Technical Director of Foundation
Salary: $75,000.00 - $82,500.00 Annually
Location: NY, NY
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 202400201
Department: Foundation
Closing:
About PrattPratt Institute provides the creative leaders of tomorrow the professional knowledge and experience to make a better world. A world-class and internationally ranked college with programs in art, design, architecture, liberal arts and sciences, and information studies, Pratt offers nearly 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The Institute's impact expands beyond its 25-acre residential campus in Brooklyn to cutting-edge facilities throughout the borough, a landmark building and public gallery in Manhattan, as well as an extension campus, Pratt Munson College of Art and Design in Utica, New York. On Governors Island, Pratt is a core partner on the Stony Brook University team selected to develop the New York Climate Exchange, a research and educational hub poised to establish New York City as the global leader for the most pressing issue of our time: climate change. Another extension of Pratt's campus is the Research Yard, a 20,000-square-foot facility that brings together the research activities of Pratt Institute under one roof in the Brooklyn Navy Yard (BNY). Description
Under the direction of the Chairperson of the Foundation department and with latitude for independent judgment, the Technical Director of Foundation supports the efforts of the department by providing safe, efficient, and well-maintained facilities, including managing a staff of three to four Foundation technicians. The Foundation Technical Director oversees purchasing and sourcing of equipment and materials for the Foundation classrooms, labs and shops to ensure the smooth operation of classes for 600+ students and 80+ adjunct and full-time faculty. Examples of Duties
- Manages 3-4 Foundation technicians; ensures that technicians train students and faculty on the proper use of equipment. Approves technical staff spending via purchase orders.
- Supervises the management of 40+ undergraduate and graduate students for student and graduate assistantship positions in Foundation's labs and shops. Works with technicians to hire, create department schedules, approve timesheets, and manage timesheet issues on the student employment website.
- Manages, with support of technicians, the Foundations Lab collection, materials, objects, books, teaching tools, and item check-out library.
- Manages, with technicians, work-study students, and GAs, the maintenance of living organisms in the Foundations Lab (plants, fish, etc.).
- Collaborates with Chair, Foundation staff, and faculty on student exhibitions, in-person workshops, and lab tours.
- Manages, with Chair, capital requests; departmental oversight of furniture and equipment upgrades, with special attention to classroom spaces, and the Foundations Lab. Liaises with facilities, faculty, and staff, on departmental capital projects, keeping in mind the needs of the department as a whole to support operations for students and faculty. Maintains annual facilities conditions assessment reporting.
- Manages Foundation Department workshops and classrooms and technical staff oversight of Foundations Lab, woodshop, plaster shop, tool libraries, and gallery spaces, including 19 classrooms, 5 storage spaces, 2 faculty lounges, 5 faculty offices and common areas.
- Manages the Immersion Lab, the Littlest Print Shop, and the BioLab; Foundation initiatives to broaden the scope of technical / material making for students.
- Works collaboratively with IT and Foundations Media Lab staff on systems for TEC c