Administers area budgets in accordance with prescribed guidelines. Supervises safety and security of laboratory materials. Prepares and oversees students preparing laboratory, classroom and field set-ups. Provides field assistance as needed. Performs maintenance of laboratory equipment including calibration, repair and modification.
Schedules work to insure instructional materials are ready when needed.
Receives, issues, stores and cares for materials, chemicals, solutions, live organisms and preserved specimens. Sets up, disassembles and cleans or replaces in stock the apparatus and materials used in instruction. May construct special equipment and models as needed. Maintains inventory records of equipment, supplies, specimens and other materials. Operates and uses a variety of laboratory and instructional equipment.