TA – Lab Assistant – Biology & Chemistry

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This position is for the Fall 2026 Semester.

Department:
Biology & Chemistry

Contact Person:
Dr. Yujia Sproston

Email: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).

Priority consideration will be given to applications received by May 31, 2026.

TA’s are largely lab assistants, circulating and answering questions during experiments. They are there during lab duration (3 hours) and may have up to one more hour of lab preparation, clean‑up, or possibly grading time.

• Complete online safety training/assessment annually – one for CHEM or NS291 and another for BIOL or NS110
• Attend training at start of semester
• Assist the course instructor with the preparation of laboratory solutions and materials (i.e. pouring agar plates, pulling chemicals from stockroom, preparing solutions, organizing lab specimens, checking equipment such as microscopes, cleaning and organizing supplies)
• Assist the course instructor in administrative duties (i.e. recording attendance, copying, distributing handouts)
• Monitor and encourage personal stewardship of the laboratory supplies
• Enforce safety requirements
• Properly shelve, store, retrieve and document chemicals and waste
• Assist course instructor with grading (when a key is provided)
• Various other duties as requested by the instructor

• Previous completion of the same/similar course with B or higher
• Work eligibility as determined by Human Resources
• Willingness to improve the learning experience
• Confidentiality in dealing with injuries, grades or student learning
• Flexibility in serving the particular needs of a course/lab instructor

• NS201L:
  Biological World
  • NS201L.01 (M 2:00-4:50 pm) or flexible hours by arrangement with the instructor
• BIOL
  126L:
  Gen Biol:
  Botany & Zoology Lab
  • BIOL
    126L.01 (TR 9:30-10:50am) or flexible hours by arrangement with the instructor
• BIOL
  214L:
  Human Anatomy & Physiology I Lab
  • BIOL
    214L.01 (M 2:00-4:50 pm)
  • BIOL
    214L.02 (T 8:00-10:50 am)
  • BIOL
    214L.03 (T 2:00-4:50 pm)
  • BIOL
    214L.04 (W 2:00-4:50 pm)
  • or flexible hours by arrangement with the instructor
• BIOL
  220L:
  Clinical Microbiology Lab
  • BIOL
    220L.01 (M 3:00-5:50 pm)
  • BIOL
    220L.02 (T 12:30-3:20 pm)
  • or flexible hours by arrangement with the instructor
• BIOL
  312L
  • BIOL
    312L.01 (R 12:30-3:20 pm)
  • or flexible hours by arrangement with the instructor
• CHEM
  163L:
  General Chemistry I Lab
  • CHEM
    163L.01 (M 2:00-4:50 pm)
  • CHEM
    163L.02 (T 8:00-10:50 am)
  • CHEM
    163L.03 (T 2:00-4:50 pm)
  • CHEM
    163L.04 (W 2:00-4:50 pm)
  • or flexible hours by arrangement with the instructor
• CHEM
  365L:
  Organic Chemistry I Lab
  • CHEM
    365L.01 (T 8:00-10:50 am)
  • CHEM
    365L.02 (T 12:30-3:20 pm)
  • or flexible hours by arrangement with the instructor