Job Description

Position Summary
This recruitment will be used to fill multiple future part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week) Academic Teaching Assistant positions as needed with the Department of Integrative Biology at Oregon State University (OSU).

Applications submitted to this recruitment are reviewed on an as needed basis. Qualified applicants will be contacted when positions become available.

The approximate hours worked per week will vary depending on the needs of the projects, but will not exceed 24 hours per week during academic terms.

These positions may be eligible to students with federal work study awards; work study students are preferred.
Position Duties
Duties may include but are not limited to:
Proctoring for major field testing.
Grading lab work, projects, homework, quizzes, exams.
Set up and taken down teaching laboratory materials including chemical preparation, equipment checking, glassware cleaning and conduct inventory of lab equipment.
Cleaning and preparation in teaching labs.
Inventorying and preparing order requests for coordinator, cleaning labs, putting away equipment for summer sessions, maintaining facilities and other duties needed by coordinator.
Light office work including photocopying, printing, laminating, etc.
Prepare dissection tools, perform dissections, follow disposal protocols for tissue waste.
Accessing controlled rooms that house sensitive materials (cadavers, equipment).
Minimum Qualifications
Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here: http://fa.oregonstate.edu/stu-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 the Office of International Services (OIS), and must be provided to the Student Employment Center.
Additional Required Qualifications
Students with career goals related to biological sciences or related field.
Strong and demonstrable work ethic.
This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per OSU Standard 576-055-0000 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.
This position MAY require driving a university vehicle or a personal vehicle on behalf of the university; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a motor vehicle history check, possess and maintain a current, valid driver’s license in their state of residence, be determined to be position qualified and self-report convictions as per University Policy 05-030.
Preferred (Special) Qualifications
3.0 GPA
Students in good standing
A demonstrable commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity.
Work study students are preferred.