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1.0 Under the guidance of the faculty member(s) in charge of course(s) and reporting to the Chair of the Department, Laboratory Instructors are responsible for carrying out

instructional, technical and administrative responsibilities and tasks relevant to the assigned laboratories. Senior Laboratory Instructors have additional responsibilities as outlined in Clause 7.0 and 8.0 of this Article.

2.0 Instructional Expectation

a) Instructors involved with laboratory instruction shall have a maximum teaching expectation of 18 contact hours per week (6 three hour lab periods or equivalent). This amount shall be decreased proportionately as other technical and

administrative duties are assigned or if the position is other than full-time. b) Laboratory Instructors teaching 3 or 6 credit courses shall receive the normal per

course stipend as per Article 2.10 of this Agreement.

3.0 Instructional Responsibilities and Tasks may include any combination of the following: a) Introduces the content and methods of the laboratory or tutorial session to the

students under the guidance of the course professor;

b) Teaches and/or provides assistance to students in each laboratory session; c) Keeps regular, posted office hours;

d) Marks laboratory and/or tutorial assignments, reports, and quizzes;

e) Sets up, administers, and assists in invigilating laboratory and tutorial quizzes and examinations under the guidance of the faculty member in charge of the course; f) Creates and/or revises laboratory and tutorial exercises, manuals, assignments,

quizzes, and examinations in consultation with the course professor; g) Supervises student demonstrators.

4.0 In addition to the above, certain Technical Responsibilities and Tasks may be required in any combination of the following:

a) Prepares, sets up, cleans up each laboratory and/or tutorial session’s teaching equipment and demonstration materials;

b) Maintains laboratory and/or tutorial equipment;

c) Ensures the safe and orderly storage of laboratory and tutorial equipment, supplies, and chemicals to ensure preparedness for each term;

d) Designs and/or tests new laboratory and tutorial exercises including web-based content in consultation with the course professor;

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f) Co-ordinates efforts of other laboratory staff in regard to ordering and receiving of equipment and supplies needed for laboratory and tutorial instruction;

g) Maintains updated MSDS and WHMIS labelling where appropriate;

h) Under the direction of the Chair, ensures that taking of inventory, inspection, maintenance, cleaning, and repair of departmental teaching equipment is carried out annually after the termination of classes, and that all instruments are returned to the facility where they are to be used during the teaching term;

i) Keeps updated records of inventory and stock associated with the laboratories and tutorials for which responsibility has been assigned; and

j) Cooperates with other laboratory staff in terms of compiling laboratory and tutorial stock and inventory information for the department.

5.0 In addition to the above, certain Administrative Responsibilities may be required in any combination of the following:

a) Tabulates, compiles, and keeps student laboratory attendance and laboratory grade records;

b) Assists the Chair in the hiring of student demonstrators; and

c) Undertakes, for the Chair, comparative analyses of students’ performance, timetable issues, course specific enrolment projections, and prepares for pre- registration and registration, with a particular view to laboratory concerns 6.0 In addition to the above instructional, technical and administrative

responsibilities and tasks, the Department Chair may from time to time assign to a Laboratory Instructor other reasonable duties. Such duties may or may not

become part of the regular duties of the Laboratory Instructor.

7.0 In addition to the instructional, technical and administrative responsibilities and tasks described above in Articles 4.0:1.0 to 4.0:5.0, the duties of the Senior Laboratory Instructor shall also include the following as applicable:

a) Supervision of the day-to-day operations of all assigned labs.

b) Introducing the content and methods of the laboratory or tutorial session to the students;

c) Coordinating efforts of other laboratory staff in regard to ordering and receiving of equipment and supplies needed for laboratory and tutorial instruction;

d) In consultation with the Department Chair, may be asked to select, hire, schedule and manage student demonstrators.

e) May be asked to evaluate Laboratory Instructors in the same or different Departments.

f) May be asked to develop and maintain safety manuals and procedures.

8.0 In addition to the above instructional, technical and administrative responsibilities and tasks, the Department Chair may from time to time assign to a Senior Laboratory

Instructor other reasonable duties. Such duties may or may not become part of the regular duties of the Senior Laboratory Instructor.

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service and who receives only “excellent” or “good” performance evaluations within the last six years will advance to the rank of Senior Laboratory Instructor upon application to the appropriate Dean. Years spent in a probationary appointment may be counted if the individual was evaluated in such years. Upon promotion, his or her pay will increase to the first step above his or her current rate of pay in the Senior Laboratory Instructor Scale. The potential for promotion applies for existing Laboratory Instructors who apply for promotion based on prior years of service and performance will take effect at the beginning of the 2013-14 Academic Year.

ARTICLE 4.1 QUALIFICATIONS