Ayesha Mubashir
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AyeshaMubashir

MS ChemistryOnline science tutorRemote, US hours

I am a chemist and a science tutor in Lahore. I teach chemistry and biology online, I have marked chemistry papers for the Lahore exam board, and I write study content. I am looking for remote work with a US or other foreign team.

  • Based inLahore, Pakistan · PKT (UTC+5)
  • Hours8 hours a day · Available during US working hours
  • LanguagesEnglish, Urdu
  • DegreeMS Chemistry (Inorganic), LCWU 2014

My intro

Who I am, what I have done, what I am looking for. Face to camera.

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What I can do for you

Five kinds of remote work. Each one has its own one-page CV.

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Watch me work

Short videos, grouped by the kind of work. It is really me in every one. They play from YouTube, and only after you press play.

T1 Chemistry expert 5 videos

Intro: chemistry expert for AI training

Who I am, my MS research, my examiner work, and the remote chemistry work I am looking for.

Checking a chemistry answer step by step (propane / CO2)

I find the wrong step in a propane combustion answer and show the correct mass of CO2.

Spotting an error in an equilibrium constant (Kc)

An answer writes the Kc expression without the powers. I correct it and redo the numbers.

What a catalyst does (Haber process)

I rate an answer that says a catalyst shifts the equilibrium, and explain why that is wrong.

My MS research in simple words

How I made a material that takes heavy metals out of waste water, and the lab tools I used.

T2 Online science tutor 4 videos

Online science tutor intro

What I teach, at which levels, and when I am available for students in US hours.

Osmosis with raisins

A short lesson: why dry raisins swell when you leave them in water.

What is a mole?

A short lesson with one worked example: how many moles are in 36 g of water.

What one of my lessons looks like

The four steps I follow in every one-to-one lesson.

T3 Science writer and editor 4 videos

Science content writer intro

What I write, how I check every fact, and my rule for clear writing.

My house-plant water filter (BS project)

My BS project told as a short story: a snake plant used to clean metal-polluted water.

Why a cut apple turns brown

An everyday science explainer, with two simple tips to slow the browning.

Turning a hard sentence into a simple one

Four steps I use to rewrite a difficult science sentence in plain English.

T4 Virtual assistant 3 videos

Virtual assistant intro

What I can take off your desk, and my setup for reliable remote work.

Sorting a busy inbox

How I sort a full inbox into five folders and pick out what needs action today.

Replying to an upset client

The four things I do when a client is upset about a missed meeting link.

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In short

I studied chemistry for six years at Lahore College for Women University and finished an MS in Inorganic Chemistry in 2014. My thesis work was done in the labs at LUMS. I have taught chemistry since 2014: in a government school, as a lab instructor, and as a college lecturer. Since 2018 I have tutored chemistry, biology and science, at home and online. I also write content for clients. I like clear steps and clean answers. I use English every day in my work, and Urdu at home.

Ayesha Mubashir
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Teaching and work

2018 – Present

Online and Home Tutor: Chemistry, Biology and Science

Self-employed, Lahore and online

  • One-to-one and small-group lessons in chemistry, biology and science for school and college students, at home and online.
  • Write my own study notes, worksheets and practice questions for my students. I also write content for clients.

2016 – 2018

Chemistry Lecturer, F.Sc. (Intermediate)

Peak Solutions College, Lahore

  • Taught chemistry theory and practical classes to first- and second-year F.Sc. students.
  • Set and marked tests and prepared students for the board exams.

2015 – 2016

Lab Instructor

Lahore College for Women University, Lahore

  • Ran undergraduate chemistry practicals: solution preparation, titrations, qualitative and quantitative analysis.

Oct 2014 – Sep 2015

Science and Chemistry Teacher (Matric)

Govt. Girls High School Shadbagh, Lahore

  • Taught general science and chemistry to matric classes.

Feb 2014 – Aug 2014

Research and Teaching Assistant

Lahore College for Women University, Lahore

  • Helped run chemistry lab classes, prepared standard solutions, analysed samples and wrote up results as reports, tables and graphs.
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Exam-board examiner

Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE), Lahore. Board Practical Examiner and Sub-Examiner (paper marker), Intermediate Chemistry, 2016–2018.

Assessed students' practical work and marked written chemistry papers for the Lahore board. Marking had to be fair, consistent and exactly to the scheme.

Examiner IDs: P651 (Board Practical Examiner), 42787 (Sub-Examiner).

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Instruments I have used

Everything here comes from my own records. Nothing is rounded up.

  • Atomic absorption spectroscopy UET Lahore
  • FTIR spectroscopy LUMS
  • UV-Vis spectrophotometry LUMS, LCWU
  • High-performance liquid chromatography
  • pH meter LUMS
  • Orbital shaker LUMS
  • Hotplate and oven LUMS
  • Microscopy LCWU

Bench methods

  • Qualitative and quantitative analysis
  • Standard solution preparation
  • Volumetric titrations
  • Salt analysis
  • Chromatography
  • Chemical separation
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Research

MS thesis2014

A lanthanum-encapsulated silica gel / bentonite composite sorbent for removing heavy metals from water

LUMS, Lahore, under Dr. Ghayoor Abbas. Metal uptake measured by AAS at UET Lahore.

In plain words: I made a new solid material that pulls heavy metals out of water. I built it from silica gel and bentonite clay with lanthanum locked inside, then tested how much metal it could take up.

  • Synthesised the composite and ran batch sorption experiments on a shaker at set pH.
  • Characterised it with FTIR and UV-Vis; dried and treated samples on hotplate and oven.
  • Measured metal uptake by atomic absorption spectroscopy at UET Lahore.
  • Wrote up the method, tables and graphs for the thesis.

BS project2012

A biosorbent from Sansevieria trifasciata (snake plant) for column biosorption of heavy metals from industrial effluent

LCWU, Lahore.

In plain words: I turned a common house plant into a cheap filter and measured how much nickel, copper and chromium it removes from industrial waste water.

  • Prepared the plant biosorbent and packed the column.
  • Ran effluent samples and measured results by UV-Vis.

Poster presentation at the symposium "Chemical Trends in Chemistry", SBSE, 2014/15.

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Education

  • 2012 – 2014 MS Chemistry (Inorganic) Lahore College for Women University, Lahore
  • 2012 BS Chemistry Lahore College for Women University, Lahore
  • 2007 F.Sc. Pre-Medical, 1st Division Fatima Jinnah College, Lahore
  • 2004 Matric (Science), 1st Division Govt. School Shadbagh, Lahore
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How I work remotely

Facts a remote employer asks about.

Based in
Lahore, Pakistan · PKT (UTC+5)
Hours available
8 hours a day
Overlap with US hours
Available during US working hours
Internet
Home internet with a backup connection
Power backup
Power backup at home
Payout
Payoneer and bank account
English
Spoken and written. Used daily for teaching and marking.
Urdu
Native.
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Contact

Write to me directly. I answer myself.

References on request (Dr. Saadia Rasheed Tariq, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Lahore College for Women University).