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Principal Manager for Research Core Facilities
Position overview
Position title: Academic Administrator, Research Core FacilitiesApplication Window
Open date: January 12, 2024
Most recent review date: Wednesday, Jul 31, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.
Final date: Friday, Nov 22, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The Principal Manager will have oversight of the management of several core facilities under the Office of Research and Economic Development. The Core Facilities include the Stem Cell Instrumentation Foundry (SCIF), the Imaging and Microscopy Facility (IMF), the Stable Isotope Laboratory (SIL), the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Facility, and the Environmental Analytical Laboratory (EAL).
Key responsibilities will include:
• Oversee and manage the daily and long-term operations of facilities. Design and develop research program/project components, resolve issues related to projects in core research facilities, assess facility program effectiveness and recommend changes, coordinate varied and competing requirements associated with managing innovative projects, and manage space utilization.
• Manage Core Facilities staff and the overall core work processes and metrics of the projects to ensure quality is delivered at every step. Core staff will include one academic program management officer, four project scientists, and one staff research associate.
• Develop and implement Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for equipment management and to ensure laboratory safety and overall organization and cleanliness.
• Participates in long-range facility planning and decision-making with regard to current and future capacity and technology needs. Serves on committees representing the Core Facilities.
• Identifies new initiatives and implementation plans to foster continued growth of the Core Facilities size and reputation.
• Research space management, budgeting, and recharge administration in core facilities.
• Promote research/scholarly activities. Participate with Core Facilities users/staff in publishing research in peer-reviewed journals, and collaborate with faculty on research grants and research projects.
• May also serve as a reviewer in the federal funding agency’s panel review process, review manuscripts, and serve on editorial boards for peer-reviewed journals.
• Give talks at national and international conferences/meetings representing the Core Facilities and the University foundry communications, outreach, and research updates.
• Develops and executes a plan for financing research project activities to ensure ongoing sustainability of projects. Identifies new initiatives and implementation plans to foster the growth of facility size and reputation.
• Collaborate with faculty on strategic planning to identify and establish new core research facilities. Work with faculty to identify future instrumentation needs.
Department: https://research.ucmerced.edu/core-facilities
Qualifications
Ph.D. in Science, Engineering, or related fields such as Physics or Chemistry.
Working knowledge of practices and procedures related to facility maintenance. To include equipment operation and management.
Knowledge of common financial principles and experience working with budgets.
Demonstrated supervisory, leadership, and personnel management skills to hire, manage, and evaluate others effectively.
Communication and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with all levels of staff and faculty verbally and in writing. Ability to use sound judgment in responding to issues and concerns.
Written communication skills to prepare a variety of correspondence, reports, policies and procedures, and training documents. Proficient in Microsoft Office.
Organizational skills and ability to multi-task with demanding timeframes. Ability to prioritize workload and handle multiple tasks with attention to detail.
Ability to use discretion and maintain confidentiality. Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information and use professional judgment.
1-2 years of facilities management experience.
Experience with generating extramural funding, research, and grant proposal development.
Experience with UC financial business systems
Application Requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
- 3 required (contact information only)
Help contact: cgalvan3@ucmerced.edu
About UC Merced
The University of California, Merced, is the newest of the University of California system’s 10 campuses. With over 9,000 undergraduate and graduate students (https://cie.ucmerced.edu/analytics-hub/student-statistics), UC Merced is committed to interdisciplinary excellence in research and teaching as well as to diversity, equity and inclusion. Ranked as one of the best public universities in the nation by U.S. News and World Report, UC Merced provides outstanding educational opportunities to highly qualified students from the heart of California, the nation, and abroad. The campus has special connections to nearby Yosemite National Park; is on the cutting edge of sustainability in construction and design; and supports the economic development of Central California. The Merced 2020 Project doubled the physical capacity of the campus, and enhanced academic distinction, student success, and research excellence (https://merced2020.ucmerced.edu/).
The University of California, Merced is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.
Please refer to the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy and the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy.
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements. This includes the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/5000695/VaccinationProgramsPolicy.