WS AZ Anatomy Lab Assistant

Description

Number of Students Needed: 25 

Job Description: The Anatomy Lab Assistant position is for residential students on the Mesa, AZ campus who have excelled in prior or current anatomy courses and demonstrate enthusiasm for helping others succeed in gross anatomy. The Anatomy Lab Assistant will perform many duties, including but not limited to: staffing the gross anatomy lab during open lab hours (evenings, weekends), cleaning anatomy labs and performing donor care, performing dissection of human donors, assisting faculty in creating and proctoring practice lab practicals, provide guidance to anatomy students studying in the labs (as able), set-up/clean-up for anatomy labs, enforce lab policies and procedures, assist anatomy lab users to move human donors and locate models/specimens in the lab. The Anatomy Lab Assistant is expected to work 5-10 hours per week. Questions regarding this position should be sent to [email protected].   

Purpose: Support and maintain anatomy lab operations and peer instruction during evenings and weekends 

Qualifications: Must be able to work 5-10 hours per week consistently; Good-to-excellent working knowledge of human gross anatomy; Willingness to actively work with and help students in peer learning 

Skills:  Attention to detail, ability to enforce policies, excellent communication skills, willingness to initiate discussion in an open lab learning environment to facilitate and encourage peer-to-peer learning; experience with human donors and/or dissection is preferred but not required. 

Requirements

Special characteristics: Dependable, strong time management, self-driven 

Times Needed: Weeknights between 5 pm-11 pm; weekends between 8 am-11 pm. Hours are flexible 

Days Needed: Daily (M-F evenings, Sat-Sun all day) 

Physical Requirements: Must be able to reach overhead; must be able to lift ~50Ibs, stand for 2+ hours at a time 

Additional Physical Requirements: N/A