<div dir="ltr"><div id="gmail-job-details" style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:freight-sans-pro;font-size:23px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,56,101)"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:18px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34)">**MUST APPLY ONLINE, Jobs@Bucknell: <a href="https://jobs.bucknell.edu/en-us/job/496988/instrumentation-director">https://jobs.bucknell.edu/en-us/job/496988/instrumentation-director</a></p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:18px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><br></p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:18px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(34,34,34)">Bucknell University is seeking an Instrumentation Director to interact with students, faculty, and staff in support of educational and research projects that involve chromatography and mass spectrometry. Based in the Department of Chemistry, this position interfaces with individuals across Bucknell’s campus and from other institutions in our region. The Chemistry Department maintains a strong culture of teaching and research excellence where both activities are student-centered. We seek an individual who is aligned with our goals of educating students through experiential learning and maintaining a high level of departmental research productivity through managing our substantial chemical analysis equipment assets.<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit">Chemistry Department Equipment: <a href="https://www.bucknell.edu/academics/college-arts-sciences/academic-departments-programs/chemistry/labs-learning-spaces">https://www.bucknell.edu/academics/college-arts-sciences/academic-departments-programs/chemistry/labs-learning-spaces</a><br style="box-sizing:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Job Duties:<br style="box-sizing:inherit"></span>- operate, maintain, and manage the usage of chromatography and mass spectrometry research instruments in the Chemistry Department with minimal supervision<br style="box-sizing:inherit">- proactively ensure high uptimes within specified performance for departmental research instrumentation, particularly with chromatography and mass spectrometry equipment<br style="box-sizing:inherit">- establish standard practices and norms for use and upkeep of chromatography and mass spectrometry instruments by students, faculty, and staff in order to enable consistent, research-grade measurements and maximize instrument lifetime<br style="box-sizing:inherit">- support faculty/student research projects that involve the use of departmental instrumentation and provide advice to users on instrument usage in accordance with their project<br style="box-sizing:inherit">- perform and/or mentor users on analytical method development and data interpretation as needed in support of research and experiential learning<br style="box-sizing:inherit">- train users (students, facultyand staff) on the use of chromatography and MS instruments for research, teaching, and experiential learning applications<br style="box-sizing:inherit">- execute and/or arrange for service and repair of instruments as needed and maintain a working relationship with representatives from various vendors<br style="box-sizing:inherit">- occasionally conduct analysis of submitted samples<br style="box-sizing:inherit">- collaborate with faculty on developing and delivering curricula that leverage advanced instrumentation, including the use of instruments during teaching laboratory sessions<br style="box-sizing:inherit">- establish and execute a data management plan for chromatography and mass spectrometry instruments, including records of instrument performance, maintenance, and updates<br style="box-sizing:inherit">- facilitate occasional access to instrumentation for researchers from other institutions in the region<br style="box-sizing:inherit">- maintain availability to work with students and faculty during conventional work hours<br style="box-sizing:inherit">- ensure a safe work environment in instrumentation laboratories, including safety protocols for the use of chromatography and mass spectrometry instrumentation<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit">Additional Responsibilities and Development Opportunities:<br style="box-sizing:inherit">- support and maintain other analytical instruments in the Department of Chemistry, as needed<br style="box-sizing:inherit">- collaborate on grant-seeking to acquire and enhance departmental instrumentation<br style="box-sizing:inherit">- engage with opportunities to attend meetings, workshops, and/or short-courses applicable to instrument maintenance, method development, relevant new techniques, data analysis, and professional development<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Minimum Qualifications:<br style="box-sizing:inherit"></span>● Bachelor’s degree in chemistry (or related field) plus 2 years of relevant experience<br style="box-sizing:inherit">● Experience with the fundamental principles, operation, and maintenance of liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC-MS) and/or gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC-MS) instruments<br style="box-sizing:inherit">● Willingness to proactively engage in professional development and learning new skills<br style="box-sizing:inherit">● Strong organizational abilities<br style="box-sizing:inherit">● Strong interpersonal and communication skills<br style="box-sizing:inherit">● Enthusiasm for engaging with Bucknell’s commitment to teaching, learning, and scholarship<br style="box-sizing:inherit">● Ability to foster a productive and cooperative environment with the goal of providing exceptional educational opportunities through experiential learning<br style="box-sizing:inherit">● Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse community of faculty, lab directors, students, and staff.<br style="box-sizing:inherit">● Ability to read and understand chemical safety and hygiene plans<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Preferred Qualifications:<br style="box-sizing:inherit"></span>● Experience with high-resolution Agilent LC/Q-ToF and/or ThermoFisher Scientific LC/Orbitrap, Advion CMS, Agilent GC/MS, Agilent HPLC, and Agilent GC instruments and software packages<br style="box-sizing:inherit">● Advanced degree (Master’s or Doctorate) in chemistry or a related discipline<br style="box-sizing:inherit">● Experience with advanced mass spectrometry data analysis, including open-source platforms<br style="box-sizing:inherit">● Experience with additional analytical instruments and techniques (e.g., UV-Visible spectrophotometry, fluorescence, FT-IR spectroscopy, circular dichroism, autotitrators)<br style="box-sizing:inherit">● Facility with electronic test equipment, power tools, and hand tools<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Physical Demands:</span><br style="box-sizing:inherit">This position may involve lifting objects of 25 lbs, and may occasionally involve lifting objects weighing 50 lbs.