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Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.

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The University of Maryland has made the safety of our students, faculty and staff, and our surrounding communities a top priority. As part of that commitment, the University requires that students, faculty, and staff on the UMD campus be vaccinated against COVID-19. As a prospective and/or a new employee at UMD, you will be required to comply with the University’s vaccination protocol. Proof of full vaccination will be required before the start of employment in order to work at any University of Maryland location. Prospective or new employees may seek a medical or religious exemption to the vaccination requirement at return.umd.edu and must have an approved exemption prior to the start of their employment. Failure to provide proof of vaccination or to obtain approval for a medical or religious exemption will result in the offer of employment being rescinded.

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The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Maryland, College Park invites applications for full-time Laboratory Teaching Assistants for the Spring, 2021 semester. The successful candidates’ main assignments will be teaching six (6) sections of in-person (200 level) organic chemistry laboratory in a socially distanced format, holding scheduled virtual office hours, grading lab reports and lab exams, maintaining student records for your sections, attending weekly virtual TA meetings, grading lecture exams, and miscellaneous associated tasks. Expected start date is January 14, 2021. This is a one-semester contractual position with the possibility of a renewal based on performance and departmental need.

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A BA/BS in Biochemistry, Chemistry or closely related discipline is required

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