Location: Farmingdale, NY Category: Professional Entry-Level Posted On: Wed Jul 24 2024 Job Description:

Farmingdale State College invites applications for an Instructional Support Associate in the Department of Architecture and Construction Management.

INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES:

The Instructional Support Associate supports instructional and laboratory activities within the department. Responsibilities include:

• Assisting students and faculty in various laboratory spaces including surveying, materials lab, computer lab, and drafting rooms.

• Purchasing materials and equipment for lab courses such as drafting with large format plotting, surveying, engineering materials for lower division material courses, and modelmaking with 3-D printers.

• Setting up, maintaining, and organizing equipment, materials, and storerooms for field work, model making, and experiments.

• Conducting, developing, or supervising modelmaking and experiments, ensuring quality control of materials used in 3-D printing.

• Providing guidance and instruction on equipment usage, materials handling, and recording laboratory exercises or compiling 3-D printer files.

• Coordinating logistics for final presentation displays during preliminary and final presentations.

ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES:

In addition to instructional support, the associate will assist the department chair with various administrative tasks, including:

• Class scheduling, book orders, and preparation of accreditation materials.

• Providing student advisement.

• Assisting with departmental budget preparation and tracking.

• Preparing and monitoring work orders related to classroom and laboratory operations.

• Coordinating software purchase and installation in collaboration with academic information technology staff.

• Supervising college work-study students and/or student assistants as needed.

The college particularly welcomes candidates with knowledge, skills and abilities that include:

• Commitment to diversity and university initiatives supportive of diversity and inclusion.

• Interest in participating in student-centered service activities.

• Desire to apply expertise in promoting civic engagement with the College's many community partners.

  Job Requirements:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• An earned Bachelor of Science or a Bachelor of Technology degree in a related field to department programs.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Aptitude and attitude for learning new processes and use them effectively on the job.

• Capability of lifting weight (medium) and outdoor physical supporting work.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• College-level construction instructional support technician experience or experience in a certified construction material testing department or organization.

• Experience using software for drafting, 3-D printing, estimating, and/or construction management platforms used in routine project management.

• One year of experience supporting laboratory activities in the technical area either in industry or academia.

• Graduate of Farmingdale State College.

  Additional Information:

This is a full-time UUP position.

• For the first 10 working days, beginning Wednesday, July 24, 2024, and ending Tuesday, August 6, 2024, applications will be limited to UUP Farmingdale.

• CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: Open Until Filled

• SALARY: $50,000 + $3,400 in downstate location pay = $53,400 Total Compensation.

The State University of New York offers excellent fringe benefits including health insurance options and retirement plans.

Click here for New York State Benefits Summary (https://www.suny.edu/media/suny/content-assets/documents/benefits/benefit-summaries/FTUUPbenefitsummary-June-2024.pdf)

Visit our Why Work at FSC (https://www.farmingdale.edu/human-resources/why-work-at-farmingdale.shtml) page to learn more about FSC and the total rewards we offer.

VISA SPONSORSHIP IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS POSITION

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http://www.farmingdale.edu/consumer-information/index.shtml

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Farmingdale State College's commitment to inclusive excellence is an important part of our mission of public education and our culture. At Farmingdale State College, we continue to work on building a community that supports freedom, mutual respect, and civility. We seek others who support these values of diversity and inclusiveness and candidates of all diverse backgrounds who wish to participate in our cultural aspirations are welcome and encouraged to apply.

The College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status or any other legally protected status.

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