Physics Lab Technician — Build & Calibrate Experiments

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

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