Beckman Institute
at the University of Illinois
405 North Mathews Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801 USA
Telephone: (217) 244-1176
Fax: (217) 333-2922
Lead Scientist, Nanoscience Cyberinfrastructure Project (NCN@UIUC)
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Network for Computational Nanotechnology
(Internal to Campus Search)
The Network for Computational Nanotechnology (NCN) is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to provide cyberinfrastructure for the advance of research and education in nanotechnology in three major areas: Nanoelectronics, Nano-Electro-Mechanical Systems (NEMS), and Nanomedicine. The lead institution for NCN is Purdue University, with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as one of the major partners. Illinois is the lead institution for the Nanomedicine component of NCN and shares leadership in NEMS. NCN works closely with two other Centers on the UIUC campus, the NIH Roadmap National Center for Biomimetic Nanoconductors, and the NSF National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) and is involved in other interdisciplinary collaborations within the Beckman Institute and across the campus.
The function of the Lead Scientist, NCN@UIUC is to participate in the cyberinfrastructure research and development activities of NCN through direct software writing and engineering, coordination of student work, outreach in the form of presentations of NCN work, and participation in grant proposals to augment the core NCN. Pending approval by the National Science Foundation of the renewal proposal for the NCN core grant, we anticipate that core funding for this project at UIUC will extend through September 2012. Our intention is to build a national cyberinfrastructure for nanotechnology that will continue to evolve well beyond that date.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Perform research, software writing and engineering on selected NCN projects, as appropriate for individual expertise and interest
- Coordinate work of graduate students and coordinate and mentor undergraduate students working on NCN projects
- Serve as the communication channel between NCN@UIUC and the central software/cyberinfrastructure team at Purdue University
- Assist in publicizing nanoHUB/NCN services at Illinois and at professional meetings
- Represent NCN@UIUC in presentations
- Collaborate as appropriate with other projects on the UIUC campus
- Meet regularly with the faculty leadership of NCN@UIUC
- Contribute to grant proposals to grow the enterprise beyond the core grant
- Perform other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications:
Ph.D in Engineering or Science, or relevant qualifications. Alternative degree fields will be considered/accepted if accompanied by equivalent experience (depending on nature and depth of experience as it relates to current nanotechnologies).
Preferred Qualifications:
Earned Doctorate in a relevant field, with research involving computational science at the molecular scale or nanoscale. Broad interest in cyberinfrastructure invention, implementation, and evolution.
The Lead Scientist is a 50% full-time equivalent (FTE), benefits-eligible Academic Professional position. FTE may increase at a later date based on duties and/or funding availability. All applicants must be eligible to work in the United States and salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. In order to ensure full consideration, applications must be received by March 28, 2008. Applicants may be interviewed prior to the closing date; however, no hiring decision will be made until after that date. The expected start is as soon as possible after the closing date. Please submit a detailed cover letter and resume, and arrange for transmission of three letters of professional references, preferably via email, to the following individual:
Beckman Institute Human Resources
1209 Beckman Institute
405 N. Mathews Avenue, MC-251
Urbana, Illinois 61801
Phone: 217-265-0450
Fax: 217-333-5441
Email:
The University of Illinois is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.