Intern/Aide - Part-time
Baylor College of MedicineJobsCloseBy Editorial Insights
Baylor College of Medicine is seeking a part-time Intern Aide to work 15 hours per week onsite in Houston, focusing on biomarkers for metabolic syndrome and diabetes and supporting quality improvement projects affecting patient care. You will train in bench lab techniques, learn how laboratories operate, perform pipetting, buffer preparation, aliquoting and sample storage, maintain a lab database, and conduct literature searches with exposure to biorepositories. Minimum qualifications: enrolled in high school or higher education. Preferred: undergraduate or graduate study in biological or chemical sciences with basic pipetting knowledge. To apply, tailor your resume to lab skills, highlight reliability and organization, and note your availability for 15 hours weekly.
Summary
This program involves biomarkers of many diseases that includes metabolic syndrome and diabetes as well as quality improvement projects affecting care of patients in future. This is a part-time position, 15 hours/week.
Job Duties
- Trains in all basic aspects of lab bench work and maintaining database.
- Understands workings of a laboratory.
- Learns the role of biomarkers in disease and learns importance of biorepositoriesase and maintenance of biorepositories.
- Performs pipeting, makes buffers, aliquoting, works on storing the samples.
- Maintains database and performs literature search.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Must be enrolled in high school, trade/vocational school or higher education institution.
Preferred Qualifications
- Enrolled in undergraduate or graduate program in biological science or chemical field.
- Has knowledge of pipetting.