well-developed analytical, problem-solving and evaluation skills required to troubleshoot, problem-solve and provide analytical solutions to a wide variety of situations
Lambton College is committed to an inclusive, barrier-free selection process. If contacted regarding this competition, please advise the interview coordinator of accommodation measures you may require during our selection process. Information received relating to accommodation needs of applicants will be addressed confidentially.
We thank all applicants for their interest and wish to advise that only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
Lambton College is an equal opportunity employer seeking to live its values in all we do. We are committed to taking proactive steps to provide and create opportunities for historically marginalized groups. We seek applicants who will strengthen our commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion. We strongly encourage the following qualified candidates: women, Indigenous peoples, racialized people, persons with disabilities, and those who identify as 2SLGBTQ+ to consider working with and for Lambton College.
We recognize that structural barriers shape experiences and job qualifications, and therefore we seek to use employment equity to differentiate between candidates who meet the required qualifications; and encourage people to apply even if they feel that the position would be a stretch.
Employee Perks
Lambton College provides a wide range of exciting opportunities for both unionized and non-unionized positions with competitive total compensation packages, wages and benefits.
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Lambton College is committed to the personal and professional growth of all our employees. Employees of Lambton College are incredibly valued and part of a transformative adventure. They enjoy an engaging and vibrant culture where they are encouraged to realize their full potential via development opportunities and accessible, supportive employee wellness initiatives.
Investing in our People
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