Job Description
This position supports both the Department of Chemistry and the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Across both departments, the academic community includes approximately 65 ladder-rank faculty, an additional 12–15 instructional faculty, and approximately 150 academic researchers and postdoctoral scholars. This community presents a wide range of complex academic and administrative considerations, including Health Sciences Compensation Plan participation and collaborations with external research institutions.The departments also include approximately 70 career staff, ~60 temporary or student staff, and approximately 300 Master’s and Ph.D. students. Undergraduate majors exceed 1,000 students, with total undergraduate and graduate course enrollments surpassing 24,500 annually. The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry manages ten recharge facilities supporting national as well as UC San Diego-wide research endeavors in academia and industry, including Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Molecular Mass Spectrometry, Biomolecular and Proteomics Mass Spectrometry, Cryoelectron Microscopy, Biophysics Instrumentation, Inorganic Characterization Instrumentation, Protein Crystallography, Small Molecule X-Ray Crystallography, the Fabrication Facility, and the on-campus Chemistry Storehouse. In addition, the department is home to three national research center grants and manages three major NIH training grants and one Department of Education training grant, which support graduate students and postdoctoral scholars across UC San Diego departments and external research organizations. Uses professional engineering concepts to perform a full range of engineering assignments in a specialized field supporting research and training programs. Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires evaluation of multiple factors. Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria to obtain results. Provides engineering and scientific support for the Biomolecular Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Facility and associated campus research activities, with a focus on biomolecular solution NMR spectroscopy. Supports studies involving proteins and other biological macromolecules, including structure determination, dynamics, and interactions. Independently manages the day-to-day operation and routine maintenance of advanced NMR instrumentation (e.g., Varian and Bruker spectrometers) used for multidimensional biomolecular NMR experiments (2D, 3D, and 4D). Leads the technical implementation of ongoing equipment enhancements and ensures system optimization to meet the specific data acquisition needs of biomolecular research projects, including structure determination, dynamics, and interactions. Collaborates closely with faculty and researchers to support experimental design, sample preparation considerations, and data acquisition and analysis specific to biomolecular systems. Provides technical expertise in biomolecular NMR methodologies and supports daily facility operations. Must be willing to work with hazardous materials. Flexible work schedule; nonstandard work hours to coincide with research needs. Incumbent will have shared responsibility for oversight and training of 100+ facility users, including other faculty, postdoctoral scholars, graduate and undergraduate students, and staff. This role requires expertise in biomolecular solution NMR spectroscopy, including experience with proteins and other biological macromolecules, to support structural and functional studies.
