Description :

1. Assisted professor by aiding students in laboratory exercises and techniques.
2. Maintained the laboratory equipment, and developed lab exercises.
3. Instructed labs solo in the professor's absence.
4. Maintained laboratory equipment and researched new purchases of equipment as necessary.
5. Managed service contracts and maintenance on major equipment.
6. Assisted in the training and supervision of graduate students and post-docs.
7. Performed Immunohistochemistry in brain slices and used Confocal as well as wide-field microscopy to quantify results.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

BS in Physics

Description :

1. Served as a laboratory assistant in Optical Mineralogy.
2. Assist instructors in the methods and procedures related to the use of petrographic microscopes.
3. Served as a laboratory assistant in Mineralogy.
4. Assist instructors in the methods and procedures identification and characterization of minerals and identification of common minerals in igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks.
5. Supervised students in collegiate quantitative analysis lab setting.
6. Prepared chemical standards and solutions used by the class for all experiments.
7. Calibrated instruments as well as the initial setup prior to the lab for multiple experiments at a time.

Experience

0-2 Years

Level

Entry Level

Education

BS in Geology

Description :

1. Prepared equipment and presentations for lab instruction.
2. Lectured and oversaww all lab experiments under own supervision.
3. Evaluated student's weekly and semester-long performance through submitted lab reports and exam scores.
4. Consistently received positive teaching evaluations from students.
5. Interpreted chemostratigraphic and textural profiles as well as thermal and mass transport modeling.
6. Wrote grant applications and was twice awarded funding for research thru the UWGB Heirloom Grant and the UWGB Graduate Student Research Grant.
7. Performed analog experiments of magmatic intrusions into host rock using paraffin wax and gelatin.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

MS in Environmental Science and Policy

Description :

1. Introduced students to web-based data usage in conjunction with bioinformatics tools and programs.
2. Handled pre-lab demonstrations and laboratory exercises including properly graphing data, finding primary literature using online resources, basic concepts of evolution and genetic drift, and vertebrate phylogeny.
3. In charged of pre-lab demonstrations and laboratory exercises including introduction to microscopy, the permeability of Red Blood Cells, cellular processes in Amoeba proteus, mitosis, and meiosis.
4. Accountable for laboratory set-up and exercises including identification of insect orders, feeding behavior, internal anatomy, and measuring the effect of different insecticides on death rates.
5. Guided students through and implemented protocols including western blotting, polymerase chain reactions (PCR) in DNA cloning, restriction enzyme.
6. Performed an environmental stress response experiment on yeast strains using modern techniques, including DNA microarray analysis and western.
7. Supervised chemistry students during laboratory times.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

Ph.D in Biological Sciences/Ecology

Description :

1. Assisted with lab oversite, providing for a safe and orderly lab environment.
2. Regularly had to perform nuclear magnetic resonance, gas chromatography, and infrared spectroscopy for the students.
3. Provided additional instruction regarding their operation as necessary.
4. Prepared and knowledgeable regarding the background, experiment, and equipment to satisfactorily answer any questions during the lab session.
5. Established an environment that provided optimum conditions for students to conduct lab work.
6. Guided class through lab procedures and experiments.
7. Assisted in identifying anatomical structures during dissections.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

BA in Chemistry

Description :

1. Taught a General Biology laboratory course by training more than a hundred students in molecular and cell biology techniques.
2. Calibrated, operated, and maintained laboratory equipment.
3. Maintained laboratory area and ensured adherence to established safety procedures and protocols.
4. Prepared reagents, antigens, buffers, and other biological materials for laboratory experiments.
5. Prepared, conducted, and cleaned up CHEM 350 labs.
6. Topics covered include, but are not limited to naming organic compounds, drawing of organic compounds, acid/base reactions, substitution reactions, elimination reactions, and reactions of alkynes.
7. Graded homework and techniques of students.

