Position Definition:

 

A College Laboratory Technician shall perform laboratory functions and other technical duties of a highly skilled nature which are reasonably related to such functions but which are nevertheless non-teaching. A College Laboratory Technician, for example, shall provide lecture support in the form of set-ups of equipment displays and demonstrations and laboratory support for experiments and for research. Each department shall develop a specific job description which will be related to the laboratory or technical requirements of the department. Where appropriate, the technician shall exercise some supervision.

 

Qualifications:

 

For appointment as a College Laboratory Technician, a person, in addition to possessing knowledge and skills related to the discipline, shall be a high school graduate possessing one of the following sets of minimum additional qualifications: (a) four (4) years of work or experience appropriate to the requirements of the department at a level of competence comparable to that indicated by apprenticeship in the skilled trades, or (b) an associate degree and a minimum of two (2) years of experience of the type described above, or (c) a bachelor's degree in an area appropriate to the duties to be performed, or (d) an appropriate combination of at least four (4) years of education and work experience beyond high school.

 

The candidate shall have the personal characteristics needed to work effectively with students and staff.