Laboratory Teaching Assistant, Medical Academies

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Job Overview

Laboratory Teaching Assistant, Medical Academies Georgetown University

The Summer Medical Academies are non-credit academic courses with rigorous curricula that run between one and three weeks. Successful Laboratory Assistants are adaptable, respond confidently and promptly to unexpected challenges, and lead with focus and composure under pressure. This is a laboratory and academic support position that supports instructors, students, Mentors, the Assistant Academic Director (AAD), and the Academic Director (AD) .

Additional duties include, but are limited to:

• Completing training and learning about the programs to understand how to best support the student experience.

• Meeting with the AD and/or Lab Instructors prior to programs to review lab activities.

• Assisting in the final planning stages of the program’s labs.

• Leading groups of 10-30 students through lab activities.

• Providing context for lab work.

• Ensuring student safety at all times.

• Creating a safe and supportive academic environment for students.

• Building community and belonging amongst the students and staff.

• Establishing appropriate boundaries with students in compliance with the University's Protection of Minors Policy.

• Reporting unsafe, inappropriate, or concerning behavior, and student conduct issues.

• Enforcing University policies, procedures, and regulations to students.

• Notifying the AD or AAD of any student emergencies or student conduct issues

• Other duties as assigned.

Schedule

• Training | There will be in-person lab trainings scheduled in late May or early June

• 1-Week Medical Academy I | June 21 - June 27, 2026

• 1-Week Medical Academy II | July 5 - July 11, 2026

• 1-Week Medical Academy III            | July 12 -  July 18, 2026

• 3-Week Medical Immersion Academy | June 21 - July 11, 2026

Terms & Compensation

• Lab TAs are designated for the Summer 2026 term with dates of employment from May 18 through August 8, 2026.

• Lab TAs will work approximately 5 - 20 hours while programs are running.

• Compensation will include $21.00 per hour for up to 20 hours of work per week.

• Employment with the University is at-will and may be terminated by Lab TAs or the University at any time without notice or cause

• Employment with the University should not be considered as an implied or explicit guarantee of employment or as a personal contract

• Failure to meet the standards and expectations of the University, the School of Continuing Studies, and the Office of Summer and Special Programs, may result in termination.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Current or graduating GU Medical, SMP, Doctor of Medicine, and both BA and MA nursing students

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.

• Some graduate-level medical education is preferred.

• Experience working with high school students and faculty.

• Basic knowledge and experience with anatomy and physiology, blood draws, intubation, CPR, sterile gowning and gloving, suturing, and taking blood pressure and vitals.

• Comfortable working in a gross anatomy lab.

• Proficiency in MS Office, Google Suite, Zoom, and Canvas learning managem