Assistant lecturer vs graduate researcher

Differences between assistant lecturer and graduate researcher duties and responsibilities

Assistant lecturer example responsibilities.

• Develop and lead ELA lessons at the 8th grade level, with an emphasis on critical reading and literary analysis.
• Complete weekly and semester reports to help enhance the math department curriculum.
• Direct weekly student-run seminar in math, mentoring students on topics and moderating talks.
• Provide economics lectures, assist professors with research activities, guide students with homework and research activities.
• Design additional PowerPoint lectures and writing activities to supplement the regular curriculum to help students in their learning.
• Lecture on government ethics, legal ethics, corporate ethics and professional responsibility.
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Graduate researcher example responsibilities.

• Lead the in-vitro biophysical and biochemical characterization of homologous recombination and investigate structure-function effects of mutant enzymes.
• Analyze the expression of MZF-1 gene using western blots and RT-PCR.
• Train undergraduate, masters, and PhD-level students on HPLC and UPLC instruments.
• Use of NMR, IR, and TLC to analyze product purity and identity.
• Experience using GC/MS, LC/MS, and NMR to analyze molecules produce in the lab.
• Create buffers, HPLC solvents, maintain laboratory notebooks, order chemical reagents and perform serial dilutions.
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