College Laboratory Technicians
are professional members of the non-teaching instructional staff at
CUNY. Full-time CLT appointments (except for appointments to Substitute
CLT titles) are tenure track positions under the New York State
Education Law. For CLTs, tenure provides the same rights, privileges and
responsibilities as it does for instructional staff members in the
professorial titles at CUNY. Most CLTs have bachelor degrees, many have
masters and some have PhDs. Many come to CUNY with years of experience
in their field of expertise.
The duties of College Laboratory
Technicians are generally described in the CUNY Bylaws as performing
laboratory functions and other technical duties of a highly skilled
nature. CLTs provide lecture support in the form of set-ups of equipment
and demonstrations and laboratory support for experiments and for
research. At higher levels in the CLT series duties may include
supervisory functions and more complex technical functions in
laboratories and other technical areas.
College Laboratory Technicians service
a multitude of scientific and technological areas at CUNY such as
Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Nursing, Hematology, TV/Radio,
Audio/Visual, Electronics, Geology, Computers, Art, Language Arts,
Performing Arts, X-ray Technology and others. CLTs provide professional
service at all CUNY campuses including the Graduate Center and Central
Office. The main objective is to work in partnership with teaching
faculty and other staff members to provide the highest level of
technological support for the education of students and for research. In
essence, “CUNY’s science and technology are in our hands!”