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The Department of Geography and Earth Sciences of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte is seeking a full-time, 12-month laboratory technician to manage and operate the department’s geoscience laboratories and equipment. The department currently has a Thermo Electron X-Series quadrupole ICP-MS, a Dionex DX 500 IC system, a Shimadzu TOC-V Total Carbon/Total Nitrogen Analyzer, a SEM Gas Chromatograph, a Los Gatos Research Liquid Water Isotope Analyzer, a Jordan Valley EX-3600 XRF, a CEM MARS-5 Microwave Digestion System, a Rigaku Miniflex+ XRD, a SediGraph particle-size measurement system and assorted hydrologic, geophysical and meteorological field equipment to support Earth Sciences Research. This equipment is housed in over 1750 square feet of laboratory space.
The primary responsibilities of the laboratory manager will include: 1) oversight and administration of day-to-day activities such as maintenance, troubleshooting, upkeep, and scheduling, 2) laboratory method development and quality control assurance, 3) participation with faculty and students in laboratory-related research projects in order for the facility to efficiently produce high quality data, 4) outreach to make the instruments’ capabilities known to and accessibleto a wide range of users inside and outside of the department, including students, other departments, universities, and private firms, and 5) engagement in and securing of paid contract work for the lab from university and external sources to support the facility. The department offers B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, and the laboratory manager will be the primary contact for students conducting laboratory research.
The candidate will have at least a B.S. degree in the geosciences, chemistry, or related field, and appropriate experience managing a multi-instrument laboratory. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Please send a letter describing your laboratory experience and career goals, resume, and a list of three references (including telephone numbers) to: Dr. John Bender/Teresa Cleveland, Dept. of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, 28223.
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