Research Specialist

Essential Duties

1.Plans, conceives, designs and implements highly specialized state of the art instrumentation equipment and apparatus for a multi-faceted research project. 2. Develops and implements research applications to fabricate electronic materials, devices and processing equipment. 3.

Manages research groups for the efficient flow of research projects. 4. Defines the direction of research and equipment design. 5. Manages research, research support design and projects associated with the project. 6.

Supervises contractors and technical staff. Assigns design projects to technical staff. 7. Negotiates project designs and cost with prospective contractors.

Prepares project designs and determines cost estimates. Develops material specifications and purchases. 8. Consults and advises on research technical designs. 9.

Interacts with internal contacts to discuss and consult on research projects. 10. Designs research processes, implements and projects cost estimates. 11. In close cooperation with engineering administration, develops sound business procedures for accurate billing.

Maintains source documentation for cost accounting purposes. 12. Interacts with vendors, suppliers, manufacturing companies, and other research institutions to develop and design specialized equipment and instruments. 13. Exchanges technical information.

Stays abreast of new research technologies and developments. 14. May perform other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

Bachelor's Degree in a related field and a minimum of eight years related work and demonstrated experience in a research development facility, supervising and overseeing facilities operations or the equivalent combination of education and demonstrated experience.

Background Check Requirements

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Position Focus:

Provides high level management of scientific developmental editing to improve the writing, clarity, argument, and scientific accuracy of peer-reviewed manuscripts and proposals for the Hu Research group in the department of Electrical Engineering at SEAS. The work involves both line editing and providing detailed scientific commentary on various research documents, working directly with students and postdocs to clarify the message of their research and how to optimally communicate that message to a scientific audience (i.e., journal editors, peer-reviewers, and readers).

Advises authors on data quality, figure presentation/organization, logical flow, arguments, and framing of their manuscripts and proposals to optimize publishing and funding opportunities. Rewrites substantial sections of students' and postdocs' manuscripts to ensure their research is well-communicated. Work involves both extensive editing, writing, and advising regarding the science itself.

Provides writing and editing support for the Center for Materials Innovation. Responsibilities will include helping to prepare major center proposals. Other duties as signed by the faculty director and Principal Investigator.

Preferred Education, Experience and Skills:

PhD level degree highly preferred.

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