<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail-m_7115766003918407563gmail-gs" style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:941px"><div class="gmail-m_7115766003918407563gmail-"><div id="gmail-m_7115766003918407563gmail-:345" class="gmail-m_7115766003918407563gmail-ii gmail-m_7115766003918407563gmail-gt" style="font-size:12.8px;direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px"><div id="gmail-m_7115766003918407563gmail-:33g" class="gmail-m_7115766003918407563gmail-a3s gmail-m_7115766003918407563gmail-aXjCH" style="overflow:hidden;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal">Dear all,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">We are currently looking to hire a <b>Director of Instrumentation</b> within the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Lehigh University.  Position details are summarized below and at the <a href="https://lehigh.hiretouch.com/position-details?jobid=53749" target="_blank">application portal</a>. This is a hard-money job that is flexible and creative. The successful candidate will work with multiple PIs in the department, including myself, on NASA, NOAA, NSF, and privately-funded projects on topics ranging from astrobiology to ecology to carbon cycling in the ocean and in terrestrial environments.  Whether you are finishing up a M.S., or have additional years experience and education, we welcome all interested candidates to apply.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thank you<u>,</u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Jill McDermott</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.8px">Assistant Professor</span><br></p><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px">Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences</div>Lehigh University <br>1 West Packer Avenue   <br>Bethlehem, PA 18015 USA</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Position Description</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><b>The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Lehigh University is currently seeking a full-time </b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b>Director of Instrumentation.</b> The Director of Instrumentation will manage advanced analytical instruments, including an ion chromatograph, multiple gas chromatographs (GC-FID, GC-TCD, GC-MS), an inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer and related equipment. The successful candidate will also provide fabrication, mechanical, and electronic support for field and laboratory equipment, support general operational needs (e.g., lab safety and chemical waste procedures), and engage in the intellectual interests of the department. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">About Lehigh</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Located in Pennsylvania's beautiful Lehigh Valley in Bethlehem, PA USA, Lehigh is a private research university </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">with a rigorous academic community encompassing more than 7,000 students. </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (EES) is Lehigh’s home for teaching and research in the areas of ecology, environmental science, and geological sciences. The EES Department has M.S. and Ph.D. graduate programs in addition to undergraduate B.A. and B.S. programs.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initi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