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Primary Purpose: The Technician will support the research and teaching objectives of the Department of Chemistry through maintenance, repair, and upgrading of lab instrumentation and equipment; providing technical support to the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance facilities; and managing the Department of Chemistry rough shop.

Nature of Work: The position will report to the Chemistry Department Head. The incumbent must work independently and in a team environment. Independent decision making and judgement is required. The volume of work is high with varying complexity.

• Repair and maintain equipment and instrumentation found throughout the Department of Chemistry, including equipment and instrumentation used in both research and teaching laboratories
• Carry out preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, repairing and calibrating
• Upgrade new and existing instrumentation
• Responsible for keeping up-to-date maintenance logs

• Responsible for providing technical support to the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance facilities located in the Saskatchewan Structural Sciences Centre
• Involved in the training of users and maintenance of the NMR instruments
• Approximately half of the Technician’s time will be spent on NMR support

• Responsible for the use of the Department of Chemistry rough shop to produce custom equipment and parts

Education: Candidates for the position should have, at a minimum, either a diploma in Chemical Technology or a BSc with a major in Chemistry or related degrees/diplomas.

Experience: A strong background and experience with electronics, with a minimum of two years’ experience. Significant experience with the operation of NMR instrumentation.

Skills: Ability to install, maintain, and repair equipment and instrumentation; ability to prototype and fabricate equipment and parts; excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills; familiarity with laboratory software; strong organizational skills and initiative.

This position is in scope of CUPE 1975.

Department: Chemistry
Status: Permanent
Employment Group: CUPE 1975
Shift: 8-4:30pm
Full Time Equivalent (FTE): 1.0
Salary: The salary range, based on 1.0 FTE, is $28.72 - 37.60 per hour. The starting salary will be commensurate with education and experience.
Salary Family (if applicable): Applied Scientific Services
Salary Phase/Band: Phase 5
Posted Date: 10/29/2025
Closing Date: 12/2/2025 at 6:00 pm CST
Number of Openings: 1
Work Location: On Campus

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