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Mgr, Scientific Instrumentation

Employer
New Mexico State University
Location
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Salary
Competitive
Closing date
Aug 12, 2021

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Field of specialization
General / Technical
Work Function
Technical Services
Job Type
Full time

Job Details

Is responsible for most scientific instruments in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. As such, is responsible for their maintenance and repair, co-management of the Maintenance and Repairs budget, and participates in the departmental capital equipment request annual process. The Scientific Instrument Specialist supports instrument use for research and teaching laboratories, organizes and conducts training sessions on instruments, oversees instrument installation and setup, upgrades instruments’ software and hardware, troubleshoots and maintains most scientific instruments. This position provides fundamental support of instructional and research activities in the Department. Gives highest priority to timely, responsive maintenance and repair of department instrumentation Provides expertise, as necessary, on the repair and maintenance questions for shared instrumentation and specialized equipment Upgrades software and hardware as needed for department instruments.Organizes and conducts training sessions on instrumentation, methods and techniques for instructors and researchers (faculty and students).Acquires and/or writes and produces, maintains, and disseminates quality instrument training videos.Provides technical support for faculty on instrument matters relating to teaching and research including limited method development.Oversees instrument installation and setup.Co-manages the department repairs and maintenance budget to support the cost of department instrumentation upkeep.Communicates with staff/faculty point persons in support of instrumentation housed in the department. Organizes shared usage of all department instruments.Works with department chair, faculty, laboratory technicians and laboratory coordinators in long-range planning for instrument needs and acquisition, coordinating installation of new instruments.Participates in the departmental capital equipment request annual process.Keeps abreast of trends, developments, best practices, and technologies in the field of scientific instruments.Maintaining an accurate inventory of current instrumentation and maintenance records. 

Company

A comprehensive land-grant institution of higher learning, New Mexico State University was founded in 1888 as an agricultural college and preparatory school. Dedicated to teaching, research, and service at the undergraduate and graduate levels, NMSU is a NASA Space Grant College and Hispanic-serving institution. The statewide system provides learning opportunities to all the citizens of the state through cooperative extension offices in the 33 New Mexico counties, 13 research and science centers statewide, campuses in Alamogordo, Carlsbad, Doña Ana County, Grants and Las Cruces, an Albuquerque Center and distance education programs. Our statewide presence allows us to provide opportunities for teaching and learning, research and service to all of New Mexico and students across the country and around the world. Enrollment Total fall 2007 was 16,726, including 3,321 graduate students. Minority enrollment for the NMSU system was approximately 48% percent (41% percent Hispanic, 3.1 percent American Indian, 2.7 percent African-American and 1.2 percent Asian-American). Faculty and staff There are more than 1,100 faculty members, and almost 3,500 staff located on the Las Cruces campus. Degrees and certifications Certificates, licensure programs and associate degree programs are available from the colleges in Alamogordo, Carlsbad, Doña Ana County and Grants, and the College of Arts and Sciences in Las Cruces. Bachelor and graduate degree programs are available through the following colleges based in Las Cruces: Agriculture and Home Economics, Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Engineering, Extended Learning, Health and Social Services, Honors, and the Graduate School. The Extended Learning College also provides a wide array of distance education programs. Research NMSU is a very active research university, with research and public service expenditures exceeding $140 million in 2005-2006. Anchoring the southern end of New Mexico’s Rio Grande Research Corridor, NMSU is the only university to reach the platinum, or highest, level of service to NASA’s Space

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