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Part-timePenn State University
University Park, PAPart-time$12/hrPosted 1y agoStill listed today
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The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seeks work-study students to assist in Dr. Song Tan’s lab. Applicants must have federal work-study funding available; the award can be verified in the Financial Aid Award Summary in LionPATH. The starting hourly rate is $12.00. Work-study duties may be performed on campus or remotely if possible and at the employer’s discretion, so applicants should clarify arrangements.
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APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:
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CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.
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CURRENT PENN STATE STUDENT (not employed previously at the university) and seeking employment with Penn State, please login to Workday to complete the student application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.
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If you are NOT a current employee or student, please click “Apply” and complete the application process for external applicants.
JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS This position requires you to have received a work-study award. To verify if you have received a work-study award, please consult the Financial Aid Award Summary area in your LionPATH account. A Federal Work Study award does not guarantee a job is available.
The Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology seeks to hire work-study students to assist with the cleaning of glassware, preparing stock solutions and media, and preparation of electrophoresis gels in the lab of Dr. Song Tan.
Individuals must have federal work-study funding available. Applicants must apply online and applications will be received on an ongoing basis.
The starting hourly rate for this job is $12.00.
Federal Work Study job performance is evaluated either annually or through ongoing mentorship. Students who received a Federal Work Study award have the opportunity to obtain a job and perform related duties either on campus, or remotely, if possible and at the discretion of the employer. Students applying for Federal Work Study positions should clarify expectations with their potential employer regarding either on campus/in person or remote work arrangements. BACKGROUND CHECKS/CLEARANCES Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.
CAMPUS SECURITY CRIME STATISTICS Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Pennsylvania Act of 1988, Penn State publishes a combined Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report (ASR). The ASR includes crime statistics and institutional policies concerning campus security, such as those concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters. The ASR is available for review here.
EEO IS THE LAW Penn State is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you are unable to use our online application process due to an impairment or disability, please contact 814-865-1473.
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How this job compares
Set against the 748 open Laboratory Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$12/hr
- US median$19–26/hr356 hourly ranges
This rate, $12/hr, is 46% below the US median midpoint ($22/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Laboratory Assistant hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 37 open Laboratory Assistant jobs in Pennsylvania and 748 across the US. None of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Pennsylvania
- Penn Medicine7 open
- Geisinger6 open
- Penn State Health4 open
- Experience
- Laboratory Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (237 postings).
- Education
- 15 of the 748 open Laboratory Assistant jobs (2%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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