Monday 22 April 2013

TEM, SEM and Surface Analysis Technician

Bizkaia:xede
Bilbao, Spain
 
Description
 
The Fundación CIC Energigune is one of several CIC centres now operating or at start-up stage that together form the spearhead of basic research in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country in a variety of fields. The Centres enjoy a secured budget appropriate to their mission and a committed envronment for promoting basic research oriented. We are now inviting applications for the position of TEM,SEM and Surface Analysis technician in the area of Core facilities Group, to support the Platform managers of the Electron Microscopy and Surface Analysis Platforms. Within your responsabilities, you will have to support to operate the TEM,SEM and X-ray Photoelectron Spectrometer (multi chamber, multi technique Ultra High Vacuum spectrometer from SPECS GmbH), as well as other analytical equipments. You will also be responsible for their maintenance as well as development, functioning and methods.This position will also require your participation in research projects. In addition to the appeal of the entire project,the CIC Energigune offers a competitive basic salary augmented by benefits that compae favourably with the best global private and public institutions. We are offering a Permanet position that will give you a unique opportunity to apply your capabilities and develop new projects related to this technical platform. This individual will perform routine maintenance on equipment and trouble-shoot malfunctions and work with repair specialists to maintain the instrumentation to a high level of perfomance while controllling costs.
 
Requirements
 
We are looking for a motivated and experienced Technician capable of taking this unique opportunity. Candidate requirements:
 
* Ms in science (preferably Physics, Chemistry, Material Science, Electrical Engineering)
* Experience in Materials Science and Solid state Chemistry and/or Physics.
* Familiar with material characterization techniques(at least one of the following: TEM,SEM/EDX,XPS,FTIR,Raman,AFM and similar).
* Familiar with high vacuum and ultra high vacuum equipment. Experience in equipment,PC and software operation.
* Ability to analyse and solve problems associated with research outputs.
* Self-motivated with willingness to work effectively within a multinational and multi-disciplinary team.
* Flexibility in work shedule is a plus.
* Applicants should be fluent in English,while a knowledge of spanish and/or Basque will be considered useful but not compulsory.All applicants are invited to submit a detailed curriculum vitae and two reference letters.
 
More information and applications
 
Owing to the Spanish Organic Law of Personal data Protection (LOPD), to post your CV, you have to fill in the form and upload your CV in Pdf format and then select this vacancy:
 
 
Application Deadline: 20/05/2013

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