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Fimbel Lab Technician

Employer
Mount Holyoke College
Location
South Hadley, MA

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Academic Affairs, Research Staff & Technicians
Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

Position Type: Staff Full-time

Hours per week: 37.5   

Weeks per year: 52

Work Schedule: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (business hours) with some flexibility for evening activities

This position is for two years, with the opportunity to extend annually for two additional years based on performance and a desire to remain in the position.  The position is ideal for a recent college graduate seeking additional experience before applying to graduate school or a permanent position. 

When applying, please upload a short portfolio of around five projects that demonstrate your skills and creativity using tools and software in spaces like Fimbel lab as a single pdf file under "supporting documents" located within the application.

Department Summary & Job Purpose:

The Fimbel Maker & Innovation Lab serves the entire campus community to support both academic and personal hands-on projects. The Fimbel Technician will join the technical staff to train students, teach workshops, develop new activities, and keep the space welcoming and well run.

Core Job Duties and Responsibilities: 

  • Prepare and run workshops (for classes, outreach, and evening events) 
  • Assist students, faculty and staff to find resources and operate equipment 
  • Maintain a safe and clean workspace within Fimbel Lab, including maintenance of equipment 
  • Train student staff on technical tasks 
  • Develop new workshops 
  • Consult on student projects when within expertise
  • Design and build projects that improve the functionality of the space 
  • Assist with social media and publicity 
  • Create a positive and welcoming environment for all users, regardless of background and level of knowledge 

Qualifications: Strong human relations and interpersonal skills to maintain an inclusive and welcoming environment
Ability to work as part of a team, as well as independently
Ability to prioritize work duties with demonstrated effective time management skills
Ability to multi-task and transition quickly between projects to address specific situations, and to manage multiple, concurrent projects
Experience with many of the tools in Fimbel Lab and the willingness to learn new skills (e.g. 3D printers, laser cutters, electronics, wood and metal work, machining)

Preferred Qualifications: Past experience working in a makerspace environment similar to the Fimbel Maker & Innovation Lab
Past experience teaching, tutoring, or mentoring

License/Certifications:

Compliance Requirements: 

Physical Demands: Must be able to navigate the lab environment and perform the common physical tasks involved with the tools in the space.

Working Conditions: Fimbel Maker & Innovation Lab is a laboratory environment with some mechanical, electrical, chemical, and auditory hazards.  

Background Checks:

Mount Holyoke College is committed to providing a safe and secure environment, supported by qualified employees that will allow all of its students, faculty, staff and those associated with them to successfully carry out the mission of the college. As a condition of employment, the College will conduct appropriate background checks for all new hires. Mount Holyoke has designated the Office of Human Resources as the office responsible for ensuring that background checks (CORI, SORI, Credit History, & Driver Credential) are completed and utilized in the hiring process and Five College Office of Compliance and Risk Management as the office responsible for facilitating background checks as articulated in this policy.

Special Instructions for Applicants: 

Apply online by application deadline. Application materials must include 1) a cover letter summarizing interests and qualifications, 2) a complete resume or curriculum vitae, and 3) contact information for 3 professional references. 

Mount Holyoke College is a women’s college that is gender diverse. The College is committed to providing equal access and opportunity in employment and education to all employees and students. In compliance with state and federal law, Mount Holyoke College does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, genetic information, sex, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, ancestry, veteran or military status, or any other legally protected status under federal, state or local law. The College does not discriminate on the basis of gender in the recruitment and admission of students to its graduate program.

Mount Holyoke College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

Organization

Mount Holyoke College is a highly selective liberal arts institution with a long tradition of educating women for active engagement in the world. A diverse community of approximately 2000 students (13% international, 17% U.S. women of color), the College is committed to the creation of a powerful learning environment which seamlessly links the curricular and co-curricular dimensions of campus life in a way that affirms identity, builds community and prepares women for leadership in a pluralistic world.mount_holyoke_college1.jpg

Mount Holyoke is located in the beautiful Pioneer Valley in Western Massachusetts. The College, which has just completed the third year of an ambitious six-year strategic plan, is committed to educating a diverse community of women at the highest level of academic excellence and to fostering the alliance of liberal arts education with purposeful engagement in the world. Mount Holyoke is in a particularly strong position having received the highest numbers of applications in its history. Mount Holyoke is a member of the Five College Consortium (along with Amherst, Hampshire, and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst).

mount_holyoke_college2.jpgAs the first of the Seven Sisters—the female equivalent of the once predominantly male Ivy League—Mount Holyoke established higher education for women as a serious endeavor. Our long, distinguished history of educating leaders arises from a powerful combination of:

  • academic excellence in a global learning environment
  • a tight-knit, diverse, and international community
  • a worldwide network of alumnae
  • the conviction that women can and should make a difference in the world.

Reputation
Mount Holyoke College is one of the nation's best institutions for undergraduate education, according to The Princeton Review Guide's 2010 edition of its annual guidebook, The Best 371 Colleges. Mount Holyoke rates highly in a number of categories, among them "best classroom experience" (#6), "best college library" (#12), and "dorms like palaces" (#13).

Students
Our 2,200 students hail from 48 states and nearly 70 countries. One in three students is an international citizen or African American, Asian American, Latina, Native American, or multiracial. Sixty-two percent of incoming first-year students were in the top 10 percent of their high school classes.

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Majors

  • 49 departmental and interdepartmental majors
  • Option to design your own major
  • 33 percent of all majors are interdisciplinary
  • Majors of current MHC students: humanities, 32 percent; social sciences, 42 percent; natural and applied sciences, 26 percent

Class Size

  • 15 percent of classes have 10 or fewer students
  • 64 percent have 20 or fewer
  • 82 percent have 25 or fewer

Student-to-Faculty Ratio
9 to 1

After College
Six months after graduation, 86 percent of the class of 2008 were working or in school. Of those students, 16 percent were attending graduate/professional schools of their choice. Typically, 75 percent of MHC graduates enroll in graduate/professional school within ten years.

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