Student Lab Assistant - Exercise & Nutrition Sciences

Weber State University Department of Automotive Technology; Ogden (UT); Hybrid; USD 16,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-study eligible

Job summary

Weber State University’s Exercise and Nutrition Sciences department seeks a student assistant for the ENS labs and related classrooms in Ogden, UT. The role includes assisting with hands-on lab activities, setup/cleanup, and supporting faculty with research and video projects.

The position is 50/50 student employee and hourly staff, with a strong emphasis on communication and customer service to faculty, students, and on-campus/off-campus lab sites.

Qualifications

• This is a pooled position with selections from a pool as positions become available.
• Background Check? Yes

Responsibilities

• Communicate with faculty, staff, and students engaged in undergraduate and graduate research using the human performance lab, biomechanics, nutritional biochemistry lab, food lab, greenhouse, and community garden under the purview of faculty leadership.
• Set up and clean up of classroom laboratory sessions including exercise, physiology, biomechanics, exercise prescription, and/or fitness testing classes or labs; shopping for foods needed for a lab session or harvesting items from the greenhouse and garden.
• Assisting faculty with creating and managing videos for our cooking demo database and website.
• Assisting faculty with research projects in the human performance lab, biomechanics lab, WSD, ENS lab and nutritional biochemistry lab.
• Participate in set up and cleanup of ENS and/or NUTR laboratory classes under the direction of a ENS faculty or staff member.
• Compiling data using Excel and other database software
• Formatting assessments for delivery and outcome measurement.

Job description

Weber State University’s Exercise and Nutrition Sciences department seeks a student assistant for the ENS labs and related classrooms in Ogden, UT. The role includes assisting with hands-on lab activities, setup/cleanup, and supporting faculty with research and video projects.

The position is 50/50 student employee and hourly staff, with a strong emphasis on communication and customer service to faculty, students, and on-campus/off-campus lab sites.