[CAUT] Louisiana State SOM Position

[David Doremus]

I've talked to LSU in the past, they have had a habit of burning out 
technicians with too many pianos and too little time. Its a good sign 
that they are adding another person to the staff. No way could I work 
for anyone else after so much time on my own. Crawfish and other things 
make the humidity bearable :->

--Dave
New Orleans (Tulane, but an LSU fan)

Scott E. Thile wrote:
> Thanks for digging that out, Dave. I tried and failed....
> That's significantly better than I guessed. I wonder if the Senior 
> Technician position would be the same classification or if it's 
> higher? Hmm... I kind of like crawfish, but not humidity. Oh, that's 
> right, I'm also happy here, and the Senior tech position is not open 
> anyway ;) I think I'd have a heck of a time working under another 
> tech. It's been nearly 30 years since I did that!
> Scott
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     *From:* caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] *On
>     Behalf Of *Porritt, David
>     *Sent:* Friday, June 13, 2008 12:46 PM
>     *To:* College and University Technicians
>     *Subject:* Re: [CAUT] Louisiana State SOM Position
>
>     Jim:
>
>     I just looked at the LSU web site and dug down to the HR
>     department, job classifications, compensation and they are listing
>     this as a Research Specialist 2 position and the salary range is
>     $41,547 minimum, 51,934 mid-point, and 62,321 maximum. I’m not
>     interested in the job, but like you, I was curious.
>
>     dave
>
>     David M. Porritt, RPT
>
>     dporritt at smu.edu
>
>     *From:* caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] *On
>     Behalf Of *Jim Busby
>     *Sent:* Friday, June 13, 2008 12:30 PM
>     *To:* College and University Technicians
>     *Subject:* Re: [CAUT] Louisiana State SOM Position
>
>     Scott,
>
>     What so you think the salary might be? I know, it depends…
>
>     Seems like all these full time CAUT jobs are around 50K give or
>     take 5K or so. I know there’s no way to know that info, but Jeff’s
>     post really got me to thinking. What should a fulltime CAUT make?
>     What do other “professionals” who do high level service type jobs
>     make? Seems like a lot of openings lately.
>
>     Jim Busby
>
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>     *From:* caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] *On
>     Behalf Of *Scott E. Thile
>     *Sent:* Friday, June 13, 2008 10:29 AM
>     *To:* 'College and University Technicians'
>     *Subject:* [CAUT] Louisiana State SOM Position
>
>     Scott, would you please post this add on the CAUT website?Bradley
>
>     Hello Folks,
>
>     This just in, I assume for the website, but thought I would send
>     it to the list as well.
>
>     All the best, Scott
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     *From:* Bradley M. Snook [mailto:email at bradleysnook.com]
>     *Sent:* Friday, June 13, 2008 8:31 AM
>     *To:* scott.thile at murraystate.edu
>     *Subject:* RESEARCH SPECIALIST 2
>
>         *_RESEARCH SPECIALIST 2_*
>
>         (Piano Technician)
>
>         LSU School of Music
>
>         The LSU School of Music serves over 450 music majors with
>         approximately 50 faculty and 75 graduate assistants. It
>         sponsors nearly 300 recitals, concerts, operas, and lectures
>         each academic year. Degrees offered include the Ph.D. (with
>         concentrations in composition, music education, musicology,
>         and music theory), D.M.A. (concentrations in choral
>         conducting, performance, wind conducting), M.M., B.M., B.M.E.,
>         and B.A. (Liberal Arts).
>
>         LSU has an enrollment of over 28,000 students and is located
>         in Baton Rouge, the state capital of Louisiana and a city with
>         a metropolitan area population of approximately 500,000. The
>         city supports a symphony orchestra, a ballet company, and a
>         professional theatre.
>
>         *Required Qualifications: *Bachelor's degree OR equivalent
>         combination of professional level experience. *Additional
>         Qualifications Desired: *Certificate from a certified piano
>         technicians’ training program and substantial experience as a
>         piano technician in a college/university setting.
>         *Responsibilities: *tunes, regulates, voices, and repairs the
>         School of Music piano inventory under the direction of the
>         senior piano technician. Salary is commensurate with
>         qualifications. Anticipated hire date is August 2008, or by
>         mutual agreement. An offer of employment is contingent on a
>         satisfactory pre-employment background check. Application
>         deadline is June 27, 2008 or until a candidate is selected.
>         Candidates should submit a letter of application, a curriculum
>         vitae (including e-mail address), and names with contact
>         information for three references:
>
>         Dr. Sara Lynn Baird, Interim Dean
>
>         College of Music & Dramatic Arts
>
>         Attn: Search, Ref: Piano Technician
>
>         Louisiana State University
>
>         Ref: Log #1158
>
>         Baton Rouge, LA 70803-2504
>
>         Phone: (225) 578-3261 FAX: (225) 578-2562
>
>         E-mail: sbaird at lsu.edu <mailto:sbaird at lsu.edu>
>
>         *LSU IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/EQUAL ACCESS EMPLOYER*
>