Lab Helper B
| Company | McGill University |
|---|---|
| Location | Montreal, QC, Canada |
| Salary | $16.35 – $16.35 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Entry Level/New Grad, Junior |
Requirements
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
- Strong technical writing skills
- Familiarity with MS Office and/or MATLAB/Octave
- Previous experience with masonry and testing in a laboratory
- Good working knowledge of online databases
- Being currently enrolled in a Bachelor of Engineering
- Knowledge of French and English: McGill University is an English-language university where day to day duties may require English communication both verbally and in writing. The level of English required for this position has been assessed at a level 4 on a scale of 0-4.
Responsibilities
- Preparing masonry specimens for freezing/thawing experiments
- Conducting freezing/thawing experiments on masonry specimens
- Performing non-destructive tests on weathered masonry units
- Conducting experiments to characterize the mechanical properties of masonry materials
- Preparing, casting, and demolding mortar specimens
- Assisting struct-lab members in performing out-of-plane experiments on unreinforced masonry walls with and without retrofitting panels
- Collecting experimental data and uploading it to struct-lab databases (e.g., SharePoint)
- Writing technical reports/memoranda detailing the methodology used in the experiments conducted at the laboratory and data analysis and summarizing progress
- Reporting progress of ongoing experiments to immediate supervisors
- Being able to frequently move heavy equipment up to 50lbs
Preferred Qualifications
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No preferred qualifications provided.