Job description
The position will explore and discover answers to challenging environmental engineering questions. They will develop, facilitate, implement, evaluate, perform, and oversee water and wastewater quality analysis for 6 to 8 different chemical and environmental engineering (ChEE) faculty. The position requires planning and conducting as well as directing engineering students, faculty and post docs to perform complex engineering analysis to test, prove, or modify theoretical propositions on the basis of research findings and experiences related to water and wastewater treatment processes. This requires evaluating gas and high performance liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry data, as well as development of new analytical methods for these specialized pieces of equipment.
Outstanding UA benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays; UA/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; state and optional retirement plans; access to UA recreation and cultural activities; and more!
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- Planning and directing all aspects of the operations of the water and wastewater analytical equipment. The planning involves working with students and faculty to assure everyone has adequate time on a piece of equipment to obtain data to meet project goals. For example, 5 different students/post docs may be using the same piece of sophisticated equipment such as a LC QQQ to obtain organic contaminant data from a variety of waste streams. The individual must insure that every individual meets project goals, that the analysis one individual performs does not affect the results of another individual and that maintenance is done. In addition, the individual will work with the faculty mentor to assure a proper budget is available for replacement parts and supplies (gases, sample vials) are always available to do the analyses. The individual is responsible for 8 to 10 pieces of equipment that require this amount of planning and scheduling. Work is performed independently. Decisions have direct impact on operations of the ChEE research programs, and often have indirect impact on related areas.
- Plans and leads water and wastewater analyses of multiple students, post docs and faculty within ChEE and for their collaborators. Provides guidance and training on work standards and expected outcomes.
- Communicates with faculty and staff and articulates impact of role on research objectives. In particular, understands the state-of-the art water and wastewater equipment and methods and is key to the decisions made related to purchasing new equipment.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):
- Ability to install, maintain, and troubleshoot IC, TOC, GC/MS, HPLC, and ICP-MS/OES instruments.
- Ability to communicate with outside vendors and equipment manufacturers.
- Skill in training a variety of levels of students on equipment.
- Knowledge of laboratory safety.
- Knowledge of QA/QC procedures used in regulated analytical environments (i.e. food, clinical, pharmaceutical, environmental).
- Knowledge of trace level analysis (semiconductor water analysis) and using SPE for analyte enrichment.
- Ability to develop new analytical methods and standards for water and wastewater quality analysis equipment.
- Ability to solve water and wastewater analysis problems, that are varied and complex, but generally have some precedent.
- Ability to suggest solutions that require investigation and analysis of multiple alternatives and innovation.
- Ability to influence others outside of own job area on policies, practices and procedures related to analysis of water and wastewater.
- Ability to use information exchange, influence, and active persuasion to gain cooperation of others to support department objectives.
Physical Requirements and Environmental Demands:
- Lifting - frequently required to lift/move/transport heavy equipment of up to 25lbs.
- Hazards - variety of physical conditions, proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, or exposure to chemicals in a work setting.
- Atmospheric Conditions - frequently required to work in tight spaces.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced learning attained through professional level experience required.
- Minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience, including experience managing individuals that are part of numerous research teams to allow everyone to obtain their necessary data to publish results.
- Requires experience with theories, concepts, principles, analysis, and practices of water and wastewater systems.
- Experience with specifically, operation, maintenance, and method development for GC, HPLC, MS, ICP-MS equipment.
Ogden@arizona.edu
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