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Chemistry Department Instrument Technician

University/Agency Illinois State University
Civil Service Classification Instrument and Measurement Technician I
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Posting Duration 12/6/2021 - 1/24/2022
Probationary Period 6 months

Job Description

This position is responsible for instrument maintenance in the Chemistry Department. Primary duties include: perform repairs or schedule service calls as necessary with instrument manufacturers, conduct preventative maintenance on departmental instruments, and perform liquid helium and liquid nitrogen fills on the NMR Spectrometers.


Qualifications

Required Qualifications
1. Any one, or any combination, of the following types of preparation:

(a) credit for 24 semester hours of college course work in electronics, electrical power, physics, stress analysis, optics, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, physical measurements associated with any of the physical sciences, differential calculus, integral calculus, and/or differential equations

(b) 24 months of experience in the repair and maintenance of optical, hydraulic, mechanical, electrical, and/or electronic instruments and/or computer equipment

(c) 24 months of industrial, military, and/or technical school training in a field related to instrument and measurement work.

Desired Qualifications
1. M.S. degree with experience maintaining, troubleshooting, and operating a wide variety of chemical instrumentation and computer software.

2. Demonstrated aptitude for troubleshooting a variety of chemical instrumentation, including gas and liquid chromatographs, mass spectrometers, spectrophotometers, diffractometers, magnetic resonance spectrometers, etc.

3. Demonstrated ability to work independently, prioritize repair and maintenance tasks, communicate effectively with corporate instrument support engineers and coordinate instrument repairs and installations.

4. Excellent communication skills.

5. Ability to work constructively with faculty, staff, students, and other users of instrumentation.

6. Ability to work proactively, making judgments regarding repairs and routine maintenance required to keep the instruments in optimal operating condition.

7. Experience operating a wide variety of chemical instrumentation.

8. Willingness to be consulted during evenings and weekends for urgent instrumentation issues, including power failures affecting the instruments.

9. Customer service orientation.


Salary

$18.67 - $24.26 per hour


Links

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Contact Information


University/Agency Illinois State University
Department/College Human Resources
Contact Breanna Crippen
Phone Number 309-438-8311
Address
Comments Please fully complete the entire application including, but not limited to, the education and work experience portions. Please list all education and all jobs you have had. Do not leave gaps in employment. You must list all duties you performed in the job duties section (Phrases such as "See Resume" are not acceptable). Failure to follow any of these instructions may constitute an incomplete application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Other documentation such as college transcripts (may be unofficial) may be faxed, mailed, delivered to Human Resources, or uploaded under optional documents prior to the posting close date. In order to be eligible for Veteran's Preference points on the exam, appropriate military service documentation, such as a DD214 may be faxed, mailed, delivered to Human Resources, or brought to the Civil Service exam in order to receive the maximum eligible points:

Fax: 309.438.0011, Attn: Breanna Crippen
Address: Illinois State University
Human Resources
Campus Box 1300
Normal, IL 61790-1300

A Civil Service examination will be required. You will be notified by e-mail if you meet the qualifications for the examination. Please closely monitor your email for correspondence regarding your application status.