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On-Campus Job Opportunity: Part-Time Lab Technician

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CBC Professor, Dr. Anne Co, is seeking a current Senior student to join her team as a Part-Time Chemistry Laboratory Technician.

The pay rate is $15 per hour. The selected applicant can expect to work 10-15 hours per week (hours are flexible and negotiable.)

Qualifications

  • Senior student working towards a Bachelors or Associates Degree in Science, preferably in Chemistry
  • Organization skill is very important for this project
  • Must be comfortable working as part of a team
  • Must be comfortable working with chemicals

Responsibilities

  • Prepare and handle dilute 4% ammonium bifloride bath
  • Clean quartz tube in 4% ammonium bifloride bath
  • Assemble the quartz tube in
  • Conduct chemical synthesis following standard procedures.
  • Collect and test samples
  • Monitor processes to ensure they are operating correctly and consistently
  • Document all results neatly and precisely
  • Label and organize samples

If you have questions or if you wish to apply, please email Dr. Anne Co at co.5@osu.edu. Please make your email subject line “Chemistry Laboratory Technician”

SLDS Hiring Student Lab Assistants

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OSU Student Life Disability Services (SLDS) is currently accepting applications for Lab Assistants.

Lab Assistants collaborate with students with disabilities in a lab or classroom setting to complete physically inaccessible aspects of their coursework. For example: pouring chemistry lab solutions, reading measurements, carrying lab equipment, and/or providing verbal descriptions of visual information.

Applicants must be enrolled The Ohio Student University students with previous experience in a lab setting. Chemistry lab experience is strongly desired.

The starting pay rate is $14 per hour.

Learn more and apply by visiting the SLDS Lab Assistant job posting.

UK Master’s in Forensic Toxicology & Analytical Genetics

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The University of Kentucky is accepting applications for its Master’s in Forensics Toxicology & Analytical Genetics. The program has two areas of concentration: Forensic Toxicology/Chemistry and Forensic/Analytical Genetics.

Through the common core curriculum, students in both concentrations will graduate with a skill set in advanced forensic toxicology, advanced analytical genetics, writing, communication, professionalism, ethics, legal perspectives and workplace-specific skills. The curriculum contains two internships which provide students with hands-on experiences necessary to be competitive in the job market upon exiting the program. This is a two-year program.

Tuition for this program is assessed at a special rate for all students (in- and out-of-state), which represents significant savings for out-of-state students. Graduates will be competitive for workforce deployment in the areas of: drug testing and analysis, DNA/genetic testing and analysis, forensic governmental divisions, hospital clinical labs, cancer genetics, genealogy, research and developmental laboratories, and crime laboratories.

The fall 2024 application deadline is July 26, 2024. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. There is no GRE requirement.

For more information, contact Dr. Isabel Mellon, Director of Graduate Studies, at toxandcancerbio@uky.edu.

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) Virtual Office Hours for Student Summer Researchers

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Join the Virtual Office Hours for Student Summer Researchers to gain an understanding of the eligibility requirements, application process, and review criteria for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP).

The first portion of the session will entail an overview presentation, followed by a Q & A with Program Officers. Audience participation is encouraged! Sessions will take place on the following dates and times:

  • July 9, 2024, 4:00 PM- 5:00 PM Eastern
  • July 16, 2024, 4:00 PM-5:00 PM Eastern
  • July 19, 2024, 10:00 AM-11:00 AM Eastern
  • July 24, 2024, 1:00 PM-2:00 PM Eastern

Register for a session. 

For additional information, contact outreach@nsfgrfp.org.

Student Opportunities at Air Force Research Laboratory

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Contacts at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has provided CBC with a flyer describing opportunities for undergraduates (and recent undergraduates) to get funding to work at or with AFRL. The flyer is linked here: AFRL Opportunities

The programs vary substantially: some are almost entirely managed externally, and some allow AFRL researchers to advocate heavily for specific collaborations. Each program has various requirements which are described in in detail with the links.

Job Opportunity: Forensic Chemist I

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The Kentucky State Police Eastern Laboratory Branch is hiring for the position of Forensic Chemist I. The laboratory is located in Ashland, KY. This position will be trained in drug chemistry and toxicology (blood alcohols).

