Facility Manager (109768-1024)

Location: University of Warwick Campus, Coventry

Duration: 5 years

About the Role  

For informal enquiries, please contact Steven P. Brown (Professor) at S.P.Brown@warwick.ac.uk. 

The Department of Physics seeks to appoint a Facility Manager to work in the UK High-Field Solid-State NMR National Research Facility (NRF), for a fixed term contract of 5 years. The Facility is based upon three Bruker NMR spectrometers: a 850 MHz wide bore (89 mm) and a 1 GHz standard-bore (54 mm) system, both equipped for solid-state NMR, and a 1.2 GHz standard-bore (54 mm) system, to be installed in 2025, for both solid- and solution-state NMR operation.

You will work with the Technical Director, Dr Dinu Iuga, as part of the Facility Management Team (FMT), being responsible together for providing high-level technical assistance to users and maintaining the instrumentation to the high level expected of a NRF. In order to complement existing strengths within the FMT, the appointee should have extensive hands-on experience of biological solid-state NMR.

About You  

You will be an excellent communicator, liaising with users, before, during and after their visit, as well as engaging with potential users in the wider research community and the Facility Executive and Oversight Committee. You will liaise with equipment vendors to ensure timely repairs and servicing, minimising disruptions to facility operation. You will be capable of working effectively both independently and as part of the Local Management Team of the Facility. You will possess excellent planning and time management skills to ensure the objectives of the Facility are achieved effectively. You will contribute to the overall development of the Facility.

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.

CLOSING DATE: Sunday 10 November 2024 at 11.55 pm

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the Apply button.

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