TRACELAB RESEARCH SCIENTIST

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The School of Oceanography at the University of Washington has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time Research Scientist to operate and manage a plasma source mass spectrometry and laser ablation facility UW TraceLab.

POSITION PURPOSE

The research scientist will be responsible for maintaining the TraceLab facility, including tracking fiscal matters, maintaining instruments, and training graduate students and postdocs on instrument use.  The TraceLab currently includes an Element2 ICP-MS, iCAP RQ Quadrupole ICP-MS, an Analyte G2 eximer laser system, and an associated clean room. Typical projects include trace element analysis of marine carbonates, otoliths, pore water, sediments, and seawater samples as well as uranium-lead and uranium series geochronology.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Core responsibilities involve managing and supporting multiple ICP-MS-based projects simultaneously; from sample and standard preparation (isotope dilution, column chemistry, sample polishing, micromilling, etc.) through instrumental analysis, data processing, and quality control.

This role will: