Position Title: Forensic Anthropology Lab Assistant

Department: Sociology & Anthropology

Advertised Pay: $11.00

Campus Location: Washburn University

Position Summary:

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.

The Forensic Anthropology Lab Assistant will work primarily in the WU-FARU laboratory in West 101 and in the Anthropology teaching lab in KBI182A to help manage the spaces, equipment, supplies, and assist with course set up.

Essential Functions:
-Catalog Forensic, hominid, and archaeological collections.
-Assist faculty in classes with designated laboratory days/assignments.
-Clerical work to include copying, filing, labeling, etc.
-Maintenance of equipment/supplies and digital inventory system.
-Assist with Anthropology faculty plan, set-up, and administer laboratory activities in Anthropology classes.

Required Qualifications:
-Organized with excellent time management skills.
-Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint programs.
-Background in Science.
-Basic experience with fume hood operation, analytical scales, and stereoscope operation.
-Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
-Ability to maintain confidentiality.
- Familiarity with the scientific method.
-Knowledge of laboratory terminology and safety requirements.

Physical Requirements:
-Will periodically require heavy-lifting (up to 35 pounds).
-Will periodically require physical labor (digging and bending) and time spent outdoors in adverse weather conditions.

Preferred Qualifications:

Hourly, , Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm   
Background Check Required