Chemistry and Biochemistry Student Lab Assistant Level 1 2024-2025

Gain some valuable work experience while making a difference on campus!

Instructions for Applying to this Position

1. How to complete the Student Application:

1. If you have had an on-campus job, please log-in using your LionLink Credentials to your Dayforce account by clicking here, navigate to Main Menu then click “Careers”, search for this position title, and then click the “Apply Now” button.
2. If you have never held an on-campus job, apply through Dayforce by clicking “Apply Now” at the bottom of this job posting.  You will be taken to a new page and will be prompted to create a new candidate account”.

Position Summary:

This is a student position doing assisting in the teaching laboratories in the department of chemistry and biochemistry. A student in this position will assist the lab professor by helping students, collecting materials, and organizing lab supplies.

Essential Job Functions:

The student will work during a scheduled laboratory. The laboratory assistant in this position must comply with all safety mandates in the department, including wearing pants, a laboratory coat, and safety glasses at all times. The student will assist the instructor in implementing the laboratory, and assist students in the laboratory in performing the laboratory. Additional tasks that the laboratory assistant will accomplish consist of some or all of the following:

1. Answer student questions and monitor student progress during the laboratory period.
2. Obtain chemicals from storage for use, and return them after use.
3. Distribute chemicals and laboratory materials to the appropriate locations.
4. Prepare solutions using proper technique.
5. Maintain and organize equipment and clean laboratories and preparation spaces.
6. Read and provide feedback on laboratory instructions.
7. Test experiments to ensure they work.
8. Record and analyze data related to course experiments.
9. Cleaning laboratory benches and cabinets.
10. Dispose of waste using following the policies and procedures of the college.
11. Perform other tasks related to the functioning of the teaching laboratories in the department of chemistry and biochemistry as assigned.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of this job. 

The individual is routinely exposed to indoor conditions, minimum outdoor weather and temperature extremes, and moderate noise level.

Qualifications/Prerequisites:

1. SKILLS
   1. The worker will have had experience with safe laboratory practice and with analytical balances and glassware.

2. EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
   1.  No previous employment experience is required.

3. EDUCATION

1. The worker will have completed at least one course in chemistry and will have completed the laboratory from the course for which the worker is applying for (at Albright or the equivalent at another institution).

At Albright, we believe our differences make us stronger and empower us to better understand and respect one another in a just and fair manner. With this in mind, the College recruits, houses, educates, employs, supports, and generally celebrates people of all statuses, identities, and backgrounds, including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, religious or spiritual identity, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, marital and parental status, veteran status, political affiliation, and physical and mental ability. Albright College is an EEO employer and, as stated above, is actively committed to inclusivity within its community. In pursuit of that, we actively encourage diversity in all dimensions among applicants for this position.
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