University of Ottawa: NMR Facility Manager

Date Posted:

December 02, 2024

Applications must be received BEFORE:

January 06, 2025

Hours per week:

35

Salary Grade:

Non-Union Grade NM1

Salary Range:

$102,322.00 - $126,992.00

About the Faculty of Science:

Welcome to the Faculty of Science, a great place to learn, to explore, to question, to discover — opening your mind and pushing boundaries. It’s an exciting time to be part of a rewarding career in life sciences, natural sciences and mathematics. You will have access to world-class facilities, including our Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Complex, our extensive Biosciences Complex and our cutting-edge Advanced Research Complex, that are the envy of many universities. We have strong links with a multitude of government and private research centres, providing countless opportunities and experiences.

We have become a true centre of excellence, earning recognition across Canada and abroad for our prowess in teaching and in our laboratories, where our researchers are addressing some of the most important and relevant scientific questions of our time. Our past is a testimonial to our passion, so will be our future. Will you be part of it?

Position Purpose

Manages all scientific, financial and operational aspects of the Faculty of Science Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility and ensures that the facility operates effectively and efficiently as a state-of-the- art, internationally recognized, research and educational core facility at the University of Ottawa.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Manage the budget for the NMR Facility, including collection of time-based user fees and assistance in preparation of internal and external funding proposals, to ensure that the financial resources of the Facility meet the needs for salaries, equipment maintenance, repairs and upgrades.

• Supervise the NMR Facility technician as well as interview, hire and train additional NMR Facility personnel as required to maintain the highest quality research and educational service standards thereby ensuring client satisfaction.

• Oversee installations, maintenance, repairs and modifications to the NMR equipment (capital cost ca. $4.3M) and procure all supporting equipment, parts and services required for the efficient and effective operation of the Facility as a state-of-the-art research and educational service.

• Provide personal one-on-one training, instruction and scientific recommendations to all users of the Facility as well as teach formal undergraduate and graduate courses in NMR spectroscopy to fulfill the University of Ottawa’s commitment to training highly qualified personnel.

• Keep abreast of all modern NMR techniques by reading the current literature and participating in NMR-related scientific conferences, meetings and workshops as a representative of the University of Ottawa. This knowledge is transmitted to the Facility users and used to implement novel techniques on the NMR equipment in order to maintain a state-of-the-art Facility and solve demanding research problems.

• Collaborate with all Facility users by conducting specialized, non-routine NMR measurements on their behalf to solve research problems.

• Manage and maintain statistics for the time allotment for all facility users on all of the NMR equipment to facilitate the most time-efficient, productive and fair use of the equipment.

• Solicit business from and provide research and collaborative service to users external to the University of Ottawa to generate revenue for the Facility and promote the University of Ottawa as a leading research-intensive institution.

What you will bring:

• A Ph.D. degree in chemistry with a specialty in nuclear magnetic resonance

• Minimum two years working in a nuclear magnetic resonance laboratory in a technical and/or managerial capacity

• A comprehensive knowledge of the physical principles governing the NMR spectroscopy of liquids and solids as well as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

• Extensive experience with advanced experimental solids and liquids NMR techniques.

• Experience with pulse programming and computer management.

• Strong skills in effective written and oral communication.

• Extensive experience in instrument operation, adjustment and repair.

• Strong interpersonal and management skills.

• Bilingualism an asset

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Key Competencies at uOttawa:
Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa: 

Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.

The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact hrtalentmanagement@uottawa.ca to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Note: if this is a union position: The hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above; you can click here to find out more.

If this is a front-line position with responsibilities to interact with students, selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.

Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as defined in Policy 129 – Covid-19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1, 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts,

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