Serves as working manager of the Chemistry Instrument Support Group (CISG) in the Department of Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences; collaborates with the Department Chair and Manager on special projects as needed.

Summary of Duties

Manages CISG operation:  manages accounts; monitors project workloads; trains technical staff with regard to appropriate methods and procedures; supervises staff, establishing expectations, setting goals and evaluating performance; prepares budgets and reports.

Consults with faculty and other researchers on all aspects of experiment design, instrumentation and instrument acquisition for research and instruction; initiates designs and fabricates new instruments for chemical research projects, including construction of DC to microwave frequency range, interfacing of analog and digital devices to computer systems, and evaluation of electro-mechanical devices, sensors, and transducers.

Responsible for the development of procedures and protocols for maintenance and calibration of scientific instruments such as optical spectrometers, surface spectrometers, mass spectrometers, lasers, laboratory computers, chromatographs, and general electronic test equipment.

Provides expertise in electrical safety and participates in department and university safety education;

maintains professional competence through literature, training courses and attendance of technical meetings such as the Pittsburgh Conference; performs other related duties as needed.

Minimum Education

             Required

                        Functional knowledge of analog and digital electronics, laboratory computers, electrochemistry, and laboratory instrumentation.

            Desired

                        Ability to perform programming in instrument control or graphical control computer languages, such as LabView.

Experience:

            Required

                        Extensive experience in a physical science research capacity is required.  Experience in a progressively responsible administrative capacity is preferred.  Experience with chemical instrumentation utilizing computer control and data acquisition.

            Desired

                        Ability to work cooperatively and provide instruction and mentoring.