F230238-Process Engineer, Shared Instrumentation Laboratories

The

at the University at Buffalo is seeking to hire an Assistant Professor of Research to serve as a

. The Process Engineer will be responsible for providing technical and operational support to the to the University at Buffalo Shared Instrumentation Laboratories (

), specifically its Furnas Hall Materials Characterization Laboratory (

) and Davis Hall Cleanroom (

).

is operated by UB’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Candidates must be highly-organized self-starters with strict attention to detail and demonstrated ability to work as part of a team and independently with minimal supervision in a fast-paced, highly-flexible, customer-focused environment. Position involves execution of a large number and variety of tasks, while ensuring accuracy and high quality of resulting deliverables, and completion within a reasonable time frame. It requires sound judgement, diplomacy, interpersonal skills, and a high-level of professionalism in interactions with university, school/college and departmental leadership, faculty, staff and students, as well as external collaborators in academia, business, industry and government. Also requires strong communication (written, oral, inter-personal) and computer skills (Microsoft Office suite of products: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Outlook), and aptitude to learn new applications.

Responsibilities include:

The

is a shared-use facility that provides resources needed to analyze liquid, powder, surface and bulk materials. It currently includes equipment for powder x-ray diffraction (

), Raman microscope, UV-

-

and Fluorescence Spectrophotometers, inductively-coupled plasma/optical emission spectroscopy (

-

) for elemental analysis, thermogravimetric analysis (

), differential scanning calorimetry (

), porosimeter for nitrogen physisorption (

), atomic force microscopy (

),

-based nanoindentation tool, physical properties measurement system (

), fume hoods and freeze dryer for sample preparation, and analytical chemistry related equipment.

About the Davis Hall Cleanroom
The Cleanroom is a shared-use facility featuring Class 1000 space, and is well-equipped for electronic device research, processing and development, materials characterization, micro- and nanofabrication and other processes. It includes more than 30 scientific tools and instruments with capabilities for deposition, e-beam and focused-ion-beam lithography, etching, metrology & microscopy, photolithography, sample preparation, thermal processing and analysis, and wafer bonding.

About The University at Buffalo
The University at Buffalo (UB) #ubuffalo is one of America’s leading public research universities and a flagship of the State University of New York system, recognized for our excellence and our impact. UB is a premier, research-intensive public university dedicated to academic excellence. Our research, creative activity and people positively impact the world. Like the city we call home, UB is distinguished by a culture of resilient optimism, resourceful thinking and pragmatic dreaming that enables us to reach others every day. Visit our website to learn more about the University at Buffalo .

University at Buffalo is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and, in keeping with our commitment, welcomes all to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.