University of New South Wales - Human Resources - Events - Technical Officer/Senior Technical Officer

11 April 2008

Technical Officer/Senior Technical Officer

Division of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)

UNSW Analytical Centre

REF. 5774NET

Fixed Term: Salary Level 6/7: A $58K - A$69K per year (plus up to 17% employer superannuation plus leave loading).

Applications are invited for the role of Technical Officer / Senior Technical Officer in the Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry Facility, UNSW Analytical Centre.

This role manages the day-to-day operation of Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry instrumentation and associated wet laboratory areas at BMSF's Lower Campus Laboratory, providing training and data interpretation to instrument users. The Laboratory is equipped with two new Thermo DSQ II GC/MS systems, a Finnigan TSQ 7000 tandem quadrupole and two HP1090 liquid chromatographs. A third DSQ II, a Thermo TSQ Quantum and a new analytical / semi-preparative scale HPLC will be installed in the laboratory during 2008. Applicants should have an honours or masters degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Life Sciences or a related discipline and practical experience with Gas or Liquid Chromatography. Experience with mass spectrometers, particularly GC/MS and/or a PhD using mass spectrometry will be viewed as a significant advantage.

Applicants must demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills; a demonstrated capacity to build and participate in successful work teams; implement equal opportunity and diversity policies and programs. A willingness and capacity to implement required OHS policies and safe work practices are also essential.

This is a fixed term, full-time appointment for 3 years, with good prospects for renewal.

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Please contact Prof. Michael Guilhaus (61 2) 9385 2717 email M.Guilhaus@unsw.edu.au or Dr. Martin Bucknall (61 2) 9385 4707 email M.Bucknall@unsw.edu.au for further enquiries.

Additional information may be found at:

www.analytical.unsw.edu.au and www.bmsf.unsw.edu.au

Applications close : 09 May 2008

HOW TO APPLY