Platform Manager – Nanofabrication

Job title:

Platform Manager – Nanofabrication

Company

University of Warwick

Job description

For informal queries, please email Professor Vishal Shah at vishal.shah@warwick.ac.uk.The University are making a centralised nano/microfabrication facility, which is called the Nanofabrication Research Technology Platform (“Facility”).We are seeking to appoint a Platform Manager to manage the facility. They will develop, implement and manage the staff, resources and facilities necessary to ensure the Platform becomes world leading and meets the appropriate legal requirements, standards of performance and welfare in all of the services it delivers, and so enable all nanofabrication research across the University.The Platform Manager will be responsible for the stewardship of bespoke technology platforms and associated equipment worth approximately £5 million, ensuring that it delivers internationally competitive nano and micro fabrication resource for the university research community.The role will require you implement and advise on service delivery and experimental design to all current and prospective users of the facility, including university staff and academic collaborations.The successful candidate must have previous experience of specialist tool maintenance. Desirably, they will have experience in cleanroom operations and/or semiconductor device fabrication with an ability to work in a semiconductor laboratory environment for high purity semiconductor materials. This role will lead an technicians’ team within a busy department, and you will need to be flexible and organised to manage a varied workload.The role and team will start from the School of Engineering and may become an independent Platform within the University in time.We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.About YouWe are looking for someone with significant experience in working with specialist scientific facilities and tools related to physics, engineering, chemistry or materials science. This would desirably be by working in a semiconductor laboratory environment for high purity semiconductor materials.Along with the Research Technology Platform Director, you will be responsible for the management of the annual budget which includes facility running costs, procurement, maintenance costs, and income generation. You should be comfortable with responsibility of the provision of financial estimates for experimental and research work with an annual turnover being reported.You will desirably possess strong technical expertise in nano/ microfabrication processing, with experience in some of the following: lithography, metal deposition, oxide deposition, wet chemical processing or plasma etching.You will have a strong background in design, technical diagrams, as well as health and safety legislation.The ideal candidate will have the ability to build effective relationships with users and customers, internal and external to the organisation and demonstrate previous successes and skills transference to others.You will have the ability to interpret complex instructions, analyse and implement detailed specifications.You must have excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work on your own initiative and manage a small team/project or coordinate multiple projects.For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.About the DepartmentThe University aims to promote work life balance for all employees and the School of Engineering will consider a range of possible flexible working arrangements in order to recruit the best candidate.The post will be based within the School of Engineering at the University of Warwick, which is one of top 10 in the UK and top 100 in the world university. The University of Warwick is fully equipped with all necessary materials characterisation and electrochemical testing facilities.The School of Engineering is committed to the principles of the Athena SWAN Charter, which recognises work undertaken to address gender equality, representation and progression for all staff working in an academic environment. The School currently holds the Athena SWAN Silver award and the University holds an Institutional Silver award. Further information about the work of the School in relation to Athena SWAN can be found at the following link;About the UniversityBorn in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be ‘world leading or internationally excellent’**.You’ll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.*QS World University Rankings 2024** Research Excellence Framework 2021To find out more about us visit ourHow to ApplyCLOSING DATE: Sunday 09 June 2024 at 11.45pmTo apply, please click ‘Apply’ below and submit an application form by the closing date. Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 11.30pm).Please attach a CV and cover letter.

• Your CV should include your most recent employment experience, any other relevant experience, and education history.
• Your cover letter must detail how you meet each of the essential criteria found in the Job Description document below (desirable criteria too, where possible).

Please see below a guide on writing a cover letter. We highly recommend using individual criteria as headers and giving examples below, though you are free to format the letter as you wish. The successful candidate must meet all the essential criteria.To streamline our hiring processes, we can only accept applications via our official website, .Interview Date: TBCWhat we OfferWe will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 30 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working, for more information click .We are proud to say that we are a .If you are considering relocating to the UK, read our to find out more about what Warwick has to offer and what might be involved in the process.Our Commitment to InclusionWarwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpages .The University currently holds a , and a . The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the .Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)The University of Warwick complies with the DBS Code of Practice and undertakes not to discriminate unfairly against anyone who makes a Disclosure relating to a conviction or other information revealed. More information is available on the University’s Vacancy pages and applicants may request a copy of the DBS Code of Practice.Job Description

Expected salary

£45585 – 54395 per year

Location

Coventry

Job date

Wed, 15 May 2024 02:48:55 GMT

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