AMMRL: Iowa State University NMR Scientist Facility Position (full)

From: Cady, Sarah D [CHEM] <sdcady_at_iastate.edu>
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2022 18:05:42 +0000

Greetings Spinlanders,

We have an open position for an NMR staff scientist that will split their time
between the ISU Chemical Instrumentation Facility and the Biological NMR
Facility across the street. This person will primarily be working on biological
solution NMR projects on our three cryoprobe-equipped spectrometers, but we
also have some facility-wide projects in mind regarding sample submission,
website, billing and scheduling for both facilities. There is also a bit of
flexibility with this position for the successful candidate to shape the job
duties to meet their scientific goals.

I will be the supervisor for this position, and the position will technically
be housed in the Chemistry Department. Candidates should have a strong NMR
background, however, they do not necessarily need to be biological or solution-NMR
focused. We are willing to provide on-the-job training and travel to relevant
workshops or offsite trainings. This is an "open rank" position in the staff
scientist sense i.e. we are encouraging recent grads and people who are
ABD/defending this summer to apply, in addition to people who have experience
as an NMR facility manager. This is a three year term position, with the
anticipation that there will be an opportunity to apply for a continuous
position at the end of the term. Please email me with any questions about
the position or living in Ames! The link is below and I will also copy the
posting below. Guaranteed consideration date is May 31st.

Cheers,
Sarah

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Sarah D. Cady, PhD
Chemical Instrumentation Facility
Iowa State University
1234D Hach Hall
2438 Pammel Drive
Ames, IA 50011-1079
(515) 294-5805
https://isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/IowaStateJobs/job/Ames-IA/Research-Scientist-III_R8200-1
Position Title:
Research Scientist III
Job Group:
Professional & Scientific
Required Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree and 5 years of related experience
Preferred Qualifications:
Ph.D. with a research focus on physical or analytical chemistry, biochemistry, 
biophysics, or a related field
A publication record with a focus on NMR methodology
Experience in an instrumentation service group at university, a research group 
with an instrumentation focus, national lab, corporate research lab, or similar
Applications experience with liquid and/or solid-state NMR
Experience with basic website editing and NMR acquisition and processing software
Experience in preparation of instrumentation grant proposals and the installation 
of major instruments
Demonstrated ability to participate in the troubleshooting and repair of NMR 
instrumentation
Job Description:
The Department of Chemistry and the Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics 
and Molecular Biology seek a Research Scientist to be part of the Chemical 
Instrumentation Facility (CIF) and Biomolecular Nuclear Magnetic Resonance 
Facility (BNMRF) with a main specialty in biological solution NMR, natural 
products NMR, and/or biological solid-state NMR.
This is a three-year term position with the anticipation that the successful 
candidate will have the opportunity to apply for a continuous position by the 
end of the term. The Research Scientist will be responsible for oversight, 
training, and maintenance for three cryoprobe-equipped high-field solution 
NMR spectrometers (600 MHz in Chemistry and 700, 800 MHz in BBMB), in addition 
to other NMR-related and facility maintenance duties in CIF and BNMRF. The 
Research Scientist will work closely with faculty major users and their 
research groups, in addition to staff scientists in CIF and BNMRF. 
Applications should be submitted by May 31, 2022 for guaranteed consideration.
Areas of Responsibility
  *   Training and indirect supervision of the research activities of graduate 
      students and collaboration on new methodologies and research projects when appropriate
  *   Day-to-day instrument maintenance and repairs
  *   Preparation of grant proposals and annual reports for funding agencies and internal purposes
  *   Evaluation and acquisition of new instrumentation
  *   Development of training materials as well as development and implementation of outreach programs
The successful candidate
  *   Will have excellent technical skills in at least one area noted and will be 
      willing to learn new NMR methodologies, pulse sequence coding, automation 
      programming and data processing
  *   Have interest in or experience with maintaining websites and will work on 
      modernizing and streamlining electronic instrument booking, electronic 
      usage tracking and remote data storage
  *   Excellent communication and collaboration skills for working with faculty, 
      graduate students, and instrument companies
  *   Excellent writing skills for crafting training materials and grant proposals

Received on Fri Apr 29 2022 - 08:07:34 MST