EM Core Facilities Manager

Job Summary

This position is in the Center for Quantitative Cell Imaging (CQCI) and is responsible for all operational aspects of the CQCI 3D Cell Electron Microscopy Core Facility. Some technical duties include: training new users, providing technical consultations about the use of the facility to answer research questions, operating the instruments for users, preparing samples for users, maintaining the equipment, performing outreach on behalf of the facility, and recruiting additional facility users.

This position is also responsible for managing business aspects of the facility including ongoing development of the Core's business plan and its implementation.

• Supports troubleshooting efforts to define and resolve problems
• Assembles data and/or provides input for reports of design status and/or technical research for professional organizations, government/sponsors review boards, and/or design reviews
• Answers questions and provides technical information regarding instrumentation to staff, researchers, clients, and students
• Leads the operations and/or management of a facility
• Assists with the preparation of grant proposals and applicable documentation
• Investigates new research processes and technology solutions in collaboration with research/clinical staff, students, and clients
• Provides technical expertise to staff, researchers, clients, and students in the installation and use of equipment and instruments, exercising discretion and independent judgment to meet unit goals
• Supports project planning and coordination
• Facilitates the billing process
• Develops, integrates, tests, modifies, and may design sophisticated scientific equipment to support research/clinical initiatives and unit directives
• Designs, plans, and performs preventative and reactive maintenance on equipment to ensure optimal and safe operation

Center for Quantitative Cell Imaging

Minimum starting annual salary rate of $70,000

Academic Staff

Regular

Instrumentation Tech II

Qualified applicants must have a minimum of one year of experience in Electron Microscopy.

M.S. or Ph.D in a biological discipline. Experience in a core/service facility and/or with EM of biological samples. Experience using/processing samples with a high‑pressure freezer a plus.

Required:

BS degree in Cell Biology, Microbiology, or in a closely related field.

University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies.

Employment may require a criminal background check. It may also require references to answer questions regarding misconduct, including sexual violence and sexual harassment.