Laboratory Technician - Physics

Urban Future Lab; United States; On-site; USD 54,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Arts & Science at NYU seeks a Laboratory Technician to support the Department of Physics. The role operates equipment to demonstrate physical laws and may revise experiments for review and approval by others.

Responsibilities include installing hardware/software, assisting with experiments, and ensuring lab spaces meet standards, reporting deviations. Pay is USD $39.143 per hour according to NYC pay transparency rules; NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fair recruitment and hiring

Qualifications

• High School diploma and relevant technical training.
• Certificate of Fitness preferred.
• Associate Degree in physical science or engineering.
• 2–3 years of related university lab experience.
• Knowledge of physics concepts and lab equipment operation.

Responsibilities

• Operate equipment to construct laboratory experiments demonstrating physical laws.
• Recommend revisions to laboratory experiments for review and approval by others.
• Assist with laboratory experiments as required.
• Install and configure hardware and software; monitor spaces and equipment storage.

Skills

Lab equipment

Basic electronics

Documentation

Education

High School diploma

Certificate of Fitness

Associate Degree in physical science or engineering

Tools

Function generators

Transducers

Software simulation

Job description

Position Summary

Arts & Science is seeking a talented Laboratory Technician to join the Department of Physics. This individual will operate specialized equipment to construct laboratory experiments demonstrating physical laws of nature. Recommend revisions to laboratory experiments for review and approval by others. Assist with laboratory experiments, as required. Perform tests to ensure that lab equipment is operating to standards. Install and configure hardware and software. Monitor instructional space, equipment storages, and repair shop facilities to ensure that standards are met and report any deviations.

Qualifications

Required Education: High School diploma and some relevant technical training. Preferred Education: Relevant certification (Certificate of Fitness). Associate Degree in physical science or engineering. Required Experience: 2-3 years of related experience at a university laboratory. Preferred Experience: Intermediate knowledge and understanding of the laws of physics. Required Skills, Knowledge and Abilities: Knowledge of and ability to operate relevant lab equipment (e.g., function generators, power supplies, transducers, analog and digital circuits, mechanical apparatus and software simulation. and simple tools). Operating knowledge of standard office equipment.

Additional Information

In compliance with NYC's Pay Transparency Act, the hourly rate for this position is USD $39.143. This rate is based on bargaining unit contracts. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses, clinical compensation, or other items. NYU aims to be among the greenest urban campuses in the country and carbon neutral by 2040. Learn more at nyu.edu/nyugreen.NYU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process without regard to age, alienage, caregiver status, childbirth, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, domestic violence victim status, ethnicity, familial status, gender and/or gender identity or expression, marital status, military status, national origin, parental status, partnership status, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy, race, religion, reproductive health decision making, sex, sexual orientation, unemployment status, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis.