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Job Title:

Lab Demonstrator, Bioinformatics

Employee Group:

CUPE

Employee Type:

Casual

Start Date:

Monday, August 18 2025

End Date (if applicable):

Job Summary:

The Lab Demonstrator, Bioinformatics is responsible for supporting the development of laboratory content and preparing, setting up, and delivering lab to students. This position delivers laboratory concepts and experimental guidance, supervises students as they carry out labs, assesses and marks lab assignments and examinations. In collaboration with the faculty, the laboratory demonstrators create materials to support students in the lab and the assessment of the learning outcomes. In addition, this position is responsible for ordering materials, and liaising with internal and external parties to facilitate smooth lab operations.

Job Description:

Duties & Responsibilities:

1. Lab Delivery and Instructional Support:

• Introduces students to lab concepts and reinforces connection between the experimental procedures and theoretical concepts covered in the lectures.
• Demonstrates wet and dry laboratory techniques to students. Supports students carrying out practical exercises in the either dry or wet lab.
• Trains students to operate technical laboratory equipment, handle chemicals and treat specimens.
• Instructs students as they operate laboratory equipment as they practice laboratory techniques used in the field of Bioinformatics, such as protein purification, DNA extraction, DNA sequencing and electrophoresis.
• Supervises students and reinforces safety protocols that are appropriate for the procedure used. Maintains safety of others in a lab environment.
• Fields questions related to theory or interpretation of lab results.
• Maintains office hours and scheduled appointments with students outside of lab hours.
• Supervises long-term projects and experiments during and outside lab time.
• Compares student work to prescribed laboratory learning outcomes.
• Maintains student conduct in labs.
• Connect students with student support services, as required.
• Coordinates with Accessibility Services to ensure designated accommodations are met.

2. Materials preparation and Lab set-up:

Materials and content

• Writes and updates lab manuals, in collaboration with faculty.
• Designs assessments such as lab exams, lab reports, lab assignments, etc. in collaboration with faculty.
• Orders materials, software and programming related resources required for lab
• Creates and updates lab supplementary materials in collaboration with faculty.
• Sets up lab materials on educational platforms (e.g. Brightspace).

Lab Set-up and Maintenance

• Ensures the laboratory space is abiding by all safety regulations
• Setup lab rooms according to prep list created by Faculty and Laboratory Demonstrator.
• Moves, maintains, and sterilizes technical equipment as needed (e.g., microscopes, models, hot plates, centrifuges, hot water baths, incubators, DNA sequencer such as Sanger sequencer (seqstudio) and oxford nanopore).
• DNA extraction, Preparation of sequencing libraries, sequencing DNA using nanopore sequencer
• Operates Mac lab and unix computer cluster

3. Student Assessments:

• Assesses laboratory techniques and field work, and assesses laboratory submissions.
• Invigilates and marks any laboratory assessment (e.g., lab exam, assignments, lab reports, oral presentations, etc.). If applicable set-ups exams in the laboratory.
• Communicates results of lab assessments or post assessment reviews in a timely (1 week) and confidential manner, in person, by email or video conference.
• Maintains academic integrity in lab assessments.
• Maintains and stores records of grades.

4. Administrative and Purchasing:

• Prepares and submits, for program coordinator approval, purchase requisitions of supplies, equipment and material for laboratory.
• Monitors and balances annual operating budget relative to requisitions.
• Offer input on program budget allocations and enhancements.
• Collaborates and participates in department/team meetings. Liaises with other groups on and off campus to facilitate resources and relevant supports.

5. Performs other related duties and/or ad hoc projects, as required.

Qualifications Required:

Education & Experience

• Completion of a Bachelor’s of Science or Applied Science, where a majority of course work is in biology and/or computer science. Preference for bioinformatics or computational biology.
• Two (2) years of relevant experience as a lab demonstrator, lab assistant, teaching assistant or acceptable equivalent, preferably in a post-secondary environment.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Considerable knowledge of the course content, procedures, techniques and methodologies involved in bioinformatics or computational biology.
• Must have a working knowledge of Worksafe and WHMIS regulations.
• Proficiency in scripting in statistical computing programs such as R or Python.
• Proficiency working with Linux clusters
• Proficiency with MacOS

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisors, instructors, staff and students.
• Ability to advise and direct laboratory aides and student employees.
• Ability to demonstrate the use of different equipment and techniques to students.
• Ability to interpret and apply departmental rules, policies and technical materials.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work.
• Ability to effectively supervise, direct and lead others.
• Ability to respond and manage potentially dangerous, hazardous, or emergency situations.
• Ability to exercise a high level of initiative and responsibility.
• Familiarity with Microsoft office applications and Brightspace is an asset.

Additional Info:

Why Join Langara?

At Langara College, we support the College’s vision of promoting wellness and fostering personal and professional growth for our employees. We are dedicated to embracing, honouring, and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion, while offering a competitive and inclusive benefits package that reflects our commitment to overall health, financial security, and work-life balance.

** Eligibility and entitlements may vary based on the employment group, and if the position is temporary, part-time, or casual **

We offer the following benefits:

• Extensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

• Hybrid-work program for eligible positions

• Generous vacation package plus paid time off during college winter closure (1 week in December)

• Employer paid defined benefit pension plan

• Potential eligibility for educational, training, and developmental programs

• Access to on-site daycare subject to availability

• Tuition waivers for courses at Langara College, subject to space availability

• Course/program tuition reimbursements

• Wellness classes and campus engagement events

Salary Range:

$38.52 - $45.39 per hour

Pay Grade:

CUPE Paygrade 28

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

0.35

Hours may vary according to the needs of the department.

Compressed Workweek (Fortnight):

No

Closing Date:

Thursday, July 24 2025

People and Culture is committed to embracing, honoring, and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workplace. We remain dedicated to focusing our efforts on creating an inclusive employee community that fosters a sense of safety and belonging for everyone. We humbly acknowledge that we are just beginning our journey, which includes engaging in our own internal learning and creating a data-driven action plan that supports the integration of EDI practice into the work of People and Culture and the work we do with employees and leaders. Langara College welcomes applications from everyone including people from groups that are experiencing inequity including, but not limited to, Indigenous people, racialized people, people with disabilities, and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. If there are any barriers that you are experiencing or an accommodation that we can provide to support you through the application process, please

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If you were a temporary employee with CUPE Local 15 at Langara College who has worked within the last five (5) months of the closing date on this posting, please

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our recruitment team if you meet the criteria for internal status (850 hours worked) as per Article III.7.g in the

CUPE Collective Agreement

. Please quote the job requisition title and number with your previous employee ID and last day worked at the College. Please do not email if you worked at the College more than 5 months ago or if you worked in a different union.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to provide proof of educational and professional credentials noted on their resume. In addition, those shortlisted with international credentials must have their education credentials evaluated through WES (World Education Services) and provide Langara College, People & Culture document evaluation access for employment purposes.

We thank you for your interest in Langara College and for taking the time to complete an application. Only complete applications will be reviewed. Please be advised that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted due to the number of applications received.

Langara is committed to enhancing our diverse workforce.