<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Work Type:</span> <br style="box-sizing:inherit">This is a full-time, 12-month, exempt, benefits eligible position.</p></div><br style="box-sizing:inherit;color:rgb(0,56,101);font-family:freight-sans-pro;font-size:23px"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:18px;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">About Bucknell</span></p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:18px;margin:1.6rem 0px 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"></p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:18px;margin:1.6rem 0px 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Founded in 1846 and located along the banks of the Susquehanna River in historic Lewisburg, Pa., Bucknell University is an undergraduate-focused institution that stands uniquely at the intersection of top-ranked liberal arts, engineering and management programs. Our students choose from more than 60 majors and 70 minors in the arts, engineering, humanities, management, and natural and social sciences, as well as extensive global study, service-learning and research opportunities. Bucknell’s 3,700 undergraduate and 30 graduate students enjoy a low 9:1 student-faculty ratio and exceptional opportunities to collaborate with faculty mentors on scholarly and artistic projects.</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:18px;margin:1.6rem 0px 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"></p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:18px;margin:1.6rem 0px 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Bucknell’s beautiful 450-acre campus includes first-rate facilities and is home to more than 90 percent of its undergraduate students. Student life is vibrant with about 200 student-run organizations, 27 NCAA Division I athletics teams, a robust arts culture, and a commitment among many of the students to community and global service work.</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:18px;margin:1.6rem 0px 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"></p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:18px;margin:1.6rem 0px 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Bucknell is committed to fostering an environment that embraces diversity, equity and inclusion, and we seek candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports the growth and development of a diverse campus community. The University provides equal opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, national or ethnic origin, marital status, veteran status or disability in admissions, employment and in all of its educational programs and activities. We encourage individuals from historically underrepresented groups to apply.</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:18px;margin:1.6rem 0px 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"></p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:18px;margin:1.6rem 0px 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">The Community</span></p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:18px;margin:1.6rem 0px 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"></p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:18px;margin:1.6rem 0px 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Lewisburg (pop. 5,700) is located in central Pennsylvania and features beautiful Victorian homes, the restored art deco Campus Theatre (owned by the University), a variety of restaurants, shops and boutiques, and the Barnes & Noble at Bucknell University Bookstore. It is the seat of Union County, which has about 44,000 residents.</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:18px;margin:1.6rem 0px 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"></p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:18px;margin:1.6rem 0px 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">The city of Williamsport is about a 30-minute drive from campus, and Penn State University’s main campus is about an hour away, as is Harrisburg, Pennsylvania’s state capital. Bucknell is within a three-hour drive of New York City, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:18px;margin:1.6rem 0px 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"></p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;font-size:18px;margin:1.6rem 0px 0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">The cost of living is low compared to that of major U.S. cities and suburbs. Bucknell’s surroundings yield fresh produce, cultural activities and events, and outstanding opportunities for outdoor activity on the Susquehanna River and in the nearby state parks and forests. The Lewisburg Area School District receives excellent reviews for its schools at all grade levels. Lewisburg Area High School consistently ranks among the top 50 high schools in Pennsylvania for SAT scores and statewide exams.</p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><h3 style="line-height:1;margin:10px 0px;font-family:freight-sans-pro,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,130,186)"><span style="font-size:16px">Douglas B. Collins, Ph.D. </span><span style="font-weight:normal"><font size="1">(he/him/his)</font></span></h3><p style="line-height:1;margin:10px 0px;color:rgb(0,56,101);font-family:freight-sans-pro,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-style:italic;display:inline">Assistant Professor<br></span><span style="display:inline">Department of Chemistry<br></span><span style="font-weight:bold">Bucknell University</span><br></p><p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1;margin:10px 0px;font-family:freight-sans-pro,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,56,101);line-height:1.3;display:inline">212 Rooke Chemistry Bldg.<br></span><a href="mailto:d.collins@bucknell.edu" style="color:rgb(0,130,186);border:none;line-height:1.3;display:inline" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(255,105,0)"><strong>e </strong></span><span>d.collins@bucknell.edu</span><br></a><a href="tel:570.577.3683" style="color:rgb(0,56,101);border:none;line-height:1.3;display:inline" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(255,105,0)"><strong>p </strong></span>570.577.3683</a><br></p><p style="font-size:14px;line-height:1;margin:10px 0px;font-family:freight-sans-pro,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><a href="https://sites.google.com/bucknell.edu/collins/" style="border:none;line-height:1.3;display:inline" target="_blank">Research Group Website<br></a><br></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>