Instructional Laboratory Technician III - Physics

Equity and Diversity

The District is strongly committed to achieving staff diversity and the principles of equal opportunity employment. The District encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, marital status, disability, or sexual orientation in any of its policies, procedures or practices. In fact, the college encourages applications from all segments of qualified people.

This position will close on January 16th, 2026 at 11:59 PM (or when 150 applications are received, whichever occurs sooner).

Cerritos College is ranked 14th among the top 100 schools with the highest Hispanic enrollment in the United States by the United States Department of Education. Cerritos College serves as a comprehensive community college for southeastern Los Angeles County. Communities within the college's district include Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, La Mirada, Norwalk, and portions of Bell Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Santa Fe Springs and South Gate.

Cerritos College offers degrees and certificates in more than 180 areas of study in nine divisions. Enrollment currently averages 20,000 students. Visit Cerritos College online at http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..edu

The Division of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics (SEM) is committed to promoting equity, providing service excellence, and ensuring student success as we guide students in investigating and understanding the world in which we live. The Division offers degree programs, certificates, and courses in a variety of disciplines across six departments-biology; chemistry; computer and information sciences; earth sciences; mathematics; and physics, astronomy, and engineering.

The Division's rigorous programs of study prepare students to seamlessly transfer into a four-year course of study or to successfully start a career in the workforce. Programs and courses are offered in a variety of formats, including traditional on-campus, hybrid, and fully online sections. In addition to courses at our main campus in Norwalk, we offer classes at multiple educational sites in the area.

The SEM Division provides effective, experiential learning environments in the sciences, engineering, and mathematics at the highest standards by using the latest technology in our state-of-the-art laboratories and learning spaces. The Physics, Astronomy, and Engineering Department staff and faculty are committed to promoting all aspects of student learning and success through lecture and laboratory courses. The Department believes that an effective department is one that: (1) provides instruction that enables high rates of retention and student success;

(2) creates new curriculum that is relevant to its students; (3) actively supports and promotes majors in Physics, Astronomy, and Engineering; (4) provides creative and engaging experiences, both in a traditional classroom setting and in the laboratory; (5) fosters collaboration among staff, part-time, and full-time faculty and (6) is connected to the greater campus community.

Performs technical duties to assist in the operation and maintenance of instructional laboratories for Physics and related sciences. Sets up, demonstrates, oversees, and designs, tests, or simulation situations to support learning in compliance with student lab requirements.

The Instructional Lab Technician III supports scheduled classroom labs and walk-in learning labs. The Instructional Lab Technician III requires the ability to perform advanced classroom demonstrations that involve simulations, experiments, and reactions, as well as support all levels of coursework in the assigned majors.

• Coordinates with faculty to establish optimal laboratory schedules and supply needs, thus enabling timely preparation. Prioritizes lab preparation orders.
• Sets up, tests, demonstrates, and maintains demonstrations and experiments used in classrooms and laboratories. Works with faculty to design, construct, modify or rebuild equipment, modules, and experiments to assist in the…