Inorganic and Organic Chemistry Lab Coordinator

Department: Chemistry
Position covered by the Collective Agreement with USW Local 4120

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General Purpose

Reporting to the Teaching Lab Manager, Department of Chemistry, the Inorganic/Organic Lab Coordinator will be responsible for coordinating the Inorganic and Organic chemistry laboratories at the second and third year levels.

The incumbent will train, supervise and support approximately 20 Teaching Assistants over the course of a year, ensuring that high academic standards are consistently maintained in these laboratoris, and will be available to students for consultation when required.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Designing, implementing, or suggesting experiments for six (6) chemistry courses.
• Managing enrolment for six (6) chemistry courses.
• Inspecting lab equipment to ensure that it is functional times and that it conforms to safety standars, arranging repairs if necessary.
• Updating and revising lab manuals and marking schemes.
• Checking inventory of chemicals and supplies.
• Organizing hazardous waste and arranging safe disposal.
• Investingating and testing new lab experiments and techniques.
• Ensure safety in all teaching laboratories at all times.
• Ensure consistent grading by all Teaching Assistants.
• Compile and verify all laboratory grades and report grades to the instruction in a timely manner.

Requirements

• MSc in Organic or Inorganic chemistry (PhD preferred) plus a minimum of two years related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience teaching and/or instructing undergraduate students.
• Demonstrated theoretical and practical background in Inorganic and Organic chemistry.
• Familiarity with an ability to maintain laboratory equipment, apparatuses and tools including GC, NMR, FTIR, Potentiostat, Polarimeter, UV-VIS, inert atmosphere glove box, chemical solutions, glassware, computers.
• Accurate and precise synthetic skills and manual dexterity.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build rapport with students and ability to maintain confidentiality.

The successful candidate will need to foster an educational environment in support of lecture content that promotes the learning of synthetic techniques, safe use of hazardous reagents and gasses, hazardous waste management, accurate experimental documentation: laboratory notebooks and report writing.

The incumbent shall maintain active first aid credentials and is encouraged to participate on the safety committee.

Employee Type: Regular 
Position Number: 10255025

Classification: USW, Local 4120 Salary: Band 8  
USW Local 4120 Wage Grid

*Tentative evaluation; subject to final review.

At the University of Guelph, fostering a culture of inclusion is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution.

Posting Date: 11/02/2026  
Closing Date: 11/09/2026