Need help on Job choices

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<p>Hey guys, I am currently a freshmen finishing up my first year at UCSD. </p>

<p>My major is Bioengineering and right now I have a job as a lab assistant in a plant molecular biology lab. My main duties are dish cleaning and media preparations.</p>

<p>My question is whether or not to keep this job in my sophomore year. This job is good for my resume but I am wondering if it's possible to get a more research oriented job.
I know a lot of researchers want juniors and seniors for the better research positions but since I have some experience already, I'm not sure if that helps me any.</p>

<p>I was thinking about getting some interviews early before the start of next year for the better positions and if I don't get them, I still have my back up job at the lab.</p>

<p>What do you guys think of my chances?</p>

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<p>if you know that profs/researchers want upperclassmen for better research positions, i would suggest that you stick w/ the current job for one more yr before trying to advance...as w/ the real world...sometimes it's hard to advance before having the number of yrs on the job or the experience that employers think are requirements of the more advanced posts</p>

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<p>I would stick with it, because if you do, for your upperclassmen years you're more attractive for the positions you want. You don't have a great chance at getting these research positions anyway, just because of the emphasis on upperclassmen.</p>