Work Study Position - Biology Teaching Lab Support Technician
We are recruiting Work Study undergraduate student employees to assist with setup of Biology Dept Lab Courses in the ISB for Fall 2025. In this position, you will experience behind-the-scenes activities that support lab experiments in a teaching laboratory environment and accomplish basic prep work for lab exercises. You will be participating in weekly meetings to discuss, practice, and implement best practices in preparing samples and setting up intuitive workflows for experiments.
You will mostly be pipetting and labeling "aliquots" of liquid reagents, refilling pipette tips and processing consumables for sterilization, and assisting with set up and take down of lab workstations. Duties may include weekly checks on safety equipment (flushing eyewash stations), stocking supplies, refilling consumables for sterilization (tips, tubes, beads, toothpicks), preparing simple solutions, setting up lab stations with instruction, collecting dirty glassware, washing glassware, autoclaving waste, tidying lab areas, and other duties as assigned.
Hourly rate of pay: minimum wage Shift: Mornings preferred most days, especially interested in Friday availability Total hours per week: 5-10 hours (depends on your Work Study allotment) Work study funding is a requirement: Yes.
You Must have Work Study Funds already approved for Fall 2025 (via Financial Aid) and Must provide evidence of your awarded amount to schedule an interview for the position, in the event you may be invited to do so.