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Student lab assistants will assist the stockroom manager and professors in the successful completion of laboratory exercises in Survey of Chemistry and Principles of Chemistry labs.
The student lab assistant is responsible for attending all assigned lab sessions in order to assist the instructor and enrolled students. Duties of the attending student assistants include ensuring the classroom is prepped for the weekly experiment, assisting enrolled students in laboratory technique, calculations, and overall understanding of learning objectives, and maintaining a safe, clean, stocked laboratory environment. Sanitizing common areas such as balances and fume hoods between group meetings may similarly be expected. Assistants may also aid enrolled students in lab report submission through Chem21Labs or CougarView.
Student lab assistants may also have an opportunity to assist the chemical stockroom manager in a number of tasks throughout the week. These tasks include but are not limited to weekly prepping of solutions and materials for Survey of Chemistry and Principles of Chemistry labs, weekly cleaning of instructional labs, maintaining distilled water carboys in instructional labs, and various departmental special projects relating to teaching and regulatory affairs. Assistants will be trained on all practices by the stockroom manager.
Must be a current Chemistry major having completed at least CHEM 1212 Principles of Chemistry 2.
$11.00/hr. This position is able to work up to 19 hours per week.
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If you have any questions, please contact the Human Resources Office at 706-507-8920 or e-mail to [email protected].
All selected candidates are required to submit and successfully pass a background investigation to include reference checks and verification of academic credentials (if applicable). Other additional requirements may be required based upon specific position duties:
- A credit check completed for Positions of Trust and or approved departmental Purchase Card usage;
- Pre-employment drug testing for positions with high-risk responsibilities;
- Motor vehicle reports are required for positions that are required to drive a Columbus State University fleet vehicle or other vehicle designated as a fleet vehicle.
*Applicants for positions of trust may be asked to disclose criminal record history during the initial screening process and prior to a conditional offer of employment. *
For Faculty Hires : Final candidates will be required to provide proof of completed academic degree(s) as well as post-secondary coursework in the form of original transcript(s). Those candidates trained by a foreign institution will also be required to provide an educational/credential evaluation.
All employees are responsible for ensuring the confidentiality, availability, and integrity of sensitive information by exercising sound judgment and adhering to cybersecurity and privacy policies during their employment and beyond. Additionally, all members of the USG community must adhere to the USG Statement of Core Values must also be aware of and comply with the Board of Regents policies on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom .
To be considered for a Student Assistant position, the applicant must be a current Columbus State University student, taking at least six (6) credit hour courses per semester.
Physical Requirements
May include lifting moderately heavy carboys of distilled water.
Work Schedule
Varies
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