Position Definition:

 

A Senior College Laboratory Technician shall, through technical or administrative skills, assume, under faculty or executive direction, clearly defined supervisory functions or perform complex technical functions in laboratories or technical areas. These functions shall be clearly defined, in a job description, as requiring substantially greater skills, ability, and experience or responsibility than those of a college laboratory technician. Duties may include maintenance, fabrication, modification, and repair of laboratory equipment, writing of purchase specifications, and coordination of the physical preparation of laboratories. A Senior College Laboratory Technician shall be able to use professional judgment regarding the use of materials related to specific classes and shall have organizational and logistical skills to enable a variety of needs to be met simultaneously.

 

Qualifications:

 

For appointment as Senior College Laboratory Technician, a person shall have the qualifications, skills, and abilities of a college laboratory technician and a minimum of four additional years of experience and/or education at a level of competence at least equal to that of a college laboratory technician; appropriate technical skills, and the ability to direct, train, and supervise subordinate laboratory personnel. Longevity and seniority shall not be sufficient for promotion or appointment to this title.