1. Employment Profile: What exactly does a Pharmacology Laboratory Research Assistant do? |
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 What field is your job in?
Science
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What is your job title?
Pharmacology Laboratory Research Assistant
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Please provide a brief description of the firm or organization that you currently work for
(size and general description of what type of organization it is)
I currently work for a large research/teaching hospital.
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How long have you been employed in this position?
3 years
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How many hours do you work a week on average?
35
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Please provide a BRIEF description of your duties and responsibilities. (job description)
I plan and conduct research experiments, analyze data, write journal articles, assist others in the lab.
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What was your gross income last year? Please include any bonuses or incentives received.
25,000
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What is your expected gross income for this year? Please include any bonuses or incentives you expect to receive.
25000
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Please
list any benefits you have (Please include number of weeks vacation,
sick leave and type of health insurance, retirement plan 401k)
2 weeks vacation. I have health, dental, vision insurance. No retirement plan.
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Do you feel you are under/well/over compensated at your current position?
Under compensated.
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2. Work environment! |
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Does
your job entail you working with others on a daily basis? Is this
something you like/dislike about your job? Explain
I am surrounded by others in my lab on a daily basis; however, I only have to work with them on projects occasionally. Most often I am working independently on my own projects, which is nice because I like to see that things are done the way in which I think they should be.
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Do you work collaboratively with supervisors/managers?
Yes
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Do you work collaboratively with your co-workers?
Yes
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Describe
your work location (e.g., office, home, theatre, in the field) and what
you like/dislike about working in it
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Please rank in order of importance from 1-8 (1- most important 8- least important) Assign each number once.
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2 Income
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8 Work Environment - co-workers
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3 Work Environment - supervisors
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4 Benefits
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5 Hours
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7 Level of responsibility
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1 The actual "work" you do at your job
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6 Job Title
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3. How should someone new to the workforce get a J-O-B like yours? |
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If someone wanted to go about getting a job similar to yours, what would you recommend for him or her to do?
You can either attend graduate school and work in a lab like mine while in graduate school or after (at a higher pay rate), or obtain an associates or bachelor's degree and become a lab technician.
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What
skills do you think a person should have if they want to pursue a
position like yours? Please be specific and explain why (e.g., social
skills, organization skills, technical skills)
Ability to work independently - need to stay on top of your own projects, be self-motivated - need to meet deadlines with sometimes no direct supervision, be organized - need to keep experiments/dates in order, have good communication skills - to relate the findings of your research at meetings/in journals.
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Do you feel that you need a certain level of education or training to be successful in your job?
You need either an associates/bachelor's degree in animal research to be sucessful as a lab tech, or a graduate degree to be sucessful as an independent scientist (with your own lab).
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What advice would you give to someone who was about to start work in your position/ line of work?
Make sure you actually enjoy science or else you will not enjoy the sometimes repetitive nature of the job.
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