Lab Instructor, Bioengineering

at University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada

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Open until filled

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Teaching

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11 November 2026, on a public job listing

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Job Requisition ID:

2026-03780

Time Type:

Full time

Employee Group:

Staff

Job Category:

Academic Delivery Support

Employment Type:

Permanent

Department:

Faculty of Engineering - Systems Design Engineering - Design Lab

Hiring Range:

$102,362.46 - $127,953.07

Posting Information:

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

The internal posting deadline for this position is November 19, 2026, 11:59PM

Job Description:

Primary Purpose

The “Lab Instructor – Bioengineering” is a key educator and resource for the undergraduate students in the Biomedical and Systems Design Engineering programs within the Department of Systems Design Engineering. The Lab Instructor – Bioengineering provides instruction, guidance, and technical assistance for courses with labs and for design-project and workshop courses, and is responsible for ensuring safe lab practices are taught and maintained at all times. In particular, the incumbent will be the primary wet-lab instructor in the programs and must be experienced in Biosafety Hazard Level 1 labs at a minimum.

The Lab Instructor – Bioengineering should have comprehensive theoretical and practical knowledge of biomedical systems and equipment, chemistry, biochemistry, biomaterials and cell biology, along with other common technical areas underpinning engineering wet-labs. Additionally, knowledge of mechanobiology, human physiology and anatomy, tissue-engineering, biomedical design principles, biomedical imaging, environmental chemistry, sensors, actuators, mechanical components, and fabrication techniques will be considered an asset. The Lab Instructor – Bioengineering is responsible for the operation of several laboratory spaces and acts as the primary manager and mentor to the associated Teaching Assistants.

Key Accountabilities

Provide instructional support and mentoring to students in Engineering laboratory courses:

• Present theory and concepts to students pertaining to laboratory experiments

• Demonstrate safe laboratory practices and ensure safety protocols are maintained

• Demonstrate all laboratory experiments in assigned Biomedical Engineering courses with labs

• Present and develop information for students concerning laboratory safety

• Prepare and modify laboratory manuals and procedures as needed

• Apply pedagogical expertise to continuously improve lab course structure and content; this may include independent and significant modification or redesign of lab material in addition to development of innovative material for new or existing courses

• Collaborate with academic counterparts of lab courses to synchronize the presentation of material

• Enrich the student experience of the lab component through the development of multi-media instructional aids such as videos, demonstrations, web content, etc.

• Resolve student/lab issues such as attendance and special situations

• Assume an active leadership role in the mentorship and development of teaching assistants

Management of Bioengineering undergraduate labs :

• Prepare and maintain lab experiments and equipment for scheduled lab times

• Lead in and provide assistance in the design, development and fabrication of complex laboratory experiments

• Participate in keeping the labs and experiments current with new technology

• Responsible for setup and maintenance of equipment per manufacturers’ design specifications

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