Laboratory teaching assistant vs graduate research assistant

Differences between laboratory teaching assistant and graduate research assistant duties and responsibilities

Laboratory teaching assistant example responsibilities.

• Lead and instruct college level students in the fundamentals of astronomy through experiments design to teach basics to non-engineering majors.
• Manage and develop the instruction of anatomy and physiology labs.
• Lead discussion sections for students to understand concepts including introductory quantum theory and statistical thermodynamics as well as their applications.
• Operate laboratory equipment including IR spectrometers, NMR spectrometers and mass spectrometers.
• Plan lessons for laboratory, split grading responsibilities with other TA, assist students with weekly laboratory experiments.
• Head laboratory instructor for general physiology, comparative physiology, comparative morphology, anatomy and physiology, and herpetology.
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Graduate research assistant example responsibilities.

• Organize TA office hours, manage online gradebook, proctore exams.
• Create and lead exercises to teach linear algebra, calculus and statistics.
• Grade homework, quizzes and manage grades on online gradebook effectively as a lead TA.
• Foster cross laboratory collaboration between physics labs and between engineering, biology, and chemistry departments to accomplish share goals.
• Evaluate patients' study eligibility via medical history, obtain informed consent, enroll patients, and achieve enrollment quotas.
• Develop an RT-PCR SSCP analysis strategy for normal & tumor tissue RNA analysis.
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