Nature of the Work & Responsibilities
NATURE OF THE WORK:
The principal and customary work of the employee in this employment class consists in assisting the teaching personnel in the general maintenance and open studio in printmaking.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Open Studio
- Supervise students cleaning screens
- Assist students to expose and develop screens
- Assist students printing silkscreen projects
- Assist and supervise students working on intaglio projects, including printing on the etching press
Classroom
- Assist students following teacher in-class technical demonstrations
General Maintenance
- Monitor inventory
- Verify baumé for Ferric Chloride and adjust if needed
- Prepare neutralizer bath for acid room
- Prepare aquatint formula as needed
- Keep MSDS binder up to date
- Cut newsprint (as needed)
- Verify and refill silkscreen chemistry (as needed)
- Fill solution bottles (as needed)
- Tidy and clean all areas (weekly)
- Other related tasks
End of semester maintenance
- Clean and replace filters on airbrush unit
- Clean silkscreens students neglected
- Maintenance of etching presses
- Maintenance of exposure units and other equipment/tools
Qualifications & Conditions
QUALIFICATIONS:
To have a secondary school diploma (DES) or a diploma or an attestation of studies which is recognized as equivalent by the competent authority.
CONDITIONS:
- Required printmaking knowledge
- Intaglio: Copper
- Acid: Ferric Chloride
- Spray aquatint (Zea Mays formula)
- Grounds: BIG (Baldwin Ink Ground) – cleaned with Soy Solve
- Inks: Water-based (Caligo) – cleaned with water
- Photo-based intaglio and pre-press
- Silkscreen Inks: Water-based – cleaned with Bioscreen, Emulsion: Ulano, Screen: 225 mesh
- Films: laser on vellum (Inkjet on Pictorico)
- Intermediate English & French language skills (testing may be required)
- Knowledge of EPSON printer, Piezography, Direct to Plate (would be considered an asset)
Additional Job Application Details
Include a cover letter with your application addressed to Laura Smith.
Please note that internal applicants within this category of employment have priority for all positions. We thank all applicants for their interest in Dawson College, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Dawson College adheres to an equal access employment program and, as such, encourages women, Indigenous peoples, visible and ethnic minorities, and persons with disabilities to apply. The College is dedicated to providing reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities and encourages candidates to self-identify during the application process.
