Laboratory Aide III

PeopleAdmin, Inc.; Las Vegas (NM); On-site; USD 13,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

New Mexico Highlands University invites applications for a Laboratory Aide in the Natural Resources Management (Geology) department. The role supports the paleomagnetic lab, assists students and visitors, maintains equipment, and helps with data handling and reporting.

The position emphasizes strong communication, reliability, and ability to work independently in a busy teaching-research environment on the Las Vegas, NM campus.

Qualifications

• Education: NMHU student, sophomore-senior, enrolled with at least 6 credits.
• Completed one NMHU semester required.
• GPA around 3.0 preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with management of the paleomagnetic-rock laboratory and user support.
• Maintain instruments and lab operations, assist students and visitors.
• Handle data analyses, records, and basic coding for data files.

Skills

Analyzing data

Preparing records

Writing reports

Creating videos

Managing confidential information

Maintain regular attendance

Perform other job duties as assigned

Education

College student NMHU (sophomore/junior/senior, min 6 credits)

Successfully completed one semester at NMHU

Tools

AGICO JR6

MAGic database

Job description

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

The Highlands Career Services Center, located in the Felix Martinez Building, Room 230, provides assistance with your on-campus job application, cover letter, resume, interviewing strategies, as well as offer suggestions on student jobs that are related to your academic major, career interests, and skills. The Career Center offers free services to all NMHU students and alumni via in-person, online at www.nmhu.edu/careerservices , or by calling [phone] or emailing [e-mail]. to schedule a phone session or Zoom video conferencing session.

NMHU Student Jobs

A part-time job on-campus offers a great way for you to earn money to help pay for school as well as to get a jump start on your career track. Student employment allows you to acquire work experience, transferable job skills, self-confidence, and develop a network of professional contacts for your future career. On-campus jobs include departmental, federal/state work-study, and graduate assistantships (GA) in non-academic departments. Keep in mind that each department makes their own hiring decisions, therefore students are not placed in a job or guaranteed a job.

Position Information

Position Title

Position Title Laboratory Aide

Department

Department Natural Resources Management (Geology)

Department Summary

Maintaining a modern paleomagnetic-rock magnetic laboratory is critical for the mission of the Geology discipline to maintain an active student-oriented research program, to provide a much needed service laboratory for PhD granting institutions nationally and internationally, and facilitate service revenue generation via local, state, and federal agency contract work. This vision aligns with the department and the university strategic plan.

TECHNICIAN RESPONCIBILITIES : The staff member will work in multiple roles to assist with management of the paleomagnetic-rock magnetic laboratory via assisting student and visitor users and to keep the instruments running.

General Job Description

Job description may include technical and specialized duties requiring a high skill level in oral and written communications, critical thinking, initiative, and independent work requiring knowledge of theory, practices and procedures of the assigned area.

Skills and/or Duties:

• Analyzing data
• Preparing records
• Writing reports
• Creating videos
• Managing confidential information
• Maintain regular attendance
• Perform other job duties as assigned

Specific Duties

Specific duties include:

1. The responsibility for the scientific direction of the research activities and technical direction of the facility.
2. Organization of the laboratory facility and sample archives.
3. Serve as the primary resource and contact person for visitors.
4. Handle administrative duties, software development, assist students/visitors with experiment design and data interpretation on all laboratory instruments.
5. Budgeting, purchasing (under supervision of the lab director), and lab-time allocation.
6. Web site design, maintenance, database management, and updates to the website as needed (http://www.nmhugeology.com/laboratories.html).
7. Instrument calibration and maintenance of all laboratory instruments.
8. Updating the on-line literature database, maintaining the lab computer network, and working with students and visitors on specific projects as needed.
9. Conduct analyses using all laboratory instruments, lab repairs (under supervision of the lab manager), standard lab preparation of samples, and mentoring undergraduate students.
10. GIS database construction of studies conducted in the laboratory.
11. Writing basic computer code to prepare the AGICO JR6 data files for migration into the MAGic database for archival purposes and use by other scientists and the public.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

• College student at NMHU and classified as a sophomore, junior, or senior and enrolled with a minimum of six (6) credit hours
• Successfully completed one semester at NMHU;

Preferred Qualification:

• Minimum 3.0 GPA

Experience:

• Work experience in college

Preferred Qualifications

Applicant must demonstrate 1) motivation and self responsibility commensurate with experience, 2) ability to operate complex lab equipment, and 3) understand laboratory safety protocol and technical knowledge of geophysical laboratory operations.

Physical Demands

• Lifting a minimum of 30 pounds – Occasionally
• Standing – Frequently
• Walking – Frequently
• Bending – Frequently
• Squatting – Frequently
• Climbing – Occasionally
• Kneeling – Frequently
• Repetitive hand motion – Frequently
• Sitting – Frequently
• Prolonged use of computer – Frequently

Hourly Rate

Hourly Rate $11.50/ Hour

Preferred Work Schedule

Employment Term

Employment Term Fall - 2021, Spring - 2022, Break - 2021

Work Location/Campus Center

Work Location/Campus Center Las Vegas, NM Campus

Posting Number

Posting Number S0826P

Desired Start Date

Desired Start Date 08/16/2021

Position End Date (if temporary)

Job Posted Date

Job Posted Date 07/20/2021

Job Posting Close Date

Special Instructions Summary

The Highlands Career Services Center, located in the Felix Martinez Building, Room 230, provides assistance with your on-campus job application, cover letter, resume, interviewing strategies, as well as offer suggestions on student jobs that are related to your academic major, career interests, and skills. The Career Center offers free services to all NMHU students and alumni via in-person, online at www.nmhu.edu/careerservices , or by calling [phone] or emailing [e-mail]. to schedule a phone session or Zoom video conferencing session.

EEO Statement

New Mexico Highlands University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identiy, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. We are committed to the University values of diversity, accessiblity, excellence, and responsiveness. For disabled access or services call 505-454-3242 or email [e-mail]

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