EM FACILITY LAB ASSISTANT - Ward lab

Responsibilities

• Initiate in-house maintenance calls for facility issues.
• This can range from carpet cleaning and having light bulbs changed to air conditioning and heating problems.
• Repair of instrumentation that is not covered by a service contract such as vacuum stations, glow discharge units, carbon evaporators, cryogenic devices, etc.
• Oversee troubleshooting and maintenance of electron microscopes, fluorescent microscopes, and other related ancillary equipment.
• Oversee vendors honor service contracts.
• Be the point of contact for field service engineers and vendors.
• Maintain stock of lab supplies and consumables.
• Develop written, standard operating protocols for use of the instrumentation.
• Responsible for training of new electron microscope users and overseeing the scheduling of equipment usage.
• Become proficient in electron microscopy data collection and sample preparation.

Requirements

• Requires a bachelor's degree in relevant scientific discipline with one year minimum of related experience.
• A strong electrical, mechanical, software, and physics background.
• Experience with vacuum systems, high voltage supplies, electron sources, optics, digital imaging and processing.
• Teaching and technical writing experience.
• Experience in electron microscopy is useful but not a requirement.

Pay

The expected hiring range for this position is $19.28 to $23.25 per hour, commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Comprehensive Benefits Include:

• Employer Contributed Retirement Plan – Depending on eligibility, employees receive an employer contributed retirement plan (no employee contribution required) and the option to contribute to a 403(b) (which is similar to a 401(k) using your own pre or post-tax dollars)
• Full Suite of Health and Welfare plans including three medical plan options (including an HSA available option), dental, vision, life insurance, disability, EAP and more
• Access to Flexible Spending Accounts (Medical/Dependent Care)
• Competitive vacation and sick leave policies
• Free, on-site parking

Benefits

Consideration will be given to experience that exceeds the listed requirements.

Skills

No specific skills are listed beyond those mentioned in the requirements section.

Qualifications

No specific qualifications are listed beyond those mentioned in the requirements section.