JOB TITLE Laboratory assistant
DEPARTMENT NAME Anthropology
JOB LOCATION Raitt 125
CONTACT/SUPERVISOR James K. Feathers
PHONE NUMBER 206-685-1659 (Complete 10-digit number)
EMAIL ADDRESS jimf@u.washington.edu
BOX NUMBER 353100
EMPLOYMENT PERIOD Summer Only [ ] Sum & Acad Year [ x ] Acad Year Only [ ]
HOURS PER WEEK Sum: 40 hrs/wk [ x ] up to 19 hrs/wk [ x ] Acad Yr: up to 19 hrs/wk [ x ]
RATE OF PAY $12.00 (Compliance with current UW Student Pay Schedule)
Duties and Responsibilities:
1) Prepare samples for luminescence dating
2) Operate luminescence glow oven to measure luminescence
3) Prepare samples for radioactivity measurements
4) Initial computer analyses of data
5) Wash laboratory glassware
Minimum Qualifications:
1. Previous lab experience is helpful, but not essential
2. Preference for majors in anthropology, geology, chemistry, physics, and materials science,
but not required
Educational Benefits:
1. Learn basics of luminescence dating, a chronometric method used increasingly in geology and
archaeology
2. Gain laboratory experience
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JOB NUMBER:
Job Class Code: 0875 0872 Grad: 0881 0882 0883
51% Comp. to Classified: Yes [ ] No [ ]
11ANTH01
State [ ] Federal [ ]
JOB CATEGORY:
Open [ ] Closed [ ]
SCIENCE/HEALTH