Job Description

Department: Chemistry

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Michigan Technological University is an Equal Opportunity Educational Institution/Equal Opportunity Employer that provides equal opportunity for all, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.  

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Job Description Summary

The mission of the Research Associate through the Chemical Advanced Resolution Methods Laboratory shared facility is to serve as an enabling resource for research and development programs at Michigan Tech. We aim to develop novel instrumental capabilities for environmental and biological complex mixtures with a newly acquired Thermo Scientific Orbitrap Elite Mass Spectrometer (high resolution Orbitrap Elite MS) and a Dionex UltiMate 3000 two-dimensional liquid chromatograph (2d LC). Responsible for management and operation of the 2d-LC and high resolution Orbitrap Elite MS and associated equipment to benefit users from multiple disciplines across campus and external.

1. Stimulate the application of advanced chromatography and mass spectrometry methods to the research programs at Michigan Tech and for external users
2. Provide expertise in advanced mass spectrometry methods and operation of an Orbitrap Elite, UltiMate3000 LC System, LC/MS, GC/MS, and ICP/MS. Collaborate with university researchers and guide them in preparing and analyzing their samples
3. Instrument maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair
4. Analytical method development for researchers with various project goals
5. Assistance with data analysis for various projects
6. Teaching students and researchers about how to go about data analysis for various projects
7. Assisting PI's with proposal planning and writing (acting as Co-PI and/or Senior Personnel on multiple projects)
8. Providing information for publications that result from work in the lab (including editing and proof-reading in some cases)
9. Ordering supplies
10. Keeping track of the budget
11. Reallocating funds from users to the instrument accounts
12. Applying for instrumental use fees yearly
13. Assisting in writing yearly update reports and funding asks from the core facility budget.
14. Commit to learning about continuous improvement strategies and applying them to everyday work. Actively engage in University continuous improvement initiatives.
15. Apply safety-related knowledge, skills, and practices to everyday work.

• PhD in Chemistry or closely related field

• 3 Years of laboratory research experience

• working knowledge of mass spectrometry and chromatography principles and enthusiasm for multidisciplinary applications of the instrumental techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively across cultural boundaries and work harmoniously with diverse groups of students, faculty, and staff.
• Demonstrated commitment to contribute to a safe work environment.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

Every employee at Michigan Technological University will receive the following 4 required trainings; additional training may be required by the department.

Required University Training:

• Employee Safety Overview

• Anti-Harassment, Discrimination, Retaliation Training

• Annual Data Security Training 

• Annual Title IX Training

Background Check:

Offers of employment are contingent upon and not considered finalized until the required background check has been performed and the results received and assessed.

Other Conditions of Employment:

The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring eligibility for employment in the United States on or before the effective date of the appointment. Visa sponsorship is unavailable at this time. This is not an E-Verified Position.

1.0

Exempt

12 months

Shift

$50,000

Department Chair

Internal and External

No

Special Instructions to Applicants (if applicable)

Additional Information

Required Education, Certifications, Licensures* (minimum requirements)

About Michigan Technological University

Our scope is international. Our approach interdisciplinary. We work at the intersections of communication, composition, literature, modern languages, philosophy, rhetoric, visual studies, linguistics, gender studies, and technical communication. Our students develop the communicative, analytic, and cultural knowledge to thrive in all aspects of their future lives.Applications from women and BIPOC scholars are highly encouraged by both the department and the institution. Michigan Tech is building a culturally diverse faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from all individuals.

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