Director of Earth and Space Sciences Laboratory (SL5)
This title is in the unclassified service and in the SUNY Professional Services Negotiating Unit. This title is in Appendix A of the SUNY Policies of the Board of Trustees and, as a consequence, incumbents serving in this title are not eligible for permanent appointment (tenure), but, instead receive five year renewable term appointments.
Director of Earth and Space Sciences Laboratory:
- Administers instructional and research laboratories and facilities in conjunction with a program or department in the sciences.
- Does related work as required.
- Assists the Department Chairman in planning for the most effective utilization of available laboratory space and in the creation of specialized shops and utility services;
- prepares studies concerning planned space utilization based upon student enrollments, equipment, staffing, and security;
- provides laboratories, classrooms, and offices with necessary supplies, equipment, furnishings, and services;
- initiates orders for and supervises the installation of new equipment;
- institutes acquisition procedures to assure the availability of supplies as needed;
- establishes inventories of expendable supplies;
- prepares capital equipment lists and facilities programs.
- Is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate standards of safety and security in all research and instructional facilities;
- conducts periodic inspections to determine any conditions which require corrective action, repair, and maintenance;
- investigates and reports to the appropriate campus service all defects, failures, and malfunctions;
- supervises technical and support staff in the use of laboratories for research and instructional purposes;
- may conduct individual research projects and instruct in undergraduate and graduate courses and laboratories.
Preferred Qualifications:
A Bachelor's degree and a minimum of two years of experience in the administration of laboratory facilities in an academic or research institution. Although not required, the master's or doctoral degree is desirable.