Recruitment

Recruitment Role Profile Form (Template)Version 1.0Last amended: February 2011

THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAMRecruitment Role Profile Form

Job Title: Surface Analytical Officer

School/Department: School of Pharmacy (Interface and Surface Analysis Centre)

Salary: £25,513 - £30,434 per annum depending on skills and experience (£28,695 minimum with relevant PhD)

Job Family and Level: Research and Teaching 4

Hours of work: Full-time, 36.25 hours per week

Contract Status: Fixed-term contract for 2 years

Location: University Park

Reporting to: Dr M Piggot and Professor M Alexander

Purpose of the New Role:This role has been created to support the commercial, industrial and research operations of the School of Pharmacy relating to the field of surface and interface analysis. The analytical officer will work closely with both the Interface and Surface Analysis Centre (ISAC) and the Laboratory of Biophysics and Surface Analysis (LBSA) to provide technical and experimental support to ongoing projects.

The role holder will provide operational support and consultancy, with an emphasis on multi-instrument or facility experimental operations, data analysis and data reporting. The analyst will preferentially work to provide industrial or commercial services, but also be available to support core research in the LBSA and broader School of Pharmacy where appropriate.

Main Responsibilities % time per year

1. Experimental Operation:

Competently operate of a range of specialist surface analytical instrumentation that may include (but is not limited to):-Time-of-Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (ToF-SIMS)-X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)-Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) -Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)-Raman Spectroscopy

Work closely with ISAC to perform and monitor bespoke commercial and research analysis, in the first instance funded by Johnson & Johnson.

Provide operational support and analysis for academics, post-doctoral researchers and post-graduate students.

Work with the current experimental officer personnel to manage workload and instrument up-time.

Integrate into several surface analytical facilities both within and outside of the School of Pharmacy (e.g. Nottingham Nanotechnology and Nanoscience Centre (NNNC), the Advanced Materials Research Group (AMRG).

70%

2. Data Analysis and Reporting:

Provide specialist and standardised data analysis for commercial and research purposes.

Provide appropriate data interpretation when required. Regularly brief and report commercial progress and data to the ISAC

business manager.

30%

3. Any other duties appropriate to the role and level.

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience

Essential DesirableQualifications/ Education 1. A 1st or upper 2nd class honours

degree (or equivalent) in materials, manufacturing, pharmacy or related discipline.

PhD in surface and interface analysis or related materials characterisation techniques.

Skills/Training 2. Skills in using a range of analytical instrumentation including ToF-SIMS, XPS, SEM and AFM.

3. Excellent inter-personal skills and the capacity to work as part of a diverse team of academics, experimental and business officers.

4. Excellent oral and written communication skills including the ability to communicate complex information with clarity and write to a publishable standard.

5. Flexible, proactive and dedicated approach.

6. Willingness to learn and apply a broad range of technical skills to complex analytical systems.

Trained user of surface analytical instrumentation.

Experience 7. Familiarity with/understanding of surface and interfacial science.

8. Experience of working to, and achieving, targets and deadlines.

9. A consistent track record of published research in peer-reviewed journals and writing high quality reports and papers for publication.

Experience with multiple surface specific physical and chemical characterisation techniques and instrumentation.

Experience of working in the analytical service industry.

Due to the requirements of the UK Border and Immigration Agency, applicants who are not UK or EEA nationals and whose immigration status entitles them to work without restriction in the UK will be considered on an equal basis with UK and EEA nationals.  Other non-UK or non-EEA nationals whose employment will require permission to work subject to a resident labour

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market test may only be considered if there are no suitable UK or EEA national candidates for the post.  Please visit http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/ for more information. 

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor Morgan Alexander (Morgan.Alexander@Nottingham.ac.uk). Please note that applications sent directly to these email addresses will not be accepted.

Equality and DiversityThe University of Nottingham has a range of policies to promote equality and diversity in the workplace which are fully supported and promoted by the School through its Equality and Diversity Committee. The School welcomes applications from all candidates and you can read more about our commitment to equality and diversity at http://tiny.cc/UoNPharmEandD

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