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Position Number: 002776

Department: College of Science (Col)

Employment Type: Time Limited - Full-time

Months Per Year: 12

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The Research Technician is responsible for conducting experiments;

collecting, summarizing, and reporting data; maintaining laboratory safety; and providing proper management of the laboratory.

Additionally, responsible for the following, but not limited to:

Knowledge-Technical responsibilities:

+ Synthesize, characterize, and test new organic, inorganic, and hybrid organic-inorganic compounds for organic electronics, catalysis, and other applications.

+ Utilize air-free handling techniques to work with moisture-sensitive and oxygen-sensitive compounds.

+ Independently develop and verify synthetic methods for new target compounds.

+ Test new compounds for new properties including optical and electronic properties and catalytic activity.

Laboratory Care responsibilities:

+ Maintain laboratory glassware and equipment.

+ Assist PI in maintaining a well-stocked lab and ordering laboratory supplies in a timely fashion.

+ Maintain vacuum pumps – perform routine oil changes as necessary.

+ Identify and report infrastructure issues (e.g. broken hood, leaky faucet) to appropriate administrators.

+ Ensure all safety guidelines are followed strictly at all times by all lab users and maintain a clean and orderly environment.

+ Work with EHS and PI to develop and disseminate new Safety Procedures for the lab when needed.

Operations-Research Support responsibilities:

+ Train and supervise new researchers in the lab.

+ Supervise waste management for the laboratory.

+ Communicate effectively with laboratory leadership and other staff members.

+ Supervise moving of lab equipment and materials to Cameron building.

+ Provide support to other researchers in the laboratory as needed.

Data Collection responsibilities:

+ Recording all data and results in specified forms (paper and electronic) with accuracy and responsibility and maintain laboratory documentation.

+ Identify and report variations or discrepancies in the data; organize and prepare data for analyses. Provide PI with preliminary summary of experiments, procedures and tests.

+ Operate NMR , UV-vis, fluorescence spectroscopy, MALDI , and other analytical techniques.

+ Operate x-ray diffractometer and solve crystal structures independently. (Employee will be trained – prior experience is not needed.)

+ Serve as liaison for external analytical services.

Minimum Experience / Education:

Required Minimum Qualifications:

Demonstrated possession of the competencies necessary to perform the work.

University Preferred Qualifications:

Advanced: Graduation from high school and three years of experience in laboratory work including one year of experience in the area of research assigned; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Preferred Education Skills and Experience:

+ Undergraduate degree in Chemistry with at least two semesters of independent research or one year of related work experience.

+ Experience with NMR spectroscopy and MALDI .

+ Experience with maintaining laboratory safety.

+ Experience with supervising others in a laboratory setting.

+ Experience with air-sensitive synthetic methods