What are the responsibilities and job description for the Student Worker - Chemistry Lab position at Delaware Valley University?
Job Summary:
This student laboratory assistant position helps setting up advanced chemistry laboratories, e.g., Biochemistry and Organic Chemistry laboratories. To ensure continuity, a new assistant receives training from an experienced assistant, then performs the duty independently, and finally trains a new student assistant during their last semester of service.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Take inventories at the beginning of each semester and notify the professor of necessary purchases.
- Condition commonly used equipment such as pH meters.
- Maintain stock solutions, e.g., acetate buffer, Biuret reagent, etc.
- Prepare chemical samples for student experiments, e.g., pre-stained protein samples for SDS-PAGE
- Clean and organize the lab space before and after each week’s lab
- Other duties as assigned
Education Employment eligibility:
- Currently enrolled Delaware Valley University student
- Must be authorized to work in the United States and provide required documentation to verify identity and employment eligibility
Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Completed and passed the General Chemistry courses including the laboratory component
- Completed and passed the Safety course with the DelVal Chemistry department
- Enrolled in or completed the advanced chemistry laboratory courses
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
- Occasionally lifting 25 lbs or less
- Typically standing or walking
- Climbing ladders, scaffolds
- Using tools requiring high dexterity
- Exposure to chemicals
- Exposure to unpleasant odors
Salary : $10