Ho Lab – Junior Specialist

University of California San Francisco; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 57,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California San Francisco (Ho Lab – Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences) seeks a Junior Specialist to develop and apply technical workflows addressing the mechanics of materials. You will use finite element methods, relate them to digital volume correlation, and build correlative microspectroscopy workflows.

Requirements include a Bachelor degree or equivalent or at least four years of research experience; preferred experience with microspectroscopy workflows and synchrotron

Qualifications

• Specialists appointed at the Junior rank must possess a baccalaureate degree (or equivalent degree) or at least four years of research experience.

Responsibilities

• Establish and apply technical workflows for mechanics of materials.
• Analyze materials using finite element methods and relate to digital volume correlation.
• Run experiments at synchrotron facilities and manage large multimodal data sets.

Skills

Finite element methods

Microspectroscopy workflows

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor degree or equivalent (4 years research experience)

Tools

Synchrotron facilities

Job description

Ho Lab – Junior Specialist
Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences
UC San Francisco

The Junior Specialist will use math, physics, and chemistry to establish and apply technical workflows for problems related to mechanics of materials. Analyze materials and mechanics using finite element methods. Relate and interface finite element methods to digital volume correlation. Build and validate hierarchical and correlative microspectroscopy workflows. Run experiments at the synchrotron facilities. Analyze large data sets from different imaging modalities, and build correlative models, and communicate science. Effective communication skills that will reinforce reliable teamwork, effective/efficient organization of data from team members, and efficient time management.

Required Qualifications:

• Specialists appointed at the Junior rank must possess a baccalaureate degree (or equivalent degree) or at least four years of research experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience with use of microspectroscopy correlative workflows specifically with synchrotron technologies.

See Table 24B for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $57,000-$60,700.

• Specialists appointed at the Junior rank must possess a baccalaureate degree (or equivalent degree) or at least four years of research experience.
• Applicant materials must list current qualifications upon submission.