What you should do first . . .
If you desire a position in the laboratories department, you must first register with College Central. This site allows you to search all available campus jobs. It also allows potential employers to find you if you upload a resume. College Central is a service of the Career Services Center. If you have problems registering with the site or uploading a resume, please contact Career Services directly. They will be more than happy to assist you with any technical difficulties you may have.
Types of student positions available in the Laboratory Division:
Biology Stockroom Assistant
Chemistry Stockroom Assistant
Computer Science Research Lab Assistant
Art 3-D Studio Assistant
Biology:
Assists in the preparation of biology instructional lab materials, including chemical solutions, equipment, and supplies. Stockroom duties to include glassware washing, inventory control, material safety data sheet management, general cleaning, waste management, and other duties as assigned. Assistant may also be responsible for animal care (snakes, mice).
Chemistry:
Assists in the preparation of chemistry instuctional lab materials, including chemical solutions, equipment, and supplies. Stockroom duties to include glassware washing, inventory control, material safety data sheet management, general cleaning, waste management, and other duties as assigned.
COSC:
The lab assistant will participate in installing and maintaining server and workstation software and hardware needed by the computer science faculty and students for research and course work. At the current time the configuration includes two networks, one Unix-based and one Windows-based, with a total of 7 servers and approximately 30 workstations. Job duties will include keeping current documentation of the lab configuration with the following:
- Drawings of the lab space and network configuration.
- Current list of installed software on each machine.
- Inventory of hardware, software, documentation, books, and lab manuals.
- Lists of the inventory sorted in various formats for student and faculty use.
The lab assistant will also be responsible for:
- Keeping the lab space clean and tidy.
- Responding to student and faculty requests for lab services.
- Responding to complaints.
- Moving lab equipment when necessary.
- Communicating with Information Resources Division on security and maintenance issues.
- Setting up and maintaining a web server and FTP server on each network for student projects and faculty research.
- Maintaining a history web site of previous research and project artifacts.
- Setting up user ids and maintaining the proper levels of access and security.
- Providing remote access to lab networks for users with proper ids.
- Providing network and system security, keeping current versions and applying patches as necessary.
- Setting up, implementing, and maintaining a disaster recovery plan.
- Setting up and monitoring logs of usage and access violations.
- Knowledge of, and commitment to, shop safety.
- General knowledge of metal and wood shop tools.
- General knowledge of ceramic and sculpture processes.
- Ability to oversee shop operations after regular school hours.
- Ability to lift heavy objects, sometimes over 50 lbs.
- Applicant should be an art major; preferably a 3D major.
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