Physics Laboratory Set Up Student Assistant

PeopleAdmin • Naperville, IL

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The successful candidate will assist the Laboratory Manager, lab instructors, and professors in setting up and tearing down Intro lab equipment, helps with a maintenance of the equipment stock and with assembly of new equipment, and will also help with maintaining a clean lab. In the laboratory setting, the candidate will prepare laboratory equipment, demonstrate the proper use of laboratory equipment to instructors and students if necessary, and give guidance to instructors and students in the safe and proper handling of equipment. Successful candidates will have knowledge of concepts necessary for Intro labs and the ability to acquire and analyze data to ensure proper functioning of the equipment used. The successful candidate will also attend the weekly lab set-up and tear-down equipment meetings on a schedule necessary to ensure the proper functioning of the Intro Physics Laboratory courses and possibly other courses using Intro Lab.

Requirements

• Must be currently enrolled as a student at North Central College
• Applicant must have completed PHYS 131/132 with a passing grade ranging between A to C

Responsibilities

• Assist the Laboratory Manager, lab instructors, and professors in setting up and tearing down Intro lab equipment
• Help with maintenance of the equipment stock and with assembly of new equipment
• Help with maintaining a clean lab
• Prepare laboratory equipment
• Demonstrate the proper use of laboratory equipment to instructors and students if necessary
• Give guidance to instructors and students in the safe and proper handling of equipment
• Acquire and analyze data to ensure proper functioning of the equipment used
• Attend the weekly lab set-up and tear-down equipment meetings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees