Undergraduate Teaching Assistant - General Chemistry

When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

• A Resume
• Unofficial College Transcript

For additional information please contact: Margaret Haak at margie.haak@oregonstate.edu

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

Note:All job offers are contingent upon Human Resources final approval

This recruitment will be used to fill six (6) part-time (approximately 10-12 hours per week / maximum of 20 hours per week) Undergraduate Teaching Assistant positions for the Department of Chemistry working with students taking general chemistry courses such as CH 121, 122, 123,227Z, 228Z, 229Z. at Oregon State University (OSU).

Position Duties:

• 55% instructor for recitation and/or laboratory sections of general chemistry

• 30% grading assignments

• 10% Mole Hole hours (office hours)

• 5% attending staff meetings

Transferable Skill Development

OSU is committed to ensuring students are prepared for success after graduation through intentional skill development as student employees. The competencies students develop while working at OSU are defined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) as the essential skills employers seek in their hires. In this position, students learn and build vital career-readiness skills in the primary areas below:

Communication, Teamwork, Leadership, Professionalism

Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here:https://hr.oregonstate.edu/student-employment-manual/500-employment-eligibility-requirements

• Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study

• Must meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment

• Must meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard

  • High School student: Regularly enrolled in a high school or participating in a home-schooling program

  • Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate student: 6 credit hours per term

  • Undergraduate international student: 12 credit hours per term*

  • Graduate student officially admitted to Graduate School: 5 credit hours per term

  • Graduate international student officially admitted to Graduate School: 9 credit hours per term*

*International students may be allowed to carry fewer hours than specified above and still be considered "full-time" by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). A reduced course load is approved by theOffice of International Services(OIS), and must be provided to the Student Employment Center.

Required Qualifications:

Grades of B or better in CH 221Z, 222Z, 223Z, 227Z, 228Z, 229Z (formerly numbered CH 231, 232, 233, 261, 262, 263)

Preferred Qualifications:

Completion of an organic chemistry sequence, for example CH 334, 335, 336 or CH 331,332, with grades of B or higher