Job Posting for Human Gross Anatomy laboratory student worker at Gannon University

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Division

School of Sciences

Department

Col.Health Professions & Sci.

Location

Erie, Pa

Position Summary

Position name: BIOL 366 Human Gross Anatomy Laboratory (HGAL) Student Worker

Career Readiness Learning Objectives:

Career and Self-Development - while performing cadaver dissections and assisting students in the Human Gross Anatomy laboratory, the student workers will demonstrate learning about workplace culture through activities and leadership style, and understand the value of ethical standards and behaviors in education and the workplace

Professionalism – the student workers will perform cadaver dissections and assist students in the Human Gross Anatomy laboratory and demonstrate employability skills such as individual initiative, teamwork, problem solving, organization, and communication, time and task management skills, apply decision-making skills and understanding that behaviors such as punctuality, courtesy, proper dress and language, and hard work are essential to success in the job market and desirable by employers.

Job Description: The Biology Department is looking for seven (7) laboratory-teaching assistants in the Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 semesters for BIOL 366 HGAL course. The laboratory-teaching assistant must be an undergraduate student currently enrolled in a biology major or related majors/programs at Gannon University. The laboratory-teaching assistant will be responsible for assisting lab instructors in performing teaching or teaching-related duties in BIOL 366. Primary responsibilities include:

1. Dissection of human cadavers, from head to toe and from skin to bone, as well as preparation of human cadavers for dissection at the start of the semester.

2. Help instructors set up, proctor, and grade lab practical exams and a lab practical exam during finals week (typically on Thursday of finals week).

3. Follow all safety guidelines at all times in the laboratory, and instruct and enforce these guidelines for all students in the laboratory.

4. Promptly relay any problems encountered with the laboratory sessions to the supervising faculty member, and report equipment maintenance or room maintenance problems to the supervising faculty member.

5. Set up equipment and specimens before each laboratory session.

6. Be available and professional to students during official laboratory periods and be prepared to help students with questions during the laboratory period.

7. Lead one or two open lab and dissection lab sections per week. Be available and professional to students during these sessions and be prepared to help students with questions during these sessions.

8. Properly package human material into biohazard bags and prepare the dissected cadavers for transport at the end of the finals week each semester.

8. Clearly and fully understand the material to be covered in the lab session, how to handle it in the laboratory, and how it is related to the lectures.

9. Attend meetings scheduled by the supervising faculty member.

10. Clean up the laboratory at the end of each session.

11. Complete time entry online biweekly before the deadline.

The pay rate of this position is $10.00/hour, up to 8-12 hours/week during the Fall and Spring semesters.

Required Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

1. Must have earned at least a grade of B in both BIOL 365 and BIOL 366.

2. Must be willing to work on the weekends during the semester and during finals week.

Please Note: If you haven’t been previously contacted by the Biology Department Chairperson / Human Gross Anatomy lab coordinator, this position is NOT for you.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Excellent oral communication skills

2. A willingness to explain anatomical structures and concepts to other undergraduate students.

3. Willing to work as part of an instructional team.

Physical Demands

1. Moving, positioning, and adjusting both human cadavers, and the tanks in which the cadavers are stored.

2. Standing and bending for prolonged period as per the requirement of the dissection of the cadavers

3. Lifting and moving the organ storage bins
4. Ability to climb a ladder and carry heavy models.

Posting Detail Information

Number of Vacancies

Job Posting Open Date

08/09/2023

Job Posting Close Date

09/21/2023

Special Instructions to Applicants

Apply by August 22, 2023 (Students need to apply for the position by this date or it will be unavailable)

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