High School Research Lead

Job Responsibilities:

66%- Academic school year (Sept-April):

• Manage lab supplies and inventory
• Revise 45-minute workshops utilizing inventory
• Assist with training and supporting undergraduate mentors in leading workshops with small groups of high school students
• Find networking and collaboration opportunities with UMN labs, researchers and scientists
• Support administration, event planning and safety of minors
• Assisting with financial processes such as with approving payroll and conducting purchases
• Set up and help lead up to 4 Science Saturday events per year including preparing workshop spaces
• Help advertise, recruit and hire for summer programming
• Assist with program evaluation
• Attend the recurring M-ASCEND planning meeting every 2 weeks
• Other duties as assigned
  

34%-Pre-summer and Summer (May-August):

• Revise and deliver a lab-based cancer research curriculum for the 8-week summer program, including all supply lists, lesson plans, homework, and daily materials
• Create an environment in which students feel both challenged by the internship (trying to make it not feel like school) but supported throughout the process
• Design and implement activities that scaffold the necessary laboratory skills and content for the project
• Set up laboratory materials and maintain a safe laboratory environment
• Assist students with finding and using scholarly articles to write a research question
• Advise students as they select their variable and carry out their project
• Teach students how to analyze and present their data using Data Classroom or similar programs
• Help students design a research poster and practice presenting it
• Attend the Summer Undergraduate Research Exposition each August
• Weekly meetings to train and prepare an undergraduate lab assistant to support in lab
• Attend the recurring M-ASCEND planning meeting every 2 weeks
• Other duties as assigned

Hours:

• 20-29 hours/week. Flexible Monday through Friday, combination of in-person and remote.
• Availability to work up to 4 Saturdays per academic year.

All required qualifications must be documented on application materials.

Required Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree plus at least two years of related experience, or a combination of education and related work experience to equal at least six years.
• Mentoring or teaching experience with high school or college students in lab-based work.
• Demonstrated experience in, and an ongoing commitment to, working effectively with and providing education to youth from broad backgrounds.

Preferred Qualifications

• Multilingual
• Experience conducting research and giving research presentations.
• Experience leading science activities, presentations and/or discussions.

The Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Minnesota was created more than 50 years ago in response to a legislative mandate to train primary care physicians. Since then, we have been leaders in transforming the specialty through education, research, and patient care. We are the academic sponsor of seven family medicine residencies-five in the Twin Cities, two in Greater Minnesota. We are involved in medical student education activities across the Medical School's two campuses: Twin Cities and Duluth. We sponsor five fellowship programs-sports medicine, hospice and palliative medicine, behavioral medicine, clinical informatics, and human sexuality- and offer continuing medical education opportunities. We are regularly among the top National Institutes of Health-funded family medicine departments. Our faculty are actively researching health disparities, healthcare delivery, and population health. More at https://med.umn.edu/familymedicine.

Pay Range: $24.94 to $29.28 per hour, we anticipate most offers will be around the midpoint of this range, depending on education and experience.

Time Appointment: 100% Appointment

Position Type: Civil-Service

Please visit the Office of Human Resources website for more information regarding benefit eligibility.

The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Competitive wages, paid holidays, and generous time off
• Continuous learning opportunities through professional training and degree-seeking programs supported by the Regents Tuition Benefit Program
• Low-cost medical, dental, pharmacy and disability plans
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• University HSA contributions
• Employer-paid life insurance
• Employee wellbeing program
• Excellent retirement plans with employer contribution
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) opportunity
• Financial counseling services
• Employee Assistance Program with eight sessions of counseling at no cost
• Employee Transit Pass with free or reduced rates in the Twin Cities metro area

Applications must be submitted online. To be considered for this position, please click the Apply button and follow the instructions. You will be given the opportunity to complete an online application for the position and attach a cover letter and resume.

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To request an accommodation during the application process, please e-mail employ@umn.edu or call (612) 624-8647.

The University recognizes and values the importance of diversity and inclusion in enriching the employment experience of its employees and in supporting the academic mission. The University is committed to attracting and retaining employees with varying identities and backgrounds.

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The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC)

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC), is among the largest public research universities in the country, offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional students a multitude of opportunities for study and research. Located at the heart of one of the nation's most vibrant, diverse metropolitan communities, students on the campuses in Minneapolis and St. Paul benefit from extensive partnerships with world-renowned health centers, international corporations, government agencies, and arts, nonprofit, and public service organizations.

At the University of Minnesota, we are proud to be recognized by the Star Tribune as a Top Workplace for 2021, as well as by Forbes as Best Employers for Women and one of America's Best Employers (2015, 2018, 2019, 2023), Best Employer for Diversity (2019, 2020), Best Employer for New Grads (2018, 2019), and Best Employer by State (2019, 2022).