Position Title: Chemistry Lab Stockroom Assistant II

Department: Chemistry

Advertised Pay: 12.00

Campus Location: Washburn University

Special Instructions to Applicants: Must have a recommendation from a NSD faculty member in order to be considered for this position.

Position Summary:

Provides support to the lab manager for the Department of Chemistry’s lab classes, acts as the secondary back-up for lab safety and assists with other high level tasks/projects within the Chemistry lab.

About Washburn University: 

Washburn University is a teaching-focused, student-centered, public institution located in the metropolitan setting of Topeka that has earned national recognition for its high-impact programs for first-generation students. Washburn has a student body of over 5,500 undergraduate, graduate, and law students, a significant and growing number of whom are first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible. The University has created educational pathways for all students to be successful and achieve their educational goals.

Washburn is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a dynamic faculty, staff, and student body and cultivating a robust learning and working environment and curriculum. We employ more than one thousand faculty and staff on our campuses throughout Topeka and strive to offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, and a supportive culture and a healthy work/life balance. Washburn seeks to create an environment that reflects our core values for creating positive IMPACT: inclusion, modernization, partnership, achievement, community and transformation. In 2024, Washburn was recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to Great Colleges to Work For® program.

Essential Functions:
Assists the Lab Supervisor in the preparation of materials and supplies for chemistry lab classes with minimal supervision.
Responsible secondary back up for lab safety.
Provides general lab assistance to students during lab when needed.
Acts as a monitor for labs and provides safety policy monitoring.
Demonstrates good laboratory practices and skills necessary to function safely in a laboratory; demonstrates a safety mindset.
Once trained, properly prepares solutions, and neutralizes waste using established SOPs.
Exhibits dependability and reliability.
Completes general cleaning and housekeeping tasks as well as glassware washing.
Performs additional job-related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:
Completed both General Chemistry I and II plus lab courses with a grade of B or better. Experience working safely in a lab around hazardous chemicals.
Minimum GPA of 3.0 or better in natural science courses.

Preferred Qualifications:
Ability to lift 50 lbs

Hourly   
Background Check Not Required