Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above.
Job End Date
May 15, 2025At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.
Job Summary
The School of Biomedical Engineering (SBME) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is a partnership between the Faculties of Applied Science and Medicine, established in 2017. Currently, the School has 36 core and joint faculty located on campus and at healthcare research institutes, Over 400 undergraduate and undergraduate students, more than 20 administrative staff, and several research core service facilities. In 2024/2025, the SBME will move into a new building on campus, which will act as a hub for biomedical engineering activities at UBC and beyond. The School serves as a nucleus for education and training, research, and innovation in biomedical engineering, creating new knowledge, new academic and training programs, and fostering translation and innovation, aspiring to be a global leader in the field. Its vision is to transform health care outcomes through the unconstrained exploration of the best possible integrative solutions across engineering, medicine, and biology.
This position will support tasks for the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year biomedical engineering design course and support academic labs and the design makerspace in Biomedical Engineering at UBC. The incumbent is expected to perform a variety of complex tasks, including those of a technical nature, in a dynamic work environment. The candidate must have the aptitude to maintain quality work at the highest level in a dynamic environment, prioritize safety, and work well both independently and collaboratively with others.
Organizational Status
This position reports to the Teaching Laboratory Manager of the School of Biomedical Engineering.
Work Performed
Consequence of Error/Judgement
Exercises a considerable amount of judgment, responsibility, and initiative in determining work procedures and methods. Decisions made in this position are crucial to the operation of the laboratory. Any errors made and failure to follow procedures and direction could result in disruptions to course planning and/or safety concerns and will result in the delay of production of course or academic laboratory services.
Supervision Received
The incumbent works under minimum supervision, receiving specific instructions only on unusual problems or on matters which depart significantly from established policy and procedure.
Supervision Given
This position may supervise other employees upon occasion, such as work-learn or co-op students.
Minimum Qualifications
Completion of a university degree in a relevant discipline or technical program and a minimum four years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Some positions may require a graduate degree.
- Willingness to respect diverse perspectives, including perspectives in conflict with one's own
- Demonstrates a commitment to enhancing one's own awareness, knowledge, and skills related to equity, diversity, and inclusion
Preferred Qualifications