[Histonet] Temporary Histology Position Open (South Dakota St ate University)

[Morken, Tim - Labvision]

RE: pay for vet/academic lab techs. I don't begrudge the pay they offer. It
has always been and always will be low at colleges because they have a pool
of people willing to work for absolute minimum wage - the lowly undergrad.
True, you can get a mall or temp job for that in many places (but probably
not in South Dakota!). I still see many ads, even for EM techs, in this
range. I once called into question the pay for an "entry level EM tech" at a
very prestigious university, a position I assumed would require a solid
theoretical background at the least (especially considering that the
researchers probably know next to nothing about EM), and was told "... it's
not rocket science; any undergrad can do it, so why pay more than they would
make at the local mall?" This for a job in which a certain amount of skill
was "..desired.." according to the ad. Last I heard, a mall job requires no
skill at all, at least nothing requiring more than 10 minutes of
instruction. I think this was pretty much in the old style of pathology in
which strangers were dragged off the street and taught to cut and stain, and
never did figure out exactly what they were doing.

Tim Morken



-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Howard Lockwood [mailto:tigersnake <@t> ecybermind.net] 
Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2003 3:44 PM
To: Marsha R Price; rschoon <@t> email.unc.edu
Cc: histonet <@t> pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Temporary Histology Position Open (South Dakota
State University)

To All,
     Having read the ad for the temp position, I have to agree that it is an
insult. They must be trying to get someone very desperate for a job, or they
hope to hire 
someone just graduated from college, or a tech school, who doesn't know any
better. 
     Just thought I'd add my two copper coins worth.
     Paul Lockwood
12/7/03 8:11:08 AM, Marsha R Price <mprice26 <@t> juno.com> wrote:

>Surely it is a joke. They must not be trying to hire a registered
>Histotech.
>Marsha Price
>
>On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 13:57:51 -0500 Robert Schoonhoven
><rschoon <@t> email.unc.edu> writes:
>> This must be some kind of joke..   My teenage son makes more at the 
>> local mall.
>> 
>> Robert Schoonhoven
>> 
>> Geoff McAuliffe wrote:
>> 
>> > $9.39 an hour for a responsible, skilled postion? It's an insult. 
>> AND 
>> > I'll bet the administration gripes about "how hard it is to get 
>> good 
>> > help these days". Our Housekeeping staff starts at more than that, 
>> and 
>> > they have no training.
>> >
>> > SDSU HISTO wrote:
>> >
>> >> LABORATORY TECHNICIAN - VETERINARY SCIENCE
>> >>
>> >>  
>> >>
>> >> This is a full-time, temporary position to last approximately 
>> three 
>> >> (3) months.
>> >>
>> >>  
>> >>
>> >> Salary Range N11:  $9.39 per hour
>> >>
>> >>  
>> >>
>> >> POSITION PURPOSE:  To prepare histology and immunohistochemistry 
>> 
>> >> slides for pathologic examination by faculty and to assist with 
>> >> general laboratory maintenance such as filing microscope slides 
>> and 
>> >> blocks, cleaning equipment and loading the tissue processor or 
>> >> automated stainers.
>> >>  
>> >>
>> >> KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
>> >>
>> >> Knowledge of:
>> >>
>> >> *        methods, materials, equipment and techniques of 
>> laboratory 
>> >> testing, analysis and media preparation;
>> >>
>> >> *        basic principles, practices, and procedures of 
>> laboratory 
>> >> testing;
>> >>
>> >> *        laboratory equipment, procedures, operation, and 
>> >> terminology; and
>> >>
>> >> *        safe laboratory practices;
>> >>
>> >>  
>> >>
>> >> Skill and ability to:
>> >>
>> >> *        perform basic microtome;
>> >>
>> >> *        prioritize work;
>> >>
>> >> *        follow detailed directions and instructions;
>> >>
>> >> *        use and maintain laboratory equipment;
>> >>
>> >> *        perform laboratory tests or analysis;
>> >>
>> >> *        accurately record data onto computer; and
>> >>
>> >> *        lift up to 50 lbs.
>> >>
>> >>  
>> >>
>> >> COMMENTS:  Some work with potentially noxious chemicals is 
>> performed 
>> >> in the laboratory under a class II fume hood.   
>> >>  
>> >>
>> >> Deadline: Open Until Filled
>> >>
>> >>  
>> >>
>> >> Submit SD Job Application Form to:                      SDSU 
>> Human 
>> >> Resources
>> >>
>> >>                                                                   
>>       
>> >>             Box 2201
>> >>
>> >>                                                                   
>>       
>> >>             Brookings, SD  57007
>> >>
>> >>                                                                   
>>       
>> >>             (605) 688-4128
>> >>
>> >>  
>> >>
>> >>  
>> >>
>> >>  
>> >>
>> >
>> 
>> 
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