Ville : Hamilton

Catégorie : Other

Industrie : Education

Employeur : McMaster University

Should the successful applicant be a Unifor Unit 1 bargaining unit member, who meets the eligibility conditions of Article 19.02 of the Unifor Unit 1 Collective Agreement, then the Limited Term Assignment will be defined as a Career Growth Opportunity in accordance with Article 19 of the Unifor Local 5555 Unit 1 Collective Agreement.

JD:00778

Unit/Project Description:

McMaster University is located on the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee and Mississauga Nations, and within the lands protected by the Dish with One Spoon wampum agreement. 

Associated within the department of Physics and Astronomy at McMaster University the Centre for Crystal Growth (CCG) is housed within the Brockhouse Institute for Materials Research. The CCG is focussed on the materials synthesis and crystal growth of transition metal oxides, and is home to three floating zone image furnaces optimized for the growth of large single crystals of new quantum materials.Under the direction of Prof. Bruce Gaulin, the CCG is also home to a broad array of furnaces and other apparatus for materials preparation and single crystal growth, and services a core group of three quantum materials experimental groups.  It provides access to unique-in-Canada tools for materials discovery, refinement and research.  

Job Summary:
Responsible for providing guidance and advice for multiple research projects and providing extensive, highly-specialized, research services in broad areas of assignments in order to design, develop, and oversee research and contract projects. Develops unique products such as scientific visualization systems for analyzing original research results that are used to draw scientific conclusions.

• Purpose and Key Functions:
• Develop, design and implement research projects. 
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  Prepare and submit proposals to external funding and granting agencies.

   

   

• Manage multiple research projects by defining and coordinating resource needs, determining priorities to achieve project goals, and setting schedules that will meet defined deadlines.
• Design and develop solutions that require the identification, modification, and adaptation of complex and novel scientific techniques. 
• Apply specialized knowledge to review, critically appraise, and interpret published literature. 
• Conduct research experiments using specialized equipment and software. 
• Illustrate and present research plans, methods and thoughts and provide expertise in image processing and visualization. 
• Design and write cross platform visualization tools used by researchers and software libraries, that are in turn used by programmers to develop other applications. 
• Identify, analyze, and solve new, unique, and complex problems as presented in research contracts and projects.  
• Apply standardized research and scientific principles and adapt methods from a specialized field or discipline. 
• Collect, evaluate, and analyze data. 
• Design and develop computer software required for applications such as data collection, design, modelling, data management and mathematical and statistical analyses. 
• Write novel and complex computer code using various computing and scripting languages. 
• Configure various servers and systems.  
• Provide advanced technical services to support research projects and researchers. 
• Author scientific reports and papers for inclusion in journal publications and contract reports. 
• Format and summarize data and write technical reports based on research findings. 
• Develop and deliver technical and scientific presentations to colleagues, industry, and contract agencies. 
• Present briefings to colleagues, to industry and to representatives of contracting agencies on the progress of the work that is being conducted to ensure the awarding of or continuing of additional funding. 
• Obtain contracts to provide support for projects. 
• Assign and schedule work to others and review work for technical and scientific accuracy and adequacy. 
• Provide financial and resource planning and tracking for research projects and contracts. 
• Provide advice in a specialized field to colleagues, collaborators, and students. 
• Exchange technical and scientific information with others. 
• Liaise with external clients and project partners. 
• Remain current with frequent advances in a technical field or scientific discipline.

Requirements: 

• Doctoral degree in a relevant field of study. 
• Requires 2 years of relevant experience.

Assets:

• Familiarity with preparation techniques and infrastructure for materials synthesis. 
• Familiarity with single crystal growth techniques and infrastrure, particularly for floating zone single crystal growth. 
• Familiarity with working with undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral students. 
• Familiarity with x-ray and neutron diffraction techniques.