Dear Colleagues,
Please forward this email to interested EPR/NMR scientists. Please note
that this job will be in Saudi Arabia.
The Imaging and Characterization Core Lab at King Abdullah University of
Science and Technology (KAUST) has an opening for an EPR application
scientist (preferably with solid state NMR experience) to support KAUST's
new EPR spectroscopy (CW and pulse) capability; and DNP NMR spectroscopy
capability. The incumbent will join a team of NMR spectroscopists and will
be actively engaged in KAUST research. The incumbent will potentially
pioneer on the wide use of EPR spectroscopy applied to materials and
biological research at KAUST and in the middle east region.
The KAUST NMR lab (a KAUST-Bruker Center of Excellence in Magnetic
Resonance Lab) has 11 NMR spectrometers (950 MHz to 400 MHz, including a
400 MHz DNP NMR, 500 MHz SWB MRI), and one X-band CW-EPR. A new pulsed EPR
at X-band (with PELDOR unit, ENDOR capability) will be arriving this coming
October (the first pulse EPR instrument in the middle east region!).
The KAUST Core Labs is comprised of 11 major facilities which include state
of the art instruments such as a Cray supercomputer, and cutting-edge
electron microscopes –please see (
https://corelabs.kaust.edu.sa/). The
major research at KAUST are focused on catalysis, solar energy,
oil/combustion research, water research, desert agriculture, marine
science, and structural biology.
*Key responsibilities include:*
·Provide applications support, user training, and sample service on
continuous wave (CW) and pulsed EPR (Electron Paramagnetic Resonance)
spectroscopy.
·Engage in KAUST collaborative research projects that demand advanced
EPR/NMR techniques and make impact to KAUST research.
·Develop new EPR/NMR methods to meet the EPR and NMR characterization
challenge in a multi-user environment
·Provide secondary applications support and sample service on DNP (Dynamic
Nuclear Polarization) NMR spectroscopy.
·Instrument management of EPR (CW and pulsed EPR) and DNP NMR spectrometers
to keep them performing at cutting-edge capabilities.
·Conduct maintenance and troubleshooting of EPR and DNP NMR instruments to
ensure high instrument uptime at optimal performance.
·Work with vendor support team to speed up the trouble shooting and problem
solving process.
*To be successful within this role the candidate must have:*
· Expertise in EPR (CW and pulsed) with NMR experience. Experience
with solid state NMR or DNP NMR spectroscopy is a plus.
· Experience on computation and simulation of EPR spectra.
· Hands-on experience on Bruker EPR and NMR system software and
hardware.
· Able to independently perform NMR/EPR trouble shooting on probes
and consoles.
· A dedicated and results-oriented team player.
· Ph.D degree degree in EPR and/or solid state NMR applied to
material science and/or structural biology.
· Minimum 3 years of relevant working experience (Ph.D project
EPR/NMR experience counted).
In addition to world class facilities and living conditions, the incumbent
will be remunerated with a highly competitive package and the opportunity
to work within an ambitious and growing University.
As of the moment, the ad is not yet on the KAUST career website (
https://www.kaust.edu.sa/en/about/openings) but will be posted soon.
Applicants can send their CV and cover letter to me at
christian.canlas_at_kaust.edu.sa and to Dr. Kun Li, the director of the
Imaging and Characterization Core lab at kun.li_at_kaust.edu.sa. Attached is
the job description.
Thank you and regards,
Chris Canlas
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Christian G. Canlas Ph.D.
NMR Lab Lead Scientist
Building 3, Level 0, Room 0153
Imaging and Characterization Core Laboratory
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Thuwal 23955-6900, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Tel: +966-12-808-2343; Mobile: +966-54-249-9761
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Received on Mon Aug 27 2018 - 03:35:00 MST