Senior Research Scientist, Materials Characterization Lead

University of Kentucky; United States; Vor Ort; USD 58.000 - 96.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Exceptional Benefits

Zusammenfassung

The University of Kentucky is seeking a Research Scientist Senior to join the Chemical & Materials Engineering department. Lead complex materials research, supervise personnel, coordinate collaborations and manage laboratory instrumentation.

This position provides technical leadership across externally funded projects, executes advanced experiments such as electron microscopy and X-ray scattering, and contributes to proposals, sponsor reports and scientific manuscripts.

Qualifikationen

• PhD in Materials Science & Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, or related discipline.
• Minimum 2 years of related experience.
• Experience leading experimentation and supervising research staff.

Aufgaben

• Provide technical leadership for complex materials research and characterization projects, personally conducting novel or high-priority experimental work while directing and reviewing related work performed by other group members.
• Define experimental approaches and translate broad project goals into executable technical plans across multiple concurrent projects.
• Serve as a primary technical resource for advanced materials characterization, including electron microscopy and X-ray scattering, and evaluate emerging techniques and instrumentation for research applications.
• Manage research activities, timelines, deliverables, and resource allocation across University units and external collaborating institutions.
• Represent the research group in planning discussions with external partners and shared-resource stakeholders, resolving scheduling and resource conflicts and identifying risks to project timelines.
• Supervise research support staff and student personnel, including onboarding, task assignment, performance feedback, time-record approval, and day-to-day program activities.
• Collaborate on research proposals and funding activities while independently leading scientific manuscripts, sponsor reports, and other research communications.
• Help develop and execute strategic plans for laboratory instrumentation, including equipment evaluation and acquisition, safety compliance, shared-instrument access and training, maintenance planning, and service contract management.

Kenntnisse

Materials characterization

Electron microscopy

X-ray scattering

Project management

Ausbildung

PhD in Materials Science & Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, or related discipline

Jobbeschreibung

The University of Kentucky is seeking a Research Scientist Senior to join the Chemical & Materials Engineering department. Lead complex materials research, supervise personnel, coordinate collaborations and manage laboratory instrumentation.

This position provides technical leadership across externally funded projects, executes advanced experiments such as electron microscopy and X-ray scattering, and contributes to proposals, sponsor reports and scientific manuscripts.