Research Professor and Director, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Laboratory (NMRL)

Education Requirements

Ph.D. in Chemistry.

Position Number

20077404

About the Role

The successful candidate will serve as Director of the UNC Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Laboratory (NMRL), providing leadership and oversight for one of the Department's core research facilities. This role supports the instructional, research, and service missions of the Department through expertise in NMR spectroscopy and facility management.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight for the operation and administration of the NMR laboratory.
• Consult and collaborate with faculty and students, training and educating users.
• Advocate for the continued growth and modernization of the NMR facility through strategic planning, development of new capabilities, and acquisition of advanced instrumentation.
• Contribute to the Department's research and educational missions through scholarly activities, collaborative research, training and mentoring of students and researchers, and opportunities to participate in instruction related to the theory and practice of NMR spectroscopy.

Requirements

• Strong technical expertise in magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
• Sound judgment and ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary academic environment.
• Experience with NMR spectroscopy, facility management, and future plans for facility development and modernization.
• Experience with facility development, shared instrumentation management, strategic planning, and grant writing or other external funding activities that support research infrastructure and instrumentation acquisition.

Qualifications

• Experience with solution state NMR (multinuclear, multidimensional spectroscopy including QNMR, reaction monitoring, relaxation experiments, and DOSY).
• Leadership in instrumentation development, user engagement, facility modernization, and external funding initiatives.
• Contributions to scholarly activities, collaborative research, training and mentoring of students and researchers, and opportunities to participate in instruction related to the theory and practice of NMR spectroscopy.

Skills

• Strategic planning and implementation.
• Grant writing and external funding activities.
• Facility development and modernization.
• User engagement and training.

Benefits

Full-time, benefits-eligible fixed-term faculty appointment that is eligible for renewal, subject to satisfactory performance, funding, and institutional needs. Faculty rank will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Pay

Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Schedule

The position is a full-time, benefits-eligible fixed-term faculty appointment that is eligible for renewal, subject to satisfactory performance, funding, and institutional needs.

Contact Information

To apply, please visit: https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/322824

Application Instructions

Applications are accepted in electronic form only. Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a statement describing experience with NMR spectroscopy, facility management, and future plans for facility development and modernization, a statement of research, training, and mentoring experience, and names and contact information for four professional references.

Questions

Questions should be directed to: Chair, NMR Director Search Committee, Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3290, chemsearch@unc.edu.