Professional and Teaching Faculty
Positions are normally filled through nation-wide recruitment efforts. Positions are advertised in local and regional newspapers as well as the Chronicle of Higher Education and various appropriate trades and professional periodicals.
Clerical
Positions are filled by candidates who have passed a Civil Service exam.
Keyboard Specialist tests are given about every six months in Albany or Amsterdam. Contact Job Service (518) 234-4339 (Monday through Thursday 9:00 a.m. to noon) or SUNY Office of Human Resources every few months to see when exams are scheduled.
Clerk, Mail and Supply Clerk, and Calculations Clerk tests are given in Albany or Amsterdam every two to three years. Write or call Civil Service (518) 457-6216, Job Service (518) 234-4339 or SUNY Office of Human Resources every few months to see when exams are scheduled. Civil Service website: www.cs.state.ny.us
Maintenance
Maintenance jobs do not require an exam. Most employees start out as Cleaners and work up through promotion to jobs in the trades, grounds, and power plant. Applications may be obtained in the Office of Human Resources, Knapp Hall, Room 211.
Food Service
The Faculty Student Association is a separate corporation on the college campus which operates the dining services, College Bookstore and the college recreation area. Positions available may include professional, clerical, dining services, sales, cashiers, and maintenance, some of which are nine-month jobs. Applications may be obtained from the Faculty Student Association Office, Prentice Hall, Room 106 or from the Director of Dining Services, Champlin Hall, Room 111.