Work Study in the Science Labs

If you are looking for an opportunity to gain hands-on experience in an environment above the traditional classroom environment with a practical subsidy, scientific laboratory is for you.

There are cross-training opportunities in the fields of physics, biology, chemistry and geography. This job not only gives you the opportunity to make new friends, it will also give you the opportunity to learn what you will not come across in the classroom environment. You may find even a very interesting scientific aspect for you that you want to pursue minors, want to participate in an independent research project, or want to join a teacher's laboratory.

We usually give students various educational backgrounds. Yes, some students major in science, but you do not need to be a science major working for us. We are looking for a student who wants to have the opportunity to study in a traditional classroom environment.

Students can usually work on any number of small tasks, including preparing, setting up, and cleaning laboratory materials. Students also maintain the emergence of laboratory and storage room areas. Clean and tidy environment that gives students confidence to work and to work in a safe and experimental environment

Students usually work from 12 hours to 12 hours a week and are expected to appear on schedule at the scheduled time. You can use the learning time after the task is completed, but it will vary depending on the needs of a particular day or week

Students apply for financial aid through FREE APPLICATION FORM FOR FEDERAL STUDENTS (FAFSA) FORM. In this form, students must choose what they want to work. FAFSA is the first step in the financial aid process. You can use this to apply for financial aid for federal students such as subsidies, loans, employment learning. For more information, please visit Penn State University Altoona Student Aid Office.

Stop by 201 A / B Holtizinger Building and ask Mark Hoover (814-949-5559, mfh 4 @ psu.edu) or Lynn Dalby (814-949-5220, lak 16 @ psu.edu).

Student Lab Assistant: Students will prepare (set up) and maintain the lab, computer data entry, and support office and lab work. In some occupations, field surveys may be conducted on campus or outside campus. Applicants may need to have education level and skills or experience

To work in this field, you need at least a bachelor's degree in natural science or forensic medicine. There are labs that require a master's degree in forensic science to obtain a higher level of status, like lab technician leaders and supervisors. The master's degree is also useful in specialized fields such as DNA analysis and ballistic science. Undergraduate courses include biochemistry, toxicology and criminal justice courses. Students have to do a lot of laboratory work and complete the internship

Master of Science in Food Science and Ph.D. program includes laboratory and advanced research in food preservation, food safety, food processing method, food microbiology and food chemistry analysis. Advanced degree programs are research intensive, reaching the top of the thesis and thesis. Please read the following article and learn about undergraduate course and graduate school graduate certificate and degree program of food science. According to the US Department of Labor Statistics (BLS), food science and technology personnel must have at least one associate degree degree (www.bls.gov). For food processing and agriculture, a bachelor's degree is usually necessary. Graduate degree can lead to vocational supervision of food safety issues and development of new products and processes

Laboratory geneticists use modern genetic techniques in legal or police work, agriculture and food science, pharmaceutical development or clinical medicine. Laboratory geneticists are involved in a wide range of projects ranging from development of drought-tolerant wheat varieties to identification of genetic markers for testing for diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. According to BLS, geneticists working in the pharmaceutical and medical industries have reached the wage level limit, with an annual average salary of $ 95,530.

This research is called "laboratory workbench" study. This means that it is almost a preliminary work done in the scientific laboratory. Since it is difficult to know how it affects certain cells of the human body before knowing how a particular cell in the laboratory functions, this type of study is It is very important for development. Basically, scientists in this study added several oral cells to the plate, added polyphenols and bacteria, and investigated the effect of polyphenols. They discovered that polyphenols prevent bacteria from adhering to oral cells. It is important because bacteria adhering to oral cells are the main cause of dental diseases.