Job Details
Type: Full Time
Post Date: 30+ days ago
Industry: Other
Job Description
General:
Act as first point of contact for the Arts Workshop at NYUAD
Manage day to day operations of the shop
Maintain and improve the Scene Shop across all of its disciplines and capabilities
Cultivate an environment of collaboration, shop etiquette, and safety
Assist university stakeholders in the completion of projects related to the scope of work of the Arts Workshop
Hire and supervise Student Assistants to help with day-to-day operations
Technical:
Manage and maintain all shop equipment and related accessories and consumables, perform light equipment repairs and coordinate heavy repairs
Perform safety inspections of tools and equipment on a regular basis
Monitor tool and equipment usage to ensure proper technique and safe use
Calibrate equipment to meet high professional standards, ensuring prompt and proper repair of equipment when needed
Sourcing and purchasing tools and raw materials from local and international vendors
Design and fabricate projects for stakeholders across the university
Academic:
Act as an integral member of the academic support team for the Arts programs and The MFA in Art and Media.
Support the annual fall production of the Theater program
Academically support classes through training workshops and student consultations
When appropriate, offer supplemental workshops on shop safety, tool use, fabrication processes or other topics that may interest students and the NYUAD community at large
More broadly, support all educational needs of the Arts and Humanities facilities and faculty
Operational:
Coordinate space use between departments to accommodate class and research activities
Supervise student assistants and other technicians
Maintain a clean and highly functional workshop
Asset management and inventory recording
Liaise with Arts leadership on shop workflow and policy
Act as liaison between different stakeholders, such as faculty, Arts leadership, researchers, Arts Center production staff and other arts instructors
Actively promote wider access to and exploitation of the shop facilities
NYU Abu Dhabi is a degree-granting research university with a fully integrated liberal arts and science undergraduate program in the Arts, Sciences, Social Sciences, Humanities, and Engineering. NYU Abu Dhabi, NYU New York, and NYU Shanghai, form the backbone of NYU’s global network university, an interconnected network of portal campuses and academic centers across six continents that enable seamless international mobility of students and faculty in their pursuit of academic and scholarly activity. This global university represents a transformative shift in higher education, one in which the intellectual and creative endeavors of academia are shaped and examined through an international and multicultural perspective. As a major intellectual hub at the crossroads of the Arab world, NYUAD serves as a center for scholarly thought, advanced research, knowledge creation, and sharing, through its academic, research, and creative activities.
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