Organic Chemistry Stockroom Student Assistant
Job no: 509138
Position type: UW Student Jobs
Location: Not Remote
Division/Equivalent: College of Letters & Science
School/Unit: Chemistry
Categories: Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, Education and Training, STEM
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Department Overview: |
Department of Chemistry - Organic Chemistry |
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Anticipated Start Date: |
6/25/25 |
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Anticipated End Date (If Applicable): |
8/29/25 |
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Remote Work Eligibility Detail: |
Not Remote
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Anticipated Hours Per Week: |
Minimum: 4 Maximum: 16 |
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Schedule: |
Monday - Thursday, 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM |
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Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum: |
Minimum: $12.50 |
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Number of Positions: |
1-2, depending on candidate availability |
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Qualifications: |
Applicants must be UW-Madison students currently enrolled for the Fall 2025 semester. Additionally, applicants must have completed general chemistry or an equivalent at UW-Madison (Chem 103/4, 109, 115/116) or another institution. Preference will be given to applicants who have completed organic chemistry at UW-Madison (Chem 343/345) and/or organic chemistry lab (Chem 344) or at another institution. |
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Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: |
Successful applicants will have an interest in chemistry and learning the more technical side of what makes a lab run smoothly and safely, as well as a basic background in safe operating practices in a chemistry lab. Successful candidates will be able to work alone as well as in a small team, communicating with other student workers and staff supervisors to develop proactive and reactive solutions to problems encountered in the lab space. Successful candidates will demonstrate professionalism and a willingness to learn new skills on-the-fly as the semester develops. |
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Position Summary/Job Duties: |
Stockroom assistants will be responsible for supervising and ensuring undergraduate labs run without incident. This includes acting as a point of contact for students and TAs with questions, preparing chemicals and maintaining lab space and equipment, and other tasks deemed appropriate by the lead technician. |
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Physical Demands: |
Standing for periods of time up to 1 hour, completing repetitive tasks, occasionally helping lift or move objects weighing up to 30 lbs. |
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Institutional Statements: |
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce. Institutional Statement on Diversity: Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals. The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world. For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.edu Accommodation Statement: If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/ |
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