Student Worker - Life Sciences Teaching Assistant at Palmer College of Chiropractic

Part-Time

Student Employment Opportunity: Life Sciences Teaching Assistant

**This position is for current Palmer College of Chiropractic students only.

Function:

The purpose of the Life Sciences TA is to assist the Faculty Instructor with lab activities that require help in the dry and wet labs.

Job Description:

The Teaching Assistant will carry out the following responsibilities:

• Carry out the instruction of their assigned laboratories in a manner consistent with the wishes of the lead instructor for that class.
• Attend orientation or training for lab assignments are required by their supervising lead instructor.
• Participate in laboratory practicals. This will include the administration of the exam and may also include exam set-up, tear-down, and proctoring.
• The TA will prepare for a lab in such a manner that they can not only teach the assigned material but also answer most reasonable questions that students may ask about the information.
• The TA will help prepare labs with prosections, bones, opening tanks, using preservatives on donors, and closing and cleaning tanks/tables.

Qualifications:

• Must maintain a GPA of at least 3.0 to remain in the program.
• Pass the course they are teaching with at least a “B”.
• The application process also includes an interview.

Anatomy labs for the Fall 2025 trimester

• Gross Anatomy I (T, W, Th 2:50-4:35)
• Neuroanatomy I (M, T, W, Th 1:00-2:50 ; W 10:15-11:05)
• Gross Anatomy II (Th 2:50-4:35)
• Spinal Anatomy (M, W 2:50-4:35)

Student’s length of employment will be from the date of hire until termination either by student or the supervisor not to exceed the student’s graduation from Palmer College.