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ExFAB User Coordinator, California NanoSystems Institute

University of California - Santa Barbara
United States, California, Santa Barbara
1021 Anacapa Street (Show on map)
Dec 18, 2024
Position overview
Position title:
ExFAB User Coordinator
Salary range:
A reasonable salary range for this position at 100% time is $77,769 - $93,881, annually.
Percent time:
50%
Anticipated start:
1/3/2025
Position duration:
8/31/2030


Application Window


Open date: December 18, 2024




Next review date: Thursday, Jan 2, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.




Final date: Monday, Jan 6, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)

Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.



Position description

OVERVIEW

Reporting to The Director of the NSF ExFAB BioFoundry, and working closely with the ExFAB Managing Director at UCSB and the ExFAB Co-Principal Investigators and staff at UC Riverside and CalPoly Pomona, the User Coordinator leads the ExFAB's User Program. Through administration of this program, the User Coordinator (1) coordinates and leads the ExFAB user programs across the three campuses (2) drives the recruitment of a diverse community of external users to ExFAB through both remote and in-person marketing activities, with a particular focus on engaging non-R1 universities, (3) works with the education leads to coordinate user education and training activities, such as the ExFAB summer school and ExFAB CSU Masters program, (4) coordinates visits by external researchers to ExFAB, and, (5) highlights key achievements from the ExFAB user community resulting from utilization of the platform.

The University is especially interested in candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through research, teaching and service as appropriate to the position.


Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

Candidates are expected to have a Master's degree or higher in a Life Sciences and/or Biological Engineering field or a related discipline.

Preferred qualifications

Candidates should have a technical mastery of microbial biology, experimental workflows that handle microbes, and demonstrated technical communication skills with experts and non-experts.

Experience with marketing strategies, including the use of web, video, and social media.


Application Requirements
Document requirements
  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.


  • Cover Letter


  • Statement of Research - The User Coordinator will work with users to ensure research projects are well designed and viable with ExFAB's facility, redesigning experiments as needed while maintaining outcomes. They must identify if projects fit ExFAB's strategic areas and require someone with direct research experience. The Statement of Research will assess candidates' past research experience, how it aligns with ExFAB's focus and capabilities, and how it prepares the candidate for the role of the ExFAB User Coordinator.


Reference requirements
  • 3-5 required (contact information only)

Once the top two candidates have been ranked and gone through the process, we will contact their references.



Apply link:
https://recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02897

Help contact: alexis_torres@ucsb.edu



About UC Santa Barbara

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the University of California's Affirmative Action Policy please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4010393/PPSM-20. For the University of California's Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.

As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs, as may be amended or revised from time to time. Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.


Job location
Santa Barbara, CA
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