Geography Dept - Lab Assistant Academic Year 2024-2025
Millersville, Pennsylvania
Employer: Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Industry: Department of Student Workers
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time
Position Information
Requisition Number
Stu357P
Position Type
Student Worker
Department
Department of Student Workers
Job Title
Geography Dept - Lab Assistant Academic Year 2024-2025
Classification
Student Worker
Pay Rate
$9.00
Position Summary Information
Hours per week
Flexible
Days Worked
Flexible
Hours/Shift worked
Flexible
Posting Detail Information
Job Summary/Basic Function
The primary job of all lab assistants is to be present in the lab so that the resources of the Geo-Graphics Lab are open and available to the university community.
Required Qualifications
The lab assistants must be geography majors at the time of hire. All lab assistants will have successfully completed GEOG 281 Maps and GIS with a B or better.
Lab assistants must have the following minimum grade point averages at the time of hire: 3.0 in the major, and 2.5 overall.
Lab assistants must be familiar with basic computer operations. At a minimum this includes knowledge of Excel and Word, how to find and start ArcGIS Pro, and basic Windows operations such as saving and printing files.
Preferred Qualifications
Preference will be given to students who have completed GEOG295 with a B or better.
Ability to explain to users the vLab environment that all Lab computers connect to.
Ability to instruct users to connect to their MU OneDrive online storage (including reasons for doing so).
If new hires do not have all the above skills, they will be trained
Job Duties
Routine tasks must be learned by all lab assistants. These include the maintenance of computer files and lab equipment. Lab assistants will ensure that students use the equipment and supplies in a nondestructive and non-wasteful manner. Problems will be brought to the attention of the professor in charge. Lab assistants are responsible for ensuring the lab is always neat and tidy. Light cleaning including dusting and wiping down the white board shall be done on a regular basis. Any lab assistant unable to meet his/her scheduled time for any reason must notify the professor in charge in advance of that scheduled time. It is the lab assistant's responsibility to find another lab assistant who can substitute. Repeated failure to meet scheduled times, or to notify in advance of an absence, or falsification of time sheets recoding hours worked will result in the dismissal of that lab assistant, and in the hiring of a replacement assistant. Special projects are often carried out in the lab, either related to a professor's research or designed to improve the lab facilities or organization. Lab assistants may be asked to help with such projects. Promptly reporting hours worked in E-Time. If applicable, work one-on-one with students that need additional help with their geography classes.
Working Conditions and Physical Effort
Ability to work in a computer lab
Posting Open Date
09/06/2024
Posting Close Date
04/30/2025
Special Instructions to Applicants
You must have the recommendation of supervising faculty member prior to applying.
We encourage you to upload your class schedule, which will help us to assist you with determining the best working hours outside of your academic and extra-curricular schedule.
Quicklink for Posting/Requisition
https://jobs.millersville.edu/postings/12211
Documents Needed to Apply
Required Documents Optional DocumentsResume Class Schedule
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
* Are you currently attending Millersville University or will be at the time of employment? * What days/hours are you available to work?
(Open Ended Question) * What is your current major/minor?
(Open Ended Question) * Are you currently on Millersville University Student Payroll? * Were you referred by faculty member from the department? If yes, which faculty member referred you?
(Open Ended Question)
Requisition Number
Stu357P
Position Type
Student Worker
Department
Department of Student Workers
Job Title
Geography Dept - Lab Assistant Academic Year 2024-2025
Classification
Student Worker
Pay Rate
$9.00
Position Summary Information
Hours per week
Flexible
Days Worked
Flexible
Hours/Shift worked
Flexible
Posting Detail Information
Job Summary/Basic Function
The primary job of all lab assistants is to be present in the lab so that the resources of the Geo-Graphics Lab are open and available to the university community.
Required Qualifications
The lab assistants must be geography majors at the time of hire. All lab assistants will have successfully completed GEOG 281 Maps and GIS with a B or better.
Lab assistants must have the following minimum grade point averages at the time of hire: 3.0 in the major, and 2.5 overall.
Lab assistants must be familiar with basic computer operations. At a minimum this includes knowledge of Excel and Word, how to find and start ArcGIS Pro, and basic Windows operations such as saving and printing files.
Preferred Qualifications
Preference will be given to students who have completed GEOG295 with a B or better.
Ability to explain to users the vLab environment that all Lab computers connect to.
Ability to instruct users to connect to their MU OneDrive online storage (including reasons for doing so).
If new hires do not have all the above skills, they will be trained
Job Duties
Routine tasks must be learned by all lab assistants. These include the maintenance of computer files and lab equipment. Lab assistants will ensure that students use the equipment and supplies in a nondestructive and non-wasteful manner. Problems will be brought to the attention of the professor in charge. Lab assistants are responsible for ensuring the lab is always neat and tidy. Light cleaning including dusting and wiping down the white board shall be done on a regular basis. Any lab assistant unable to meet his/her scheduled time for any reason must notify the professor in charge in advance of that scheduled time. It is the lab assistant's responsibility to find another lab assistant who can substitute. Repeated failure to meet scheduled times, or to notify in advance of an absence, or falsification of time sheets recoding hours worked will result in the dismissal of that lab assistant, and in the hiring of a replacement assistant. Special projects are often carried out in the lab, either related to a professor's research or designed to improve the lab facilities or organization. Lab assistants may be asked to help with such projects. Promptly reporting hours worked in E-Time. If applicable, work one-on-one with students that need additional help with their geography classes.
Working Conditions and Physical Effort
Ability to work in a computer lab
Posting Open Date
09/06/2024
Posting Close Date
04/30/2025
Special Instructions to Applicants
You must have the recommendation of supervising faculty member prior to applying.
We encourage you to upload your class schedule, which will help us to assist you with determining the best working hours outside of your academic and extra-curricular schedule.
Quicklink for Posting/Requisition
https://jobs.millersville.edu/postings/12211
Documents Needed to Apply
Required Documents Optional Documents
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- Yes
- No
(Open Ended Question)
(Open Ended Question)
- YES - I have another job on campus and am in the student payroll system.
- IN PROCESS - I am in the process of completing new hire paperwork with the Student Payroll Office for another job on campus.
- No.
(Open Ended Question)
Created: 2024-09-08
Reference: Stu357P
Country: United States
State: Pennsylvania
City: Millersville