Teaching Laboratory Coordinator Job Vacancy in Ottawa

Job Title: Teaching Laboratory Coordinator-Faculty of Health Sciences - School of Human Kinetics
Job Location: Ottawa, ON, Canada
Job Ref.: J0114-0622
Company/Employer: The University of Ottawa
Job Type: Temporary Assignment or Contract
Salary (Grade: 11) Hiring salary range; $66,786-$76,607, Salary range max; $86,428
Job Reports To: Assistant Director, Udergraduate Sudies
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Job Purpose:

• Is responsible to coordinate undergraduate laboratories related to biomechanics, as well as some tasks related psychomotor laboratories, supervises the testing and the adaptation of experiments to the curriculum requirements of the School. 
• Ensures that the demonstrations and tutorials are current and scientifically and pedagogically sound. 
• Instructs demonstrators and students in safe working practices in the laboratory environment. 
• Is responsible for compliance with occupational Health and Safety, and WHMIS legislation by demonstrators.

Job Requirements:

• Knowledge of Human Kinetics normally acquired through postsecondary education or equivalent experience 
• Certification of Exercise Physiologist according to the Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology’s (CSEP) and must maintain this certification according to CSEP’s policies throughout the tenure of the position. Certified membership with the Ontario Kinesiology Association can be an alternative to CSEP certification 
• Knowledge and experience of laboratory protocols and procedures in biomechanics 
• Experience using computer systems and software such as Windows, word processing, spreadsheets, e-mail and Internet

Key competencies required at the University of Ottawa:

• Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realise an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
• Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
• Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
• Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.

Other competencies:

• Ability to analyze experiments, to identify and to solve problems 
• Ability to communicate difficult concepts and procedures in a clear and concise manner 
• Strong interpersonal skills 
• Bilingualism – French and English (spoken and written); to be considered for this position, candidates must be rated at the low-advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute

Note: Temporary assignment or contract until February 27, 2015, with possibility of renewal. Eligibility to benefits and union affiliation will be determined upon hiring

Applications from employees holding regular positions part of the bargaining unit SSUO will be considered first. The University also accepts external applications; they will be considered in second place.
To obtain a temporary assignment, internal candidates must receive approval from their immediate supervisor.

Schedule with an average of 35hrs/week.

CODL certificates can be considered an asset. Don’t forget to add them to your resume.

We thank all candidates for applying. We will only contact candidates selected for further consideration.

If you are invited to continue the selection process, please notify us of any particular adaptive measures you might require. Any information you send us will be handled respectfully and in complete confidence.
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Deadline Date: 02/02/2014

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