Platform Manger - Coventry, United Kingdom - University of Warwick

University of Warwick
University of Warwick
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Coventry, United Kingdom

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Location
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***University of Warwick Campus, Coventry


Department
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***School of Engineering


Position Type
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***Full Time, Permanent


Salary
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***£45,585 - £54,395 per annum


About the Role
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***The University is seeking to appoint a Platform Manager for a Nanofabrication Research Technology Platform (RTP) Facility. They will develop, implement and manage the staff, resources and facilities necessary to ensure the Platform meets the appropriate legal requirements, standards of performance and welfare in all of the services it delivers, and so enable all nanofabrication research across the University.


The Platform Manager will be responsible for the stewardship of bespoke technology platforms and associated equipment worth approximately £5 million, ensuring that it delivers internationally competitive nano and micro fabrication resource for the university research community.


The role will require you to implement and advise on service delivery and experimental design to all current and prospective users of the facility, including university staff and academic collaborations.


Along with the RTP Director, you will be responsible for the management of the annual budget which includes facility running costs, procurement, maintenance costs, and income generation.


Whilst this role will initially be based within the School of Engineering, it is anticipated that it may eventually move into a newly formed team within an independent Platform.

If this happens the postholder will continue to be employed by the University of Warwick, but their line manager, team structure and location of work may change.


About You
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***We are looking for someone with a PhD in physics, engineering, chemistry or materials science with significant experience in working in a semiconductor laboratory environment for high purity semiconductor materials.


You must be comfortable with responsibility of the provision of financial estimates for experimental and research work with and annual turnover being reported.


You will possess strong technical expertise in nano/ microfabrication processing, with experience in at least four of the following: lithography, metal deposition, oxide deposition, wet chemical processing or plasma etching.

You will have a strong background in design, technical diagrams, cleanroom facilities as well as health and safety legislation.

You will have the ability to interpret complex instructions, analyse and implement detailed specifications.


You must have excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work on your own initiative and manage a small team/project or coordinate multiple projects.


About the Department
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***The School of Engineering at the University is one of top 10 in the UK and top 100 in the world university. The University of Warwick is fully equipped with all necessary materials characterisation and electrochemical testing facilities.

This role is supported by additional technical help of the processing cleanroom and its equipment.

The Manager will aid in management of the laboratory facilities, monitor and control their use, maintain the equipment and run specific suites of research equipment to support the group academics in the successful execution of their projects.


Equipment comprises of:

  • Room infrastructure (Air handling units, extracts, gas supplies etc.)
  • Room facility instruments (gas detectors, smoke detectors, pressure gauges etc.)
  • Gas Purifiers and abatement
  • Lithography (JB3 and MA/B8)
  • Plasma Processes (ICP/RIE, Asher)
  • Etching and Wet Processing
  • Deposition (LPCVD, ebeam, sputtering and ALD)
  • Thermal Oxidation and Annealing (various furnaces)
  • Metrology (FTIR, Optical, DIC, interferometry, ellipsometry, profilometry)
  • Various Electrical Characterisation (probe stations etc).
The School has benefitted from significant investment from ERDF and AWM in facilities for energy efficiency research. For


Whilst this role will initially be based within the School of Engineering, it is anticipated that it may eventually move into a newly formed team within an independent Platform.

If this happens the postholder will continue to be employed by the University of Warwick, but their line manager, team structure and location of work may change.


The University of Warwick is committed to the principles of the Athena SWAN Charter, which recognises work undertaken to address gender equality, representation and progression for all staff working in an academic environment.

The University currently holds the Athena SWAN Silver award. Further information in relation to Athena SWAN can be found at the following link; Athena Swan )


About the University
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***Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with
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