Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

Job Post – Chemistry Lab Teaching Assistants

Position Title: Chemistry Lab Teaching Assistants

Department: Chemistry

Report to: Prof Yoav Eichen

Start Date: As soon as possible

Type of Position: Part-time (hourly pay)

Number of Hiring: 3-4

Post Number: RS-2019004                 

Position Description                                                                      

This role is for a lab teaching assistant for the GTIIT chemistry lab courses (organic or analytical chemistry, depending on the candidate’s experience). This is a part-time hourly-paid role, for two eight-hour lab classes per week: Monday and Friday (analytical), or Tuesday & Thursday (organic). The position will also include paid training in carrying out the procedures and relevant safety information.

The lab classes are expected to start in the week commencing 2019/4/15 and will run for 7 weeks. The training will be provided in the weeks before this date, as soon as possible.

Duties and Responsibilities                                                                    

· Before starting the semester: (a) Learning lab safety means and regulations, (b) Doing all experiments and submitting reports to the lab teacher.

· Before each lab, preparing a short quiz for the students and checking it (for permitting students to do the lab).

· Delivering general instructions and explanations to a group of students, on the lab session.

· Supervising the lab work of a group of ca 8 students.

· Assisting students with the lab procedures and instruments during the lab session.

· Taking care of safety issues in the lab, in general, and in a student group, in particular.

· Asking questions for evaluating the knowledge and readiness of the students.

· Writing a report on students’ performance (used for the final grade).

· Being present in the lab during all session time.

· Checking students preliminary and final lab reports, marking mistakes, writing comments and grading them.

Required Job Specifications                                                                

· Undergraduate degree (or higher) in chemistry or a chemistry-related subject

· Experience of working in an organic and/or analytical chemistry lab setting

Required Job Competencies                                                                

· Language ability: English communication must be excellent (speaking, reading and writing)

· Good communication and educational skills

· Ability to read scientific documents and lab procedures

Application Information                                                                   

Please send a short self-introduction (in English, no more than 200 words) as well as a list of common lab techniques you frequently use (e.g. recrystallisation, distillation, titration etc.) to james.wright@gtiit.edu.cn. Qualified candidates will be invited to interview with the lab managers.