Klapper Fine Arts Center
College of Arts and Sciences
JOB SUMMARY:
Provide technical support for the Adelphi University Art Department, specifically the 3-Dimensional studio, the Printmaking studio, and the Painting studios located in the Klapper Fine Arts Facility. The Evening Technician oversees art students and assists faculty during supervised evening lab hours (4-9pm) with the safe production of their artwork, maintains the facility with lab-specific custodial duties and reports to the full-time day technician. The technician must have a basic understanding of all related STUDIO ART activities.
Familiarity with Fine Art Printmaking, Painting and Sculptural object-making procedures including, but not limited to: woodworking, metal fabrication, foundry work, mold-making, and carving, in tandem with enthusiastic improvisational skills to help expedite non-traditional art-making methods are desired.
Title Position Reports To: Art Department Chair, Studio Area Coordinators, and Full-Time Technician
RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES:
The Evening Technician will work in conjunction with and report to the full-time Klapper Art Center Technician with an expanded laboratory-specific custodial role. Each studio is a unique and potentially hazardous facility.
Printmaking, Painting, and 3-D studios each require unique custodial maintenance, setup and preparation.
Skilled supervision and oversight of the entire Klapper facility is required.
The Evening Technician will work closely with the full-time technician and faculty to maintain a safe work environment in a professional fine-arts facility that houses a wide variety of industrial process and techniques, utilized toward the goal of visual art production and coursework.
Provide specialized studio/laboratory technical services to faculty and students of visual arts.
Maintains 3-D, Printmaking, and Painting studios in orderly, operable condition and ensures overall security and safety.
Assists with the 3-D studio, directly assisting faculty and students during off-time hours and offering ongoing assistance to same students during scheduled open-studio hours.
Ensures operational and safety procedures are in place and followed, as outlined by the University and state requirements.
Maintains all Material Safety Data Sheets for all KFAF areas and required chemical labeling.
Gives direction, assistance, and work guidance to faculty, student workers, and monitors as necessary.
Designs, fabricates, constructs and adapts equipment and materials to meet specific needs of studios.
Operates and maintains equipment and systems.
Troubleshoots equipment problems and performs standard repairs and assists with the implementation of studio procedures and policies.
REQUIREMENTS:
Must be a self-starter with ability to work independently and collaborate with faculty and other staff to solve problems.
Understanding of health and safety concerns specific to studio fabrication processes.
Position does not allow for the use of facility, tools and equipment during work/class hours for personal work.
Extensive understanding of the 3-D materials and techniques as outlined in this document.
Supplemental training for the Printmaking and Painting areas will be provided; no prior understanding of these (2-D) techniques is necessary for this position.
Familiarity with Fine Art Printmaking, Painting and Sculptural object-making procedures including, but not limited to: woodworking, metal fabrication, foundry work, mold-making, and carving, in tandem with enthusiastic improvisational skills to help expedite non-traditional art-making methods.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The 3-D Studio Technician is a hands-on shop-technician activity in an industrial space.
The physical lifting and manipulation of materials and objects of will be an ongoing need; objects may often weight 50 pounds or more.
Mixing plaster and cement, constructing with full sheets of plywood and fabricating in steel are essential and ongoing physical requirements of the job.
EDUCATIONAL/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
BFA or BA in Studio Art is required.
HOURS:
Evening lab hours (4-9pm)
No more than twenty (20) hours per week
ABOUT ADELPHI:
Adelphi University, New York, is a highly awarded, nationally ranked, powerfully connected doctoral research university dedicated to transforming students' lives through small classes with world-class faculty, hands-on learning and innovative ways to support academic and career success. Adelphi offers exceptional liberal arts and sciences programs and professional training, with particular strength in our Core Four-Arts and Humanities, STEM and Social Sciences, the Business and Education Professions, and Health and Wellness. Recognized as a Best College by U.S. News & World Report, Adelphi is Long Island's oldest private coeducational university, serving almost 8,000 students at its beautiful main campus in Garden City, at learning hubs in Manhattan, the Hudson Valley and Suffolk County, and online. The University offers more than 60 undergraduate programs, more than 65 master's degree and doctoral programs, and more than 35 certificate programs in the liberal arts, the sciences and professional training. With powerful partnerships throughout the New York area, more than 116,000 graduates across the country, a growing enrollment of students from 43 states and 64 countries, and rising rankings from top publications and organizations, Adelphi is a dynamic community that plays a leadership role on Long Island and in the region.