Undergrad Research

Jefferson Health; Hayward (CA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Jefferson Health in Philadelphia seeks a student research assistant to support the Smart Cities initiative. You will help design soil and herb sample collection methods across urban gardens and coordinate field work.

Responsibilities include collecting samples, preparing them for chemical analysis, delivering to the contract lab at Drexel University, assisting with data analysis, visualization, and interpretation, and contributing to project documentation.

Responsibilities

• developing the methodology for soil and herb sample collection from various urban gardens in Philadelphia
• collection of samples from urbans
• preparation (e.g., dehydration, homogenization) of samples for chemical analysis
• delivery of samples to contract lab at Drexel University
• participating in some of the analysis of samples with contract lab
• data analysis, visualization, and interpretation.

Job description

Number of Positions In Requisition

1

Job Details

Student will be a research assistant on a project by Jefferson’s Smart Cities initiative.

Job Description

• developing the methodology for soil and herb sample collection from various urban gardens in Philadelphia
• collection of samples from urbans
• preparation (e.g., dehydration, homogenization) of samples for chemical analysis
• delivery of samples to contract lab at Drexel University
• participating in some of the analysis of samples with contract lab
• data analysis, visualization, and interpretation.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

3243 School House Lane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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