This position is for the Fall 2025 Semester.
Department: Biology & Chemistry
Contact Person: Dr. Yujia Sproston
Email: yujia.sproston@betheluniversity.edu
Priority consideration will be given to applications received by May 31, 2025.
Job Summary:
TA’s are largely lab assistants, circulating and answering questions during experiments. They are there during lab duration (3 hours) and may have up to one more hour of lab preparation, clean-up, or possibly grading time.
Essential Job Functions:
• Complete online safety training/assessment annually – one for CHEM or NS291 and another for BIOL or NS110
• Attend training at start of semester
• Assist the course instructor with the preparation of laboratory solutions and materials (i.e. pouring agar plates, pulling chemicals from stockroom, preparing solutions, organizing lab specimens, checking equipment such as microscopes, cleaning and organizing supplies)
• Assist the course instructor in administrative duties (i.e. recording attendance, copying, distributing handouts)
• Monitor and encourage personal stewardship of the laboratory supplies
• Enforce safety requirements
• Properly shelve, store, retrieve and document chemicals and waste
• Assist course instructor with grading (when a key is provided)
• Various other duties as requested by the instructor
Qualifications:
• Previous completion of the same/similar course with B or higher
• Work eligibility as determined by Human Resources
• Excellent communication skills
• Willingness to improve the learning experience
• Confidentiality in dealing with injuries, grades or student learning
• Flexibility in serving the particular needs of a course/lab instructor
Fall 2025 Lab Assistant Positions for the Department of Biology & Chemistry
Mondays:
BIOL214L.01 (M 2:00-4:50 pm)
CHEM163L.01 (M 2:00-4:50 pm)
Tuesdays:
BIOL126L.01 (T 12:30-3:20 pm)
BIOL214L.02 (T 8:00-10:50 am)
BIOL214L.03 (T 2:00-4:50 pm)
BIOL220L.01 (T 8:00-10:50 am)
BIOL220L.02 (T 12:30-3:20 pm)
CHEM163L.03 (T 2:00-4:50 pm)
CHEM365L.01 (T 8:00-10:50 am)
CHEM365L.02 (T 12:30-3:20 pm)
Wednesdays:
CHEM163L.04 (W 2:00-4:50 pm)
Thursdays:
BIOL309L.01 (R 8:00-10:50 am)
NS291L.01 (R 12:30-3:20 pm)
Flexible hours by arrangement with the instructor:
BIOL126L
BIOL214L
BIOL220L
BIOL309L
CHEM163L
CHEM365L