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Undergraduate Lab Assistant

Apply now(opens in a new window) Job No: 511132
Division/Organization: Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
Department: Wisconsin Energy Institute
Job Type: UW Student Jobs
Remote Eligbility: Not Remote
Location: Wisconsin Energy Institute
Salary/Wage Range or Lump Sum: $15.00
Job Categories: Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Teamwork/Collaboration, Professionalism/Work Ethic, STEM, Data Analysis

Department Overview:

 A leader in clean energy research, the Wisconsin Energy Institute (WEI) is led by scientists and engineers committed to crossing traditional research boundaries and making major breakthroughs. WEI works closely with industry leaders to ensure that its technologies strengthen Wisconsin's economy and improve the health and wellbeing of its citizens.

The Wisconsin Energy Institute is the primary home of the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC). One of three bioenergy research centers established by the U.S. Department of Energy in 2007, GLBRC is led by the University of Wisconsin - Madison. With more than 400 scientists, students, and staff representing a wide array of scientific disciplines, GLBRC's mission is to perform the basic research required to convert cellulosic biomass to advanced biofuels. GLBRC conducts highly-collaborative research on biofuels and bioproducts and partners with over 275 institutions spanning 28 countries and 43 US states.

Anticipated Start Date:

 Mid March

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

 Through summer with the potential to extend into future semesters

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Not Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

 Minimum: 6 Maximum: 29

Schedule:

 Flexible works schedule with preference to the following hours: MTRF 10-5, W 1-5

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

 Minimum: $15.00 

Number of Positions:

 2-3

Qualifications:

 Chemistry or related discipline

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Experience in general chemistry laboratory techniques is preferred.
• Experience with programing in R or python is desired but not required.

Position Summary/Job Duties:

The undergraduate lab assistant will work with staff researchers to run biomass deconstruction and conversion experiments and perform chemical assays with state-of-the-art analytical instrumentation. The lab assistant will gain hands on experience in operating Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Liquid Chromatography (LC), Gas Chromatography (GC), and Mass Spectrometry (MS) instrumentation. They will be trained on how to process and use data from assays to create a computational model of the system. Additionally, the lab assistant will assist in grinding plant biomass, performing biomass pretreatment (cooking), performing solid/liquid separation of the treated biomass and the waste solution, and assist in the development of a protocol to recycle pretreatment process waste streams in a way that also producing value added products to the process.

Physical Demands:

Working in and moving within a lab

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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