Lab Helper B

McGill University; British Columbia; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A Canadian university in British Columbia is seeking a part-time lab assistant to assist with maintaining and organizing anatomy lab specimens. Applicants should have a High School Diploma and experience with handling human cadaveric specimens. The role requires comfortable handling, entering data, and maintaining lab spaces. This position offers competitive hourly pay of $16.35.

Qualifications

• Applicants must feel comfortable handling, moving, and lifting human cadaveric specimens.
• High School Diploma with one year of relevant experience in the field of work.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the maintenance and organization of anatomy lab specimens.
• Help clean and maintain prosection and storage spaces.
• Enter specimen data into the online inventory database.

Skills

Handling human cadaveric specimens

Communication in English

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

Overview

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Hiring Unit

Anatomy and Cell Biology

Position Summary

• Assist with the maintenance, generation and organization of the anatomy lab prosections collection (pre-dissected specimen and bone specimen).
• Assist with the cleaning and maintenance of prosection and storage spaces in the anatomy laboratory
• Assist in the organization, storage and labelling of wet (prosected) and dry (bones, models, etc) specimens.
• Assist in entering of specimen data into the online inventory database system.
• Assists anatomist in generating prosections.
• The list of functions outlined above is representative and not a complete and detailed list of tasks which may be performed by an incumbent.

Other Qualifying Skills and/or Abilities

• Applicants must feel comfortable handling, moving, and lifting human cadaveric specimens
• High School Diploma with one year of relevant experience in the field of work

Knowledge of French and English

McGill University is an English-language university where day to day duties may require English communication both verbally and in writing. The level of English required for this position has been assessed at a level #4 on a scale of 0-4.

Minimum Education and Experience

High School Diploma 1 Year Related Experience

Hourly Salary

(AMUSE B) $16.35

Estimated Number of Work Hours per Week

12 (Part time) Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Position Start Date

2025-10-06

Position End Date

2026-04-05

Deadline to Apply

2025-10-03

This position is covered by the AMUSE collective agreement.

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