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:

Assists with the oversight and strategic planning for a center or program that has institutional recognition and scope and may assist with directing a variety of research activities. Allocates resources, secures funding, and supervises staff to ensure program strategies and activities align with the institutional mission.

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

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