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Student Employee - Biology Preparation Lab Aide

Employer: Lansing Community College
Location: Lansing, MI

Faculty Jobs: Arts & Humanities
Administrative Jobs: Academic Affairs, Research Staff & Technicians, Student Affairs, Career Services
Employment Type: Full Time
Institution Type: Community College

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Student Employee - Biology Preparation Lab Aide

Description

The primary purpose of student employment is to provide current LCC students with the opportunity to acquire job skills and experiences during semesters while actively attending classes at LCC.

Student employees in the Biology Program will assist with: all aspects of Biology Labs and equipment. Setting-up, dismantling and cleaning are necessary and must always be practiced within the guidelines of Generally Accepted Good Laboratory Practices as dictated by the U.S.P. and U.S.D.A. Lab Aides must always follow the written preparation notebooks and oral expectations and directives for each lab exercise. This involves detailed work for preparing neutral as well as hazardous solutions, all types of lab equipment including autoclaving, fresh animal organs, following safe lab procedures and thoroughly disinfecting all aspects of the laboratory environment for the next lab exercise. Lab safety must be observed and practiced as controlled by the LCC Chemical Hygiene Plan, which must be read and understood by all employees.

Required Qualifications:

Must have Biology and basic Chemistry backgroundBiology major

Preferred Qualifications:

Biology 120, 121, 127, 128, 145, 202, 204
Chemistry 125, 151, 152
High School Diploma
3.0 GPA
Eligible for Federal Work-Study award through Financial Aid

Education and Experience

The following requirements apply each semester, in order to maintain eligibility and continue working as a student employee:

- Enrolled & actively attending is required to maintain employment eligibility (i.e. minimum LCC credit hours by semester):

6.0 credits

3.0 credits

- International students with an F-1 visa and valid I-20 issued by LCC must meet the following minimum enrollment/credit requirements each semester, in order to maintain employment eligibility per United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USICS) regulations:

Fall and/or Spring Semester(s) = 12.0 creditsSummer Semester = 3.0 credits - Minimum 2.0 GPA or have approval to waive requirement unless it is the student’s first semester of enrollment at LCC

- Must be at least 18 years of age and/or a high school graduate who is at least 17 with a valid, signed work permit

Hours per Week: Up to 25 Hours

Hourly Wage: $10.75

Posting Closes on: Open until filled

Department: Biology

Position Type: Regular

Contact Information

Adrienne Jenkins

jenkina6@lcc.edu

517-483-1550

Organization

Lansing Community College (LCC) was established in 1957 to fulfill growing demand for specialized and technical education opportunities for the Greater Lansing’s industrial workforce.

LCC is one of the most comprehensive colleges focused upon offering learning opportunities in four areas: career and workforce development, general education, developmental education, and personal enrichment. LCC is recognized as a local, state, national, and international leader in forging educational partnerships with business, industry, and government to better meet the needs of an ever changing, world wide market place. LCC is strategically positioned to provide not only what students determined that they will need, but also what our society will need in the future.

Lansing Community College has been committed to the best in education for over forty years. As one of the largest, most comprehensive community colleges in the country, we are continuing that commitment into the new millennium. Year round classes are offered on our 28-acre, capital city campus. There are more than 150 degree and certificate programs and over 2,500 classes. The first two years of a liberal arts education can be earned at LCC and transferred to a four-year college or university. We offer a comprehensive mix of education and training and we provide state-of-the-art computer labs and classrooms as well as a continuously updated media services center and library.

We have Learning Centers in more than 20 communities within a 30-mile service district which makes Lansing Community College accessible to more people in more areas. For the ultimate in accessibility, we offer a series of Internet courses through our Virtual College.

Lansing Community College is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools and serves nearly 40,000 people annually. We are committed, as ever, to lifelong education for all.

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