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:

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

Employment Conditions

• Student employees are not eligible for remote work arrangements unless an exception is approved by the unit leadership and HR.
• This is an hourly/non-exempt position. A student employee cannot hold an hourly/non-exempt position and a salaried/exempt graduate or undergraduate position (GRA/GTA/GA/RUA/RGA) concurrently.

Additional Candidate Instructions

• Application should include:
• - Resume
• - Cover Letter including grades in CHEM 330/331 and if taken CHEM 355/336 as well as your TA for the lab classes.
• - Only Complete applications will be considered.

Contact Information to Applicants

Mary Beth Carter
marybethcarter@ku.edu