Wanted: Student Technicians for

Duke Technical Services

About the Department:

Technical Services fills a variety of campus support roles, mainly in the realm of special event support. As you might guess from the name, most of our support is of a technical nature, ranging from the relatively mundane setting up of audiovisual equipment for classes to arranging for and setting up (with the help of OIT and several other Duke depts.) 30' wide video projection for Duke Basketball's frequent trips to the Final Four.

More common support of sporting events involves setting up and maintaining the sound system and scoreboards in Cameron Indoor and Wallace Wade stadiums for football, volleyball, wrestling, and men's and women' s basketball.. (Those front row seats for Basketball are nice, but not being able to cheer is really difficult). Our support of sporting events also includes field hockey, soccer, swimming, and several other sports activities.

We also do sound reinforcement for bands, mics on the quad, conference support, major musical touring groups ......

Work Study is welcome, but not required.
Although we are a technically oriented department, we don't require any experience.

We will train you!

We essentially have 2 types of work schedules


Regular Schedules Some people prefer to have a set schedule so they can more efficiently budget their time. For them we offer regular weekly time slots. We strongly urge new employees to sign up for a regular time slot - it's a good way to learn about the department, making you more valuable for the non-scheduled work which comes up.	Sign up for Specific Jobs Since so much of our work is event-driven (read "unpredictable"), we have a lot of need for technicians to work specific events at various (and frequently odd) times. We will advise you of these events by sending out email, posting them on the bulletin board outside our office, or on occasion calling you and asking you if you can work. Many people find the "random scheduling" aspect of the job appealing, being able to work a lot on light weeks, and declining work when you have 2 papers due and a midterm coming up


You can, of course, work a regular shift and sign up for as much additional work (up to 19.9 hrs/week) as you wish.

Other parts of Event Management are involved in the many aspects of theater production, video production, and conference planning. By being part of Technical Services, you may also have opportunities to work with Theater Operations, Recording Studio, or Conferences Services.

For most people the starting pay rate is $7.50/hr. Most of our technicians get raises to Tech I ($8.00/hr.) after completing a semester of working for us. After that, achieving the two remaining pay levels Tech II ($8.50) and the prestigious and vaunted Senior. Tech $(9.00) is a matter of ability, experience, and dedication. These base rates are usually increased each summer.

If you're interested in working with us or to get more information, call (660-1732) or email the supervisor of student technicians, Mark Kitchens. You can also just drop by (see directions below), but realize that there is a good chance we might all be out when you come by. If you're pretty sure you'd like to work with us, bring the required paperwork when you come by.

To Get Hired:

If you are currently on a Duke department payroll or have been in the past month, you will need to have that department fax a copy of your Confirmation/Employee Data Sheet to our business office at 660-1719. Please have them put "Technical Services" on the sheet and indicate whether you will continue to work for your current Duke employer in addition to working for Technical Services. If you have not been on a Duke payroll in the past month, see paperwork requirements below.

Federal regulations require that you fill out an I-9 form to prove your right to work in the US. If you are a US citizen, the most common documents to use are a legitimate photo ID and a Soc. Security Card. If you have any questions about other alternatives, please see the last page of the I-9 form or ask.
Regretfully, getting paid usually means paying taxes, so you will need to fill out Fed Tax W4 and NC 4 forms for tax withholding.
You will need to provide direct-deposit information in order to be paid.
If you have a driver's license and wish to drive during the course of your work with us (which will greatly increase the amount that you can work), we will need to make a photo copy of your license (note that the license will also meet the requirements of the I-9 photo ID mentioned above).
If you have work-study, we will need those papers as well.

If you wish to get on our payroll, you need to meet with Elaina Cheek our payroll clerk. If you have not already gotten the documents mentioned above, she will have the forms to be filled out (Note that you still will need to bring I-9 documentation, driver's license, and work study papers). Her phone number is (660-1773) and she is located at 042A Bryan Center. You might want to call to make sure that she will be there. If you have any questions, call (or email one of us by clicking on the appropriate link [above or below])

Directions to Our Offices

To get to our offices in the Bryan University Center (not to be confused with the Bryan Research Bldg.):

If Driving:
    From Erwin Rd, turn on to Towerview (road continues on other side of Erwin as Morreene Rd), head SE to the intersection of Towerview and Science Drive and turn left ....

    From Duke University road, turn on to Towerview, go around the traffic circle (if you're from the South), the rotary (if you're from the NE) or the roundabout (if you're from the UK) , continue past tennis courts,   Cameron Indoor Stadium, and the Terry Sanford Inst. of Public Policy on your left. Don't look at the Sanford bldg. too closely as you should be getting in the right lane at the intersection of Towerview and Science Drive and should turn right....

    The intersection of Towerview and Science Drive has the Gross Chemistry bldg on one corner, the law school on one corner, the Terry Sanford Inst. of Public Policy and (so far) woods on the 4th corner. Head northeast with the chemistry bldg on your left and notice the camel on the left at the bottom of the hill.

          If picking up or returning equipment and we have asked to you meet us at our loading dock or back door then, once again, don't look too closely at the camel as you will be taking a right turn just after the camel and just before Bryan Center parking deck (AKA PG IV). Just past the (card access only) back entrance to the parking deck will be our 2 bay loading dock (which we share with the Theaters) with a pedestrian door to the left of the bays. Just past the loading dock is the end of the drive (approximately N36° 00.051' W78° 56.490' for the GPS inclined) and just past that is our back door. Note that this is a fire lane and our back door is usually locked, so it is inadvisable to come here unless we have made plans to meet you.

          If coming to talk with us or pick-up or return small equipment, continue on Science Drive just past the parking deck and take a right into the Bryan Center parking lot. Park in the lot or in the deck. Come in the door off of the circle, past the information desk and bear to your right to find the elevator. Then pick up the directions below.

If walking from main campus: Take the elevator at the end of the bldg. opposite the Student Plaza (formerly known as the Bryan Center walkway). Go down to the 1st floor. Go through the wooden door in front of you when the elevator opens, take the 3rd door on the left, go up a stairway and go through the door at the top. Take a left and you're in the business office area. If instead of an immediate left, you go forward, Selden Smith is the first door on the left, Mark Kitchens is the second door on the left, and Tom Whiteside is the second door on the right.