Job Information
Boston College Director, Human Neuroscience Facility 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, Human Neuroscience Facility (HNF), oversees the daily operation, strategic planning, finances, general oversight, management, and safety and security of the Boston College HNF, and the Director must be capable of overseeing the HNF with little or no supervision. The primary purpose of this position is to ensure that the HNF operates efficiently while maintaining the highest standards to ensure safety, and optimize the research productivity and educational opportunities for BC students, faculty, staff, visiting researchers, external users.
The Director is responsible for all instrumentation present in the HNF, lab safety, training students, faculty, staff, visiting researchers, external users in use of these resources, carrying out calibrations, assessment of data quality, and maintenance, including primary responsibility for diagnosing and trouble-shooting problems and arranging for purchasing of supplies, repairs, and participating in the scientific analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of data.
The Director will be responsible for financial planning and management including revenue forecasting, financial management, including cost recovery and annual budget requests. Financial oversight responsibilities will include analysis of utilization, prioritization, and calculation of cost basis for services, recharge rate setting, and cost recovery including monthly billing processes.
The Director will also be responsible for participation in strategic planning for the facility, contribution to the assessment of potential alternatives for instrument procurement, and marketing and user outreach. The Director must be capable of solving problems related to the operation of the major research instrumentation and of the operational components in the HNF. The Director must be able to work cooperatively with the multiple faculty members and other researchers across numerous departments and schools.
The Director must have extensive working knowledge of human neuroscience instrumentation and laboratory procedures, and he/she must be knowledgeable of or capable of learning the operation of new instrumentation and experimental procedures both as needed by facility users and to institute novel capabilities available to BC faculty researchers.
Full-Time Equivalent Hiring Range: $98,500 to $123,100; salary commensurate with relevant experience.
Requirements
Master’s degree in Psychology, Neuroscience or a related field required. Ph.D. Degree and 1-3 years postdoctoral experience strongly preferred.
At least five years of professional academic/industrial research/scientific experience including a postgraduate degree, or similar experience, in psychology, neuroscience, or a related field with an emphasis on laboratory research is the minimum required.
Occasional out of hours availability required in case issues emerge with instruments or users.
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 .
Boston College's Notice of Nondiscrimination can be viewed at https://www.bc.edu/nondiscrimination .