FWS - Lab Assistant

Post University; Waterbury (CT); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Post University is seeking a Lab Assistant Student Worker for the 2024-2025 academic year. This role offers students the opportunity to support the daily operations of science labs while gaining experience in laboratory procedures, equipment setup, and proper etiquette. Ideal candidates have completed high school and are enrolled in a college lab course with a focus in biology.

Qualifications

• Students must have completed at least one high school lab course and be currently enrolled in a college lab course.
• Students must be responsible and able to focus on tasks.
• Students must be comfortable with laboratory equipment and glassware.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and clerical support to Life & Physical Science and Biology Programs.
• Assist Faculty in laboratory setup and preparation.
• Clean laboratory equipment and glassware.

Skills

Responsibility

Focus

Comfort with laboratory glassware

Comfort with lab equipment

Education

Completed at least one high school lab course

Currently enrolled in a college lab course

Completed one college lab course (ideally)

Biology major or minor (ideally)

Job description

Qualifications

Students must have completed at least one high school lab course plus be currently enrolled in a college lab course; ideally, the student shall have completed at least one college lab course

Students must be responsible and able to focus on the task at hand

Students must be comfortable working with laboratory glassware and general lab equipment

Ideally, the student should be a biology major or minor

Responsibilities

The Lab Assistant Student Worker provides administrative and clerical support to the associates of the Life & Physical Science and Biology Programs at Post University

The primary responsibility of the Lab Assistant is to assist with the daily operations of the Post University science labs which include, but is not limited to:

Assist Faculty in the setup and preparation of materials for biology, chemistry, physics, and environmental science labs both in the laboratories and field

Clean up the laboratory, laboratory equipment, and glassware

Other duties may be assigned

This position will allow a student to work behind the scenes and better understand laboratory setup, equipment setup, equipment uses, and proper laboratory etiquette and procedures

Pay: Minimum Wage

This is a 2024-2025 academic year-round opportunity

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