Job Information
Boston College Director, Center for Isotope Geochemistry in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Boston College Introduction
Founded in 1863, Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university located six miles from downtown Boston with an enrollment of 9,484 full-time undergraduates and 5,250 graduate and professional students. Ranked 35 among national universities, Boston College has 888 full-time and 1,281 FTE faculty, 2,711 non-faculty employees, an operating budget of $1.4 billion, and an endowment in excess of $3.5 billion.
Job Description
The Director, Center for Isotope Geochemistry oversees the daily operation and general oversight of the Center for Isotope Geochemistry, with locations including primary space in the Devlin building, and the new annex lab space in 245 Beacon Street. These labs include the Metal-Free Clean Room, two Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometers (Phoenix), two Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometers (Delta V and MAT253), Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (RESOlution laser and Agilent 8900 QQQ), and other associated instrumentation, with responsibilities including calibration, maintenance and trouble-shooting, and user training and support (including of external users). In addition, the Director may be asked to help support other research equipment in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, such as Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM).
The Director will also be responsible for participation in strategic planning for the facility, and instrument procurement, including through external shared instrumentation grants. The Director will participate in regular consultation with the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, and key faculty stakeholders, including the Faculty Advisory Committee for the facility.
Responsibilities will include oversight of the facility operating budget, analysis of utilization, prioritization, and potentially calculation of cost basis for services, and recharge rate setting. The Director will be involved in supervision of an Assistant Director (whose focus will be on the IRMS and ICPMS facilities) and assist undergraduate and graduate students from Boston College and outside institutions as they conduct research in the Center for Isotope Geochemistry. This position reports to the Executive Director, Research Infrastructure & Operations, under the Office of the Vice Provost for Research.
Full-Time Equivalent Hiring Range: $92,300 to $115,400; salary commensurate with relevant experience.
Requirements
The Director should have at least five years of experience in isotope geochemistry including in a Clean Room and with TIMS. A doctoral degree in Earth Science, Geochemistry, Chemistry or a related field is preferred. One to three additional years of postdoctoral experience in laboratory geochemistry or a related field is highly desirable. One or more years of experience in managing a geochemical laboratory is highly desirable.
Occasional out of hours availability required in case issues emerge with instruments or users. Must be capable of lifting up to 50 pounds.
Closing Statement
Boston College offers a broad and competitive range of benefits depending on your job classification eligibility:
Tuition remission for Employees
Tuition remission for Spouses and Children who meet eligibility requirements
Generous Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Low-Cost Life Insurance
Eligibility for both University-Funded 401k and Employer-Sponsored 403b Retirement Plans
Paid Holidays Annually
Generous Sick and Vacation Pay
Additional benefits can be found on https://www.bc.edu/employeehandbook
Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.
Boston College is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans. To learn more about how BC supports diversity and inclusion throughout the university please visit the Office for Institutional Diversity at https://www.bc.edu/diversity .
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