Student Research Assistant, Analytical Environmental Chemistry

Position Details

Position Information

Position Title Student Research Assistant, Analytical Environmental Chemistry Posting Number 02028SA Location New Westminster Campus Grade or Pay Level SA - Pay Level II Salary Range $18.

95 / hour Position Type Student Research Assistant Posting Type Internal / External Regular / Temporary Temporary Employment Type Part-Time Posting Category Student Assistants Start Date 09 / 28 / 2023 End Date Day of the Week Other Shift N / A Work Arrangements

The position is located at the New Westminster campus. Hours of work : up to a maximum of 20 hours / week. The work terms for this position are :

1. Fall 2023 : September 5, 2023 - December 17, 2023

2. Winter 2024 : January 3, 2024 - April 24, 2024

3. Summer 2024 : May 6, 2024 - August 18, 2024

This position will be located in the Chemistry Laboratory of Douglas College New Westminster.

What Douglas Offers

DO what you love. Be good at it. That's how Douglas College defines a great career. It's a philosophy that resonates through our classrooms, our offices and our boardrooms.

It inspires our students and drives us to make Douglas College one of BC's Top Employers. We love what we do. And we're looking for passionate, motivated people to join us in making one of Canada's best colleges even better.

The Role

Extraction and Analysis of Metals in Glass Sponge Tissue by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy

Responsibilities

• Perform extraction of metals from glass sponge tissue by reflux and acid digestion techniques
• Prepare standards for instrument calibration
• Operate Atomic Absorption spectrometer
• Perform water quality tests on ocean water using pH and selective ion probes
• Use UV / VIS spectrometer to analyze ocean water for dissolved silica
• Perform dilutions of solutions to high precision and accuracy
• Analyze results using Beer's Law
• Use EXCEL data analysis techniques to analyze data
• Report results in standard laboratory report writing format

To Be Successful in this Role You Will Need

Completion or current enrollment in second year Chemistry courses with a lab component. Availability 1-2 days / week to maximum of 20 hours / week. 8-10 week period.

Domestic students must meet ONE of the following criteria, to be eligible to work as a Student Assistant / Student Research Assistant :

1. The domestic student must be enrolled in, and maintain, a minimum of one or more (3 credit) courses at Douglas College throughout the work term; OR

2. The domestic student must have been enrolled in, and maintained, a minimum of one or more (3 credit) courses at Douglas College in the term immediately preceding the work term and has indicated an intention to enroll at the college in the term immediately following the work term; OR

3. The domestic student must be enrolled in, and maintain a minimum of two or more (3 credit) courses at another accredited public post-secondary institution in B.

C. throughout the work term; OR

4. The domestic student must have been enrolled in, and maintained, a minimum of two or more (3 credit) courses at another accredited public post-secondary institution in B.

C. in the term immediately preceding the work term and has indicated an intention to enroll at the institution in the term immediately following the work term.

International students must meet ONE of the following criteria, to be eligible to work as a Student Assistant / Student Research Assistant :

1. The international student is enrolled in full-time studies at Douglas College, throughout the academic year; OR

2. The international student, who is not a Douglas College student, but is an international student at another accredited public post-secondary institution in B.

C., has a valid Study Permit that has the notation - "May accept employment on or off campus if meeting eligibility criteria as per R186 (F), (V) or (W).

Must cease working if no longer meeting these criteria." Proof of enrollment in full-time studies from the other post-secondary institution is required.

An original copy of a Social Insurance Number ( SIN ) and an original Study Permit are required by law before commencing work at Douglas College.

Qualified Douglas College students meeting the above criteria will be given first preference over students of other qualifying institutions.

Link to Full Position Profile Equity Statement

Douglas College is committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive and equitable learning and working environment. In support of this journey, we welcome all people to apply, including people from groups that are experiencing inequity, including, but not limited, to Indigenous Peoples, racialized or persons of colour, persons with mental or physical disabilities, persons who identify as women, and / or persons of marginalized sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and persons of all faith identities, age, marital status, and parental status.

Needs a Criminal Records Check No

Posting Detail Information

Open Date 09 / 27 / 2023 Close Date Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions to Applicant Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting https : / / www.

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