Specialist III - RSTAR TA

Job Description
Job Title: Specialist III - RSTAR TA
Classification: Student Employee (non-exempt)
Name and Address of Employer: St. Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Ave, Northfield, MN 55057
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Department Name: Biology
Unit Number (5 digits): 11120
Length of Position: See Employment Authorization
Contact Person/Supervisor:
Pay Rate (Check One) Standard Hourly Rate x Supervisory/Special Skills Hourly Rate
Description of the Position: (Purpose of the Position):
RSTARs work alongside Biology faculty to develop and deliver exercises that use R for data analysis, computation and graphing and provide assistance to students doing these exercises. RSTARs provide this assistance both in the classroom/lab when requested and by running evening clinics.
Transferable Skills:

• Communication
• Research/Quantitative
• Technical
• Human Relations
• Problem Solving
• Motivation/Leadership
• Organization/Planning

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work as a team to develop a clinic schedule and take turns hosting the clinics
• Run evening clinics to assist students with R, computation, and graphing
• Monitor assistance requests that come from faculty via google form
• Assist faculty with integrating R into their courses/labs

Qualifications: (Education/Experience/Skills)

• Knowledgeable in R, Excel, and Sheets.
• REQUIRED: Completion of Bio150 (Evolutionary Foundations of Biodiversity) and Stats 212 (Statistics for the Sciences)
• PREFERRED: Completion or current registration in MSCS 264 (Introduction to Data Science)
• Dependable and punctual
• Able to work with limited supervision

This job description is for general information purposes. It is not intended to list all duties and responsibilities of the position. This job description is subject to change at any time by St. Olaf College, with or without prior notice.