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Student Lab Assistant

Position Justification

Position Information

Position Title Student Lab Assistant
Unit Name Sciences and Mathematics
Salary Grade Student (Institutional)
Number of Months Student Worker
Full-time or Part-time Part-Time
Hours per week Up to 15 hrs/week, but not to exceed 25 hrs/week.
Proposed Annual Salary, Hourly Rate or One-time payment
Essential Duties
  • Assist principal investigator with day-to-day laboratory operations including collecting measurements from live and preserved lizards and preparing tissue samples for imaging.
  • Conduct laboratory experiments as assigned by the principal investigator.
Minimum Qualifications
  • Declared or planning to declare ‘Biology’ as major.
  • Have completed freshman year with GPA of 3.0 or above.
  • Flexible with schedule.
  • Desire to learn techniques for evolutionary ecology research.
  • Desire to work on research topic in the area of functional or ecological morphology.
Job Description Summary
  • Assist principal investigator with day-to-day laboratory operations including collecting measurements from live and preserved lizards and preparing tissue samples for imaging.
  • Conduct laboratory experiments as assigned by the principal investigator.
Hours of Availability
Background Check Statement
Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. However, failure to disclose may disqualify a candidate.
Requisition Detail Information

Open Date 06/17/2025
Will this job have a specific close date? No
Close Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Please attach a resume indicating your major, courses taken, and approximate number of credit hours earned towards graduation.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  1. * Student workers are required to be enrolled in at least 6 credit hours in the semester in which they work. Registration in less than 6 hours at MUW makes you ineligible to be a student worker. Are you currently enrolled or will you be enrolled in at least 6 credit hours at MUW in the semester for which you are applying for student employment?
    • Yes
    • No

Applicant Documents

Required Documents
  1. Resume
Optional Documents
  1. Cover Letter/Letter of Application
  2. Curriculum Vitae