Environmental Molecular Science Instrument (EMSI) Technician


Hamilton College, a small liberal arts institution located in rural  
upstate New York, is dedicated to the involvement of students in  
scientific research, within a new, state-of-the-art $65 million  
Science Center and its excellent supporting facilities. In support of  
this mission, the College has launched a new, million dollar science  
initiative in Environmental Molecular Sciences. As part of this  
initiative, we seek a qualified EMSI Technician to supervise,  
maintain and administer the operation of the following analytical  
facilities:

-A new stable isotope mass spectrometer (with elemental analyzer for  
C and N and an interface for carbonates and water);

-A liquid chromatograph/mass spectrometer, with an ion trap detector,  
and equipped with a desoprtion electrospray ionization accessory;

-A gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer with robotic autosampler;

-An ion chromatograph;

-A gas adsorption specific surface area analyzer.

Additional responsibilities may be anticipated in the future as other  
instruments are acquired in support the EMSI mission. Experience in  
working with the systems described is essential.

This is a full-time, three-year administrative appointment (with the  
possibility of continuance), starting July 1, 2007, and includes a  
competitive salary and benefits package. For more information on  
benefits, please review the Administrative Benefits Summary, which is  
available on the Human Resources web site under “Administrative Job  
Opportunities” at www.hamilton.edu/college/personnel.

Question regarding this position and search should be directed to  
Eugene Domack, Joel W. Johnson Family Professor of Geosciences at  
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Qualified applicants should send a letter of application, curriculum  
vitae and three letters of reference to to [log in to unmask] If  
electronic submittal is not accessible, please mail application  
materials to Human Resources, Hamilton College, 198 College Hill  
Road, Clinton, NