Technician for Physics and the Natural Sciences
Job Summary
Category
Scientific / Technical Staff
Institution
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Department
Physics
Number of Positions Available
1
Work Arrangement
In-Person
Job Description
TECHNICIAN for Physics and the Natural Sciences
SUMMARY: Provide technical support to the Physics Department and other departments in the Natural Sciences Division. The allocation of time will be 70% to the Physics Department and 30% to the other departments.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Managing, maintaining, and repairing equipment in the Physics and Natural Science departments;
- Supporting the Physics and Natural Science departments in the construction of apparatus for departmental teaching and research activities, contributing to design where appropriate;
- Supervising the divisional machine shop, including maintaining the shop in a safe and well-organized state with the machines and tools kept in good operating order and training and assisting faculty, staff, and students in the safe use of the shop for departmental activities;
- Setting up of laboratory experiments for the Physics Department;
- Maintaining the Physics Department demonstration room and setting up of classroom demonstrations for the Physics Department;
- Maintaining an inventory of the Physics Department equipment and tools;
- Overseeing the growth and development of the shop, including the acquisition of tools reflecting more newly developed technologies.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Formal training and/or practical experience in general machine shop practice, including the ability to operate and maintain various types of mechanical, electrical and electronic, optical, and vacuum equipment;
- An ability to effectively and efficiently diagnose and repair or make recommendations regarding faulty equipment;
- An ability to work well with others to provide training and assistance in basic equipment operation and to assist in the design and building of apparatus for teaching and research;
- Good organizational and time management skills are essential;
- Experience with computers and computer software for general office work and bookkeeping and for data acquisition from scientific equipment;
- Reasonable problem solving skills and a knowledge of basic physics is desirable;
- Experience with or a willingness and ability to learn additional machine shop skills.
Compensation and Benefits
Included Benefits
This is a full-time, 12-month, benefits-eligible, non-union hourly position. Details about benefits are found here: https://www.hws.edu/offices/hr/benefits/index.aspx
Application Details
Publication Start Date
2021 Apr 09
Application Deadline
2021 May 07