| Position ID: | Cornell-Cornell Center for Material Research-RA [#19546] |
| Position Title: | Research Associate |
| Position Location: | Ithaca, New York 14853, United States [map] |
| Subject Areas: | Materials Science / electronic/optical/magnetic, energy, structural, biomedical, Materials by design, materials for renewable energy, energy storage, catalysis, desalination, and water reuse applications |
| Appl Deadline: | finished (2021/09/13, finished 2022/05/07, listed until 2021/11/01) |
| Position Description: |
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DEPARTMENT MISSION AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION THE CORNELL CENTER FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH (CCMR) SUPPORTS FUNDAMENTAL MATERIALS RESEARCH AND SERVES STUDENTS, SCIENTISTS, AND RESEARCHERS FROM CORNELL AND OTHER ACADEMIC, GOVERNMENT, OR INDUSTRY RESEARCHERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
The Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) seeks a research scientist to join our scientific team. The research scientist will become a member of ~12 expert staff in our core facility supporting fundamental materials research. This position will directly support surface analysis techniques (e.g., AFM, XPS), microscopy, spectroscopy. There will be frequent need to develop analytical techniques, find creative solutions to research requests, upgrade and troubleshoot instrumentation. The position is ideal for someone who can adeptly operate scientific instrumentation, optimize sample analyses, and can prioritize multiple, changing tasks. There may be opportunities to participate as a co-author in the preparation of scientific publications. The CCMR Shared Instrumentation Facility is part of the nation’s mid-sized user facility network supporting fundamental materials research and serving students, scientists, and researchers at Cornell and other academic, government, or industry researchers from around the world. www.ccmr.cornell.edu/facilities
Responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:
QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
PREFERRED SKILLS
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