Lab Assistant, Song Lab, Fall 2026

Hiring Group: Undergraduate Students Only

Anticipated Start Date: November 2, 2026

Estimated Pay: $15.00 per hour

Number of Jobs Available: 2

Schedule: Day. – TBD

Location: Song Lab, Wolf Hall

Role Description:

Under the general direction and supervision of the Principal Investigator (PI) and graduate students, the undergraduate work study will participate in and support daily research activities in the Song Lab. The principal emphasis is managing inventories, maintaining marine animal systems, and supporting cutting-edge research.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Maintain aquaria and care for live marine organisms used in active research projects
• Filter sea water
• Making media and buffers
• Help with washing dishes
• Help with autoclaving reagents, media, and buffers
• Keep distilled, deionized water stocked
• Keep stocks of stacked pipette tips, Eppendorf tubes, PCR tubes, and other lab supplies
• Maintain lab equipment
• Maintain cleanliness of the lab
• Keep lab inventory
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned
• Conduct simple experiments

Qualifications:  

• Must be work study eligible 
• Proactive and communicative
• Organized and attention to details
• Be able to work for at least 2 semesters, preferably also during the summer (not required)
• Ability to work effectively with faculty, staff and students
• High familiarity with standard office software (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to understand, follow, and enforce safety procedures
• With or without assistance, must be able to lift up to 20 lbs

Applicants must be undergraduate students at the University of Delaware. Work study eligibility can be found here. Applicants who are not enrolled as undergraduate students at the University will not be considered for this position. Employment Limitations and Exceptions