Student Research Assistant

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Job Title:

Student Research Assistant

Department:

Arts and Sciences Microbiology Administration-JM

Responsibilities are basic and routine in nature. This may include performing administrative duties in an office, assisting in a research laboratory, aid faculty/staff in supporting academic programs or patient care. Duties will be clear and direct. The Student Assistant will require excellent customer service and strong organizational skills and will represent the department and the university with the highest degree of integrity applying OSU mission and shared values.

The Gowda Lab in the Department of Microbiology is seeking an undergraduate federal work-study student to aid in day-to-day operations of the lab. Main duties would include performing basic lab maintenance tasks, including, but not limited to: decontaminating and washing glassware, restocking lab consumables, refilling pipette tip boxes and preparing media. The student will also perform basic research techniques and experiments as directed. The applicant will work under the direction of the PI and lead researcher gaining practical lab and research skills. No prior lab experience is required. Students majoring in biology or other related fields are preferred. 8-10 hours per week is expected, but applicant will be able to work more if they wish.

Willing and hard-worker. No prior experience is required. Federal work-study grant is required.

Additional Information:

The Department of Microbiology within the College of Arts and Sciences seeks a Student Research Assistant to join our team. The College of Arts and Sciences is the largest college and the academic heart of the university. The College hosts 81 majors. With 38 departments, 20+ world-class research centers, and more than 2,000 faculty and staff members, students have the unique opportunity to study with the best artists, scholars, and scientists in their field. The College values diversity and offers a supportive, open, and inclusive community.

Location:

Riffe Building (0266)

Position Type:

Temporary (Fixed Term)

Scheduled Hours:

5

Shift:First Shift

Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.

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As required by Ohio Revised Code section 3345.0216, Ohio State will: educate students by means of free, open and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth; equip students with the opportunity to develop intellectual skills to reach their own, informed conclusions; not require, favor, disfavor or prohibit speech or lawful assembly; create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth and tolerates differences in opinion; treat all faculty, staff and students as individuals, hold them to equal standards and provide equality of opportunity with regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

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