The Forensic Chemist Training Program lasts approximately one year and includes pertinent reading assignments, practical examinations on known specimens, a mock trial for testimony, and a competency test for each discipline for which an analyst works cases. Upon successful completion of the training program, the newly trained analyst will generally process casework under the direction of experienced analysts for a set period of time.

This position may be of interest to recent graduates. It requires a minimum of BS in Chemistry or BS in Forensic Science with an emphasis in chemistry. The position is open for applications until July 4, 2024.

Visit the Kentucky state website for more information and the application.

Apply to be a General Chemistry TA in Autumn 2024

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Application Deadline: May 17, 2024

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is currently accepting applications for General Chemistry TA positions for Spring 2024. A TA position provides the opportunity to improve your knowledge, gain teaching experience, and help students.

In order to apply, you must meet the following criteria:

  • Completed General Chemistry Sequence (1206/1208/1220; 1210/1220; 1610/1620; or 1910H/1920H) with an A or A- (preferred)
  • Cumulative GPA > 3.2
  • Enrolled in classes during Autumn 2024*
  • No other paid monthly student appointment during 2024 (this includes paid research)

*Graduating in May? Staff appointments are available! See the bottom of this post for more information.

Appointment details are as follows:

  • Salary: $13/hour
  • Hours: 10-12/week
  • Responsibilities: teach one 3-hour lab; grade assignments and prepare for teaching responsibilities; 1 office hour/week; proctor all exams; attend weekly staff meeting. (Note: Undergraduate students teaching General Chemistry for the first time on OSU-Columbus campus will be assigned to teach lab)

Training will take place Monday, August 12th – Monday, August 19th during business hours. Conflicts with training, including TAs who must live on campus, should be stated in the application, and described in detail if possible.

If you are interested, you may apply here. After you apply, you will be asked to submit your schedule here.

Completing an application and submitting your schedule does not guarantee a TA position. If your schedule changes, please update it by June 1st and notify chemlabsupervisor@osu.edu. If you make a change to your schedule after this date, you will be responsible for switching your assignment with another TA or forfeit your position.

Applications and schedules are due by 11:59 pm on May 17, 2024. Hiring decisions will be made by late July/early August.

Please contact chemlabsupervisor@osu.edu with any questions.

Staff Appointments Available! If you are graduating and looking for an opportunity to teach for a semester (or even academic year!), we also have those available! Please email chemlabsupervisor@osu.edu for details.

DOE Office of Science: Autumn 2024 Internships

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Applications are currently being accepted for the Fall 2024 term of the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) program offered by the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science (SC). The application deadline is Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. ET. 

Two workshops are planned to provide strategies for submitting a compliant application and to learn about the internship experience from the voices of SULI alumni.

Through SULI, undergraduate students and recent graduates discover science and technology careers at the DOE national laboratories and gain the experience needed to transition from intern to employment. Interns work directly with national laboratory scientists and engineers, assisting them on research or technology projects that support the DOE mission.

SULI is open to full-time students attending 4-year institutions and community colleges or recent graduates within two years of receiving their bachelor’s degree. The program is stipend-based and offered three times annually in Fall, Spring, and Summer terms.

2024 FOCUS Research Symposium

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This year’s annual FOCUS (Females of Chemistry Uniting Scientists) Research Symposium will be held this week: March 21 and March 22, 2024.

The symposium will include three student talks, a poster session, a career panel, and talks from two invited speakers, Dr. Angela Hight Walker from NIST and Dr. Nicole Goodwin from GSK.

Check out the event webpage for the schedule and additional information.

Marion B. Sewer Distinguished Scholarship for Undergraduates

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The Marion B. Sewer Distinguished Scholarship for Undergraduates offers financial support to students who demonstrate an interest in the fields of biochemistry and molecular biology and enhance the diversity of science. Students whose social, educational or economic background adds to the diversity of the biomedical workforce or who show commitment to enhancing academic success of underrepresented students are eligible. It is expected that scholarship recipients remain engaged in American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) activities, even after the completion of the scholarship.

The scholarship provides $2,000 toward undergraduate tuition and related educational costs (e.g. room and board, books and supplies, etc.) for one academic year and can be applied to fall or spring tuition bills of the year following scholarship award notification. Up to ten scholarships will be awarded each academic year. Applications by individuals from underrepresented groups are encouraged, although all qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, gender, ethnicity or national origin.

You must be an ASBMB member at the time of application.

Application deadline is May 31, 2024.