Organic Chemistry Undergraduate Tech Teaching Assistant

Job Description

The Department of Chemistry maintains a pool of Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (UGTAs) who, depending on their qualifications, may teach organic chemistry laboratory sections or provide technical support through lab preparation, maintenance, and inventory management. Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

Instructional Duties

• Teach and support organic chemistry lab sections, including delivering pre-lab lectures and supervising experiments.
• Enforce lab safety protocols and evaluate student performance through grading and feedback.
• Participate in weekly TA meetings and hold office hours to assist students outside of lab sessions.

Technical and Operational Support

• Clean and maintain laboratory glassware (e.g., distillation apparatus, flasks)
• Conduct room checks between lab periods to maintain cleanliness, safety, and organization by returning equipment, replacing glassware, replenishing supplies, managing waste, and handling lost-and-found items.

Stockroom and Inventory Tasks

• Retrieve packages and supplies from the Chemistry Department stockroom
• Maintain accurate records of chemical and equipment inventory

Lab Preparation and Breakdown

• Prepare and organize materials for lab sessions, including chemical solutions and specialized supplies like ice, dry ice, and liquid nitrogen.
• Set up and break down experiments, manage waste, clean lab areas, and ensure all labs are stocked with necessary equipment and supplies.

General Support Duties

• Break down cardboard boxes and transport them to recycling
• Monitor glass waste containers and replace them as needed

Required Qualifications

• Must have completed and passed CHEM 331 as shown on application materials.

Preferred Qualifications

• Successfully completed CHEM 335 and CHEM 336 as shown on application materials.

Position Requirements

During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must: (1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or (2) be pre-enrolled in the upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or (3) be enrolled in summer session or (4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA/GTA/GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments).