Job Description

Job Title: Biology RSTAR Student Teaching Assistant (WS-ST3)

Classification: Student Employee (non-exempt)

Name and Address of Employer: St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Ave, Northfield, MN 55057

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Department Name: Biology

Unit Number (5 digits): 11120

Length of Position: See Employment Authorization

Contact Person/Supervisor: Biology faculty

Wage Range: $12.00-13.00/hour

Description of the Position: (Purpose of the Position):

RSTARs work alongside Biology faculty to develop and deliver exercises that use R for data analysis, computation and graphing and provide assistance to students doing these exercises. RSTARs provide this assistance both in the classroom/lab when requested and by running evening clinics.

Transferable Skills:

• Communication
• Research/Quantitative
• Technical
• Human Relations
• Problem Solving

⚫ Motivation/Leadership

⚫ Organization/Planning

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work as a team to develop a clinic schedule and take turns hosting the clinics
• Run evening clinics to assist students with R, computation, and graphing
• Monitor assistance requests that come from faculty via google form
• Assist faculty with integrating R into their courses/labs

Qualifications: (Education/Experience/Skills)

• Knowledgeable in R, Excel, and Sheets.
• REQUIRED: Completion of Bio150 (Evolutionary Foundations of Biodiversity) and Stats 212 (Statistics for the Sciences)
• PREFERRED: Completion or current registration in MSCS 264 (Introduction to Data Science)
• Dependable and punctual
• Able to work with limited supervision

Physical and Environmental Factors:

This position requires rare exposure to loud noise, chemicals, vibrations, and wet or humid conditions indoors to perform the essential functions. Protective equipment is required for some essential functions. Candidates must possess the ability to safely perform the physical work required of all duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

This job description is for general information purposes. It is not intended to list all duties and responsibilities of the position. This job description is subject to change at any time by St. Olaf College, with or without prior notice.