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The Department of Physics is a medium-sized department in the College of Arts and Sciences (The College), composed of 35 professors, about 100 graduate students, and an undergraduate Physics major population that has doubled in number in the past 5 years. We have a strong academic program offering undergraduate degrees (B.A., B.Sc.) and graduate degrees (Ph.D., M.A.T., M.S.).
These are extraordinary times in physics, with the development of new tools for observing the universe and testing its fundamental laws. Here at Indiana University (IU), we investigate new materials with exotic properties, make use of innovative technologies based on those materials, and gain an emerging ability to control entangled quantum-mechanical systems.
Our faculty and students engage in research that leads discovery in the many areas, both theoretical and applied. We look at the interactions of many bodies as part of condensed matter and material science, study subatomic particle physics, and apply the tools of physics to biological systems. We examine the behavior of many charged particles as part of accelerator physics and explore astrophysical systems.
Our world-class faculty strives to develop a strong teaching and research environment, and the positive atmosphere in our department fosters learning and research in several disciplines of physics. We currently have nationally ranked groups carrying out research in particle physics, nuclear physics, astrophysics, cosmology, condensed matter physics and material science, biophysics, and accelerator physics. Research activities are also channeled via institutes and centers such as the Nuclear Theory Center, the Center for Spacetime Symmetries, and the Center for Exploration of Energy and Matter (CEEM), housed at the Multidisciplinary Engineering and Science Hall (MESH, formerly the IU Cyclotron Facility).
The Department of Physics is part of The College of Arts and Sciences, the oldest and largest academic division of Indiana University.
Job Summary

• Takes inventory
• Helps set up, take down, and maintain the first-year physics labs
• Assists with demonstrations and participates in outreach activities, especially the Science Fest and State Science Olympiad
• May also be called upon to do other tasks in the department including, but not limited to assisting staff with moving furniture and equipment, assisting in developing new labs and demos, and providing basic cleaning, dusting, trash removal etc.

Qualifications
EDUCATION
Required

• Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student in at least the second year at Indiana University

Preferred

• Completion of Physics 2 (P222) course
• 2 years of coursework remaining

SKILLS
Required

• Demonstrates mechanical and electrical aptitudes
• Demonstrates attention to detail
• Demonstrates use of Microsoft (MS) Office suite
• Demonstrates organization skills
• Organizing and taking inventory

Working Conditions / Demands
This position will work in a lab setting.
The person in this position must be able to work their assigned schedule.
Additional Information
This position has the potential to be a work-study position.
Work Location
Physics labs in Swain West
Bloomington, Indiana
Work Hours
Minimum of 10 hours per week.
Availability on Wednesday evenings (typically 4:30 pm to 8:30 pm) and a minimum of 4 hours during the workday on Friday is expected.
Depending on experience and skills additional hours up to 29 hours per week may be available.
Other weekday hours can be arranged to fit your schedule.
Benefits Overview
For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure .
Job Classification
Career Level: Part Time Employee
FLSA: Nonexempt
Job Function: Part Time Employee
Job Family: Part Time Student Employee
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