Instructor - Summer Research Program (Temporary, Full-Time)
City of Hope
Duarte, CA
Job posting number: #7232762 (Ref:10025348)
Posted: March 28, 2024
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Pay Rate: $20-$24 per hour
This is a temporary, full-time, 10-week assignment.
Join the forefront of groundbreaking research at the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. Our dedicated and compassionate faculty and staff are driven by a common mission: Contribute to innovative approaches in predicting, preventing, and curing diseases, shaping the future of medicine through cutting-edge research.
The Summer Academy Instructor will work under the supervision of Eugene and Ruth Roberts Summer Student Academy program grant Principal Investigator. This is a funded position to help talented High School and undergraduate students successfully make the transition to a professional environment doing research projects.
As a successful candidate, you will:
- Serve as a role model for academic and leadership behaviors within a professional environment and meet with students outside of class as needed.
- Work closely with the Academy staff to assist with courses, informational meetings, outside activities, student preparation for weekly presentations, poster presentation, events, etc.
- Inspire students to approach research activities in a creative and rigorous fashion.
- Be reasonably accessible to students and their mentors/supervisors.
- Provide assistance, encouragement and suggestions for conflict resolution in cooperation with the PI.
- Perform laboratory checks to ensure safety protocols are correctly followed and that the students are mentored appropriately.
- Organize and chaperone off campus activities that are part of the Eugene and Ruth Roberts Summer Student Academy program.
- Assist the functions of the Eugene and Ruth Roberts Summer Student Academy as time permits.
Your qualifications should include:
- High School Diploma.
- One to two years related experience.
- Microsoft Office experience.
City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, please click here.
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The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.
City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.
