Research Assistant - (497176 )

University of Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 43,000 - 49,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Houston in Houston, TX seeks a part-time Research Support role in the Behavioral & Social Sciences department. The position provides assistance in calibration, equipment maintenance, sample preparation, safety monitoring, prototype fabrication, and basic data analyses.

Responsibilities include ensuring experiments follow specifications, recommending procedural changes, and applying basic skills while developing more advanced capabilities.

Qualifications

• MQ: Associate's Degree with 6 months experience.
• Department is willing to accept education in lieu of experience.
• Department is willing to accept experience in lieu of education.

Responsibilities

• Ensures experiments are preformed according to specification.
• May make practical technical recommendations to changes in procedures, equipment, or prototype design.
• Applies basic skill and develops advanced skills.
• Often assists with, and may perform, some advanced functions.
• Solves most routine problems while referring more complex questions to higher levels.
• Receives direct supervision but is expected to select from a variety of standard procedures to complete tasks.

Education

Associate's Degree

Job description

Department: Behavioral & SocialSciences Salary: 43,000-48,900

Description

Provides assistance and expertise in various areas of researchsuch as calibration of instrumentation, equipment maintenance andrepair, preparation of samples for testing, monitoring of safetyequipment and procedures, development and fabrication of prototypeequipment, recording of test results, and basic analyses ofdata.

1. Ensures experiments are preformed according tospecification.
2. May make practical technical recommendations to changes inprocedures, equipment, or prototype design.
3. Applies basic skill and develops advanced skills.
4. Often assists with, and may perform, some advancedfunctions.
5. Solves most routine problems while referring more complexquestions to higher levels.
6. Receives direct supervision but is expected to select from avariety of standard procedures to complete tasks.

MQ: Associate's Degree with 6 months experience.

Additional Job Posting Information

• Department is willing to accept education in lieu ofexperience.
• Department is willing to accept experience in lieu ofeducation.

- This is a part-time position at 0.50 FTE. Employmentin this position is subject to funding availability and does notcreate an expectation of continued employment beyond the grantperiod.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are securitysensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are anEqual Opportunity Institution.