Teaching Assistant

The Teaching Assistant (TA) will support and mentor high school students and help them gain insight into research methods and lab techniques during HMRI's summer program. TA will report directly to the STEM instructor and scientific director of education. They are required to be at HMRI Monday-Friday, 9 am - 4 pm in Pasadena, CA, from June 16 - July 25, 2025.

January 27, 2025, Monday

• Full Time
• Temporary

The Teaching Assistant’sprimary purpose willbe to help support, serve as mentors, help the high school students gain insight into research methods/lab techniques, and supervise the high school students.

The Teaching Assistant reports directly to the STEM Instructor and the Scientific Director of Education, and interfaceswithother HMRI staffmemberslikethe

Chief Science Officer .

Summer Weekly Overview

Week 0:
June 9 th
-June 13 th – TAs learn the curriculum and lab activities from the Teacher

Week 1:
June 16 th - June 20 th - Research Methods and Instrumentation

Week 2:
June 23 rd – June 27 th - Anatomy (Brain, Heart, Lungs)

Week 3:
June 30 th – July 3 rd (3-day week) - Pathology & Radiology

Week 4:
July 7 th - July 11 th - Genetics

Week 5:
July 14 th - July 18 th – Bioinformatics & Environmental Science

Week 6:
July 21 st - July 25 th - Research Projects and Symposiums

Teaching Assistants are required to be at HMRI Monday-Friday, 9 am - 4 pm in Pasadena, CA, from June 16 - July 25, 2025. Two class sessions, morning session (9 am - 12 pm) and afternoon session (1 pm - 4 pm)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and maintain a high level of integrity and confidentiality. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

EDUCATION AND

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current undergraduate students enrolled in an academic program or prospective Fall 2025 first-year graduate students (i.e. enrolled/accepted in a post-bacc, MS, or PhD)
• Abilitytoworkindependentlyandcooperatively.
• Outstandingcomputerskills.
  
  Mustbeproficientwith
  
  MSOfficeprograms(Word,Excel,Outlook).
• Goodjudgmentanddecision-makingcapability
• Mustbeareliableandconscientiousself-starter,withexcellentattentiontodetailandabilityto coordinate multiple projects and deadlines
• Ability tobuildandmaintainstrongrelationshipswithcolleagues, buildingrespect, consensus, and trust across reporting lines

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:None.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and speak or listen. The employee frequently is required to use hands, fingers, and arms to operate personal computers, telephones and other business-related equipment.

The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. Employee may be expected to drive to other locations/offsite meetings/events. The employee is expected to participate in virtual meetings.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work required of this position.

They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and skills required of personnel so classified.

TERM:June 2025 - July 2025

SALARY LEVEL:$17.50 per hour

DEPARTMENT:Education

EEO POLICY:

HMRI provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.