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Lab Assistant (Student Worker)
Location: Post University Main Campus, MacDermid Hall
Supervisor: Laura Bailey, Associate Program Chair of Life and Physical Sciences & Lab Manager
Hours: Approximately 10 hours per week
Pay: Minimum Wage
Duration: Academic Year 2026-2027 (year-round opportunity)
About the Role
As a Lab Assistant, you'll help support the daily operations of the Life and Physical Sciences Department (LPSD). This is a great opportunity to gain hands-on experience working in a laboratory environment while supporting faculty, instructors, and fellow students.
What You'll Do
- Assist faculty and lab instructors with preparing materials and setting up laboratory and field activities
- Clean and organize laboratory equipment, glassware, and workspaces
- Help maintain an efficient and safe laboratory environment
- Complete other department-related tasks as assigned
Qualifications
To be successful in this role, you should:
- Have completed at least one high school laboratory science course
- Be currently enrolled in a college laboratory science course (completion of a college lab course is preferred)
- Be reliable, responsible, and able to work independently
- Be comfortable handling laboratory glassware and equipment
- Communicate effectively with faculty, staff, and fellow student assistants
- Preferably be majoring in a laboratory science program at Post University (Biology minors are also encouraged to apply)
What You'll Gain
This position offers valuable hands-on experience in laboratory operations, including:
- Laboratory and field experiment setup
- Equipment preparation and use
- Laboratory safety practices and procedures
- Professional skills in organization, teamwork, and communication
This opportunity is open to Post University students only.
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Skills Required
- Completion of at least one high school laboratory science course
- Current enrollment in a college laboratory science course
- Ability to work reliably, responsibly, and independently
- Comfort handling laboratory glassware and equipment
- Effective communication with faculty, staff, and student assistants
- Completion of a college laboratory course
- Major in a laboratory science program at Post University
- Biology minor
- Current enrollment at Post University
Post University Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Post University and has not been reviewed or approved by Post University.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is positioned as broad, including medical, dental, and vision plans along with supplemental options such as accident and critical illness coverage. Additional health-related supports like FSAs, dependent care accounts, and an assistance program are also included.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include both Traditional and Roth 401(k) plan options alongside life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance. This combination supports longer-term financial planning beyond base pay.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Lifestyle benefits include tuition assistance for associates and immediate family members, plus extras like pet insurance and various discount programs. Flexibility in time and location is also highlighted as a meaningful non-cash benefit.
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