NFC Lab Manager at UW-Madison

Job Summary:

This position is in the Wisconsin Centers for Nanoscale Technology, Nanoscale Fabrication Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The center is a 10,000 sf cleanroom facility for nanoscale fabrication that supports a broad range of research by students, staff, faculty and industrial clients with interest in micro and nano fabrication and device development.

The position will involve all aspects of nano-fabrication operations from user training, safety, process development, equipment maintenance & repair, and cleanroom facility management, to budgeting and user and personnel management. The position requires a broad knowledge and experience in nanofabrication cleanrooms, processes, equipment, and process integration.

Responsibilities:

• 5% Determines unit personnel needs and the unit personnel resource allocation plan
• 10% Serves as a unit liaison to internal stakeholder groups to foster cross-unit partnership efforts regarding research programs and activities
• 10% Serves as a consultant to project directors and provides technical expertise to research and operational personnel
• 10% Collaborates with project directors and the full range of clients whose knowledge and expertise varies
• 50% Manages large research projects for the institution
• 10% Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees
• 5% Assists with planning, implementation, and management of strategic initiatives for a center or program that has institutional recognition

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Education:

Required
Master's Degree
Minimum Master's Degree with area of focus in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or Interdisciplinary Program focused on micro/nano device fabrication is required.

Preferred
PhD with area of focus in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Physics, Materials Science, or Interdisciplinary Program focused on micro/nano device fabrication is required.

Qualifications:

Required:
- Vision and project management skills and ability to: oversee advanced process development; equipment repair, maintenance, & installation; and nanoFab infrastructure improvements
- At least 5 years demonstrated, hands-on process development experience beyond terminal degree, in multiple process technologies such as:
*Reactive ion etching (RIE)
*Low pressure and plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD, PECVD)
*Physical vapor deposition (PVD)
*Diffusion/oxidation
*Photolithography or electron beam lithography (EBL).
- Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills

Preferred:
- Experience integrating processes for nano-fabrication devices
- Past experience working in a shared use cleanroom facility that serves the needs of a range of users
- 2 years or more of personnel management experience
- At least 5 years of demonstrated experience, beyond terminal degree, in cleanroom facility management (air filtration, DI water systems, etc.)
- The ability to work with scientists and engineers from a wide range of disciplines and cultures combined with an enthusiasm for working on multiple, complex projects simultaneously is important

Salary:

Minimum $100,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance, tax advantaged savings accounts, and participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund. For a summary of benefits, please see https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/download/fasl.pdf.