Student Employee - Science Preparation Lab Aide

Title: Student Employee - Science Preparation Lab Aide

Hours Per Week: Up to 25 Hours

Compensation Type: Hourly Salary

New Hire Starting Pay: $16.30

Employee Classification: Students Working

Level: Student-2

Division: Arts & Sciences Division - 407000

Department: SAM Admin - 407451

Campus Location: LCC Downtown Campus

Position Type:

Bargaining Unit: Non Bargaining

Department Contact Name (Student): Garrett Marushia-Laurain

Department Contact Email (Student): marushig@star.lcc.edu

Department Contact Phone # (Student): 517-483-1153

Job Summary:

This job posting is for a pooled position and will remain open for the 2026-2027 academic year. Student applicants are encouraged to follow up with the Department Contact listed above regarding their application status. Student positions are filled each semester on a need-to-hire basis; applications are reviewed only when positions are available.

Student employees in the Science Lab Preparations Team will assist with setting up and dismantling experiments, and maintaining science labs/equipment across the Biology, Chemistry, and Physical Sciences Programs. This includes preparing solutions and lab components, cleaning or repairing equipment, and following safe lab practices.

Regular on campus presence is expected for all LCC employment. Any flexible work schedules and/or hybrid work schedules approved by the College are subject to change based on the needs of the LCC community.

LCC policy requires all LCC employees to be residents of the State of Michigan and to perform all work (with limited exceptions) within the State of Michigan.

Final candidates will be subject to a criminal background check as part of the employment process.

Requirements for LCC Student Employment:

The primary purpose of student employment is to provide current LCC students the opportunity to acquire job skills and experiences during semesters in which they are attending classes as follows:

• Enrolled and actively attending the following total LCC credit hours by semester
• Fall and/or Spring Semester(s) = 6.0 credits minimum (taken over 16-week period)
• Summer Semester = 3.0 credits minimum (taken over 8-week period)
• 2.00 GPA minimum (unless it's student''''s first semester of enrollment at LCC and/or granted approval to waive requirement from the Student Employment Coordinator)
• High School Diploma or GED
• Actively pursuing a certificate, associates, or undergraduate degree at Lansing Community College

Note: International students (i.e., F-1 visa holders w/ valid I-20 issued by LCC) must meet the following minimum enrollment requirements each semester, in order to maintain employment eligibility per United States Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS):

• Fall and/or Spring Semester(s) = 12.0 credits min. (taken over 16-week period)
• Summer Semester = 3.0 credits min. (taken over 8-week period)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Science related major
• 3.0 GPA
• Eligible for Federal Work-Study

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