Organic Laboratory Teaching Assistant

University of Portland Portal • Portland, OR

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About The Position

The Organic Laboratory Teaching Assistant (TA) will report to the instructor of the course and/or the laboratory coordinator for the course. The approximate hours for a semester will be 3 hours per week (39 h each semester). The course instructor and/or laboratory coordinator will inform the TAs of performance deficiencies (if any) and where they are performing well on an on-going basis. A TA who is not meeting the communicated expectations may be dismissed and replaced with another qualified applicant at any time during the semester for which they are hired. Spring 2026 lab sections : 1) CHM 376B (Tues 6:10-9-10 PM)

Requirements

• Must have completed laboratory course that the person is applying to be the TA for with a successful grade (B or higher)
• Good technical and people skills
• The ability to communicate effectively
• Knowledge of safe laboratory practices
• Knowledge of underlying chemistry concepts

Nice To Haves

• Previous TA experience

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees