Wisconsin Centers for Nanoscale Technology (WCNT) Director

• Develops effective policies and institutional agreements in alignment with university goals

• Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees

• Builds a sustained constituency of internal and external stakeholders

• Supervises research operations and personnel to ensure compliance and efficiencies

• Serves as the principal liaison between the program, university leadership, and outside entities

• Formulates and implements program strategies, plans, and goals for a research unit

• Assists in obtaining funding for the research unit by leading and participating in internal and external proposals for equipment and providing input to faculty and staff research proposals

• Proactively communicates with faculty regarding research needs

• Develops and executes budgets and costing strategies for products/services in compliance with university and state policies

College of Engineering, Administration

The starting salary for this position is $115,000 but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience using advanced characterization tools and/or micro-fabrication technologies with experience in one or more of the following areas: high-resolution metrology instrumentation, soft materials instrumentation, materials fabrication and characterization, micro/nanoscale device fabrication, and semiconductor fabrication.

• Ten years of experience post BS degree, 8 years of experience post MS degree, or 5 years of experience post PhD working in scientific and research environments, including the private sector, national laboratories, and/or higher education, with a focus on one or more of the following areas: high-resolution metrology instrumentation, soft materials instrumentation, materials fabrication and characterization, micro/nanoscale device fabrication, and semiconductor fabrication.

• At least two-years of experience managing personnel

• Experience managing complex budgets

• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with multiple groups and stakeholders

• Experience in maintenance and operations of instrumentation and facilities for high-resolution metrology instrumentation, soft materials instrumentation, materials fabrication and characterization, micro/nanoscale device fabrication, and semiconductor fabrication.

• Experience in proposal development and writing

• Experience working as a staff member in a shared use research facility

• Experience managing a shared use research facility

• Required bachelor's degree in engineering, the physical sciences, or an interdisciplinary program focused on micro/nano device fabrication

• Preferred master's degree or Ph.D. degree in engineering, the physical sciences, or an interdisciplinary program focused on micro/nano device fabrication

To apply for this position, you will need to upload your cover letter and resume. Please outline relevant experiences and qualifications as it pertains to the required and preferred qualifications noted in this job description.

Samantha Pegelow, HR Manager, 608-262-4821 or samantha.pegelow@wisc.edu

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