Experience

0-2 Years

Level

Entry Level

Education

MS in Biological Science

Description :

1. Laboratory instructor for several undergraduate courses including botany, plant tissue culture, and vegetable production.
2. Prepared media, equipment, laboratory lectures.
3. Administered and graded exams and provided student guidance.
4. Led one-hour recitations twice a week and held office hours to help students review their lecture contents.
5. Supervised students performing general and organic chemistry experiments.
6. Communicated with lab coordinator, assisted preparation of laboratory teaching materials and undergraduate students' exams.
7. Graded students' work and provided feedback after each experiment both orally and in writing form.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

BS in Biology

Description :

1. Provided group tutoring.
2. Quantitatively analyzed experimental data using ImageJ and Microsoft Excel.
3. Prepared research for publication as co-author.
4. Developed and refined Inter Cranial injections of the toxin 6-Hydroxydopamine to mimic the pathology of late to end-stage Parkinson's disease.
5. Refined and increased survivability of these procedures by carefully monitoring and treating mice in the post-operative period.
6. Cleaned, organized, and prospered disposal of chemicals and biohazardous waste in the lab following class.
7. Maintained an inventory of required laboratory supplies for specific courses by communicating with the Instructor, Lab Director, Lab Assistant, and Operations Manager as needed.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

BS in Geology

Description :

1. Provided advanced alternative explanations and examples Assessment of student performance lab reports.
2. Supervised the organization and experimentation of the organic chemistry laboratory.
3. Oversaw proceeding of chemistry laboratory classes.
4. Enforced safety protocols and provided technical assistance for classes of 20 students.
5. Oversaw a university teaching laboratory and provided detailed or alternate explanations for lesson material.
6. Employed safety procedures to ensure student safety in the laboratory.
7. Collaborated with instructors in the scoring and grading of laboratory assignments.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

MS in Pharmaceutics and Drug Delivery Systems

Description :

1. Organized and helped run various laboratory instruments, such as pH meter, NMR, IR, and GC-MS.
2. Lectured on the topics related to the laboratory assignment and laboratory safety.
3. Provided technical assistance during the laboratory section of the Immunology course.
4. Proficient and comfortable presenting scientific information to large groups of diverse individuals.
5. Proven ability to assume leadership: in addition to teaching classes, was responsible for the care, well-being, formulation of diet, and safety.
6. Participated in staff planning, program accreditation, and intradepartmental meetings.
7. Demonstrated extensive knowledge of anatomy and physiology and medical terminology.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

BS in Chemistry

Description :

1. Informed students of the procedures for completing and submitting class work, such as lab reports.
2. Notified instructors of errors or problems with assignments.
3. Demonstrated use of laboratory equipment and enforce laboratory rules.
4. Provided assistance to faculty members or staff with laboratory or field research.
5. Performed computer backups on a regular basis.
6. Identified problems, troubleshoot and resolve routine problems, and arrange for maintenance and repair of computer equipment when needed.
7. Installed a variety of computer programs following complex written instructions.

Experience

2-5 Years

Level

Junior

Education

MS in Physics

Description :

1. Prepared media and cell cultures for molecular biology and biotechnology lab courses.
2. Supervised lab periods.
3. Worked as office hours assistant with others helping approx. students learn and complete assignments using Microsoft Excel and MathCad software for 5 hours/week.
4. Graded and returned papers weekly to approx students.
5. Worked in the stockroom preparing chemicals, and cleaning previously used glassware before the next experiment.
6. Graded experiments and lab tests.
7. Attended training programs in which Teaching Assistants learn lab protocol, safety, and apply teaching theory.

Experience

0-2 Years

Level

Entry Level

Education

MS in Physics

Description :

1. Assisted a visually impaired student.
2. IEEE conference paper published titled Microscopic Image analysis method for Indian herbal plants.
3. Setup and conducted the general and express chemistry lab experiments.
4. Taught astronomy labs.
5. Graded papers and proctoring exams.
6. Worked individually with students.
7. Sett up the laboratory for each class exercise, including organization and distribution of equipment, supplies, and handouts.

Experience

0-2 Years

Level

Entry Level

Education

BS in Biological Science