Job description
The University of Iowa Materials Analysis, Testing, and Fabrication (MATFab) Facility is an Office of the Vice President for Research core resource, offering a wide array of instrumentation to research investigators.
The MATFab Facility is seeking a Core Facility Research Specialist to: Support Combustion Elemental Analysis (EA), BET measurements, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and manage chemical training and safety for fabrication processing
Position Status: P&S, 60%, Part-Time, with Benefits
For a detailed job description, please email your request to vpr-talent@uiowa.edu
About the MATFab Facility
The Materials Analysis, Testing, and Fabrication (MATFab) Facility brings together cutting-edge instruments for the physical sciences and engineering into one convenient location on campus. The MATFab facility houses instrumentation for chemical and elemental analysis, imaging, metrology, and micro and nanofabrication. Chemical and elemental analysis gives information about the composition of materials, while imaging capabilities allow us to, in some cases, map elemental and chemical composition spatially. Our fabrication facility is housed in 1500 square feet of clean room space and has deposition and etching tools for building small structures at the micro and nanoscale, with applications in LEDs, semiconductors, microfluidics, and more. Our imaging and metrology equipment allow detailed characterization of the properties engineered into these materials.
The MATFab facility is staffed by professional scientists with backgrounds in chemistry, engineering, geoscience, and physical sciences that allow us to meet research needs across many disciplines. The facility is housed on the ground level of IATL in the following rooms: 170, 172, 174, and 198. For more information, or to contact a staff member, please visit our Contact Us page.
Qualifications:
Education or Equivalency Required
A M.S. degree in Chemistry or related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required.
Required Qualifications
- At least two years of chemical analysis instrumentation experience.
- Prior experience with maintenance and repair of research instrumentation for physical sciences and engineering applications.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to work independently in a position of increasing responsibility.
Desirable Qualifications
- PhD in a scientific field.
- Post-degree professional experience of at least one year after the completion of the doctoral degree.
- Experience with BET and EA methods for materials characterization and fabrication.
Position and Application Details and Instructions:
Upload the following required documents and mark them as a “Relevant File” to the submission:
- Cover Letter
- Resume
Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended. Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.
Contact: VPR Talent (vpr-talent@uiowa.edu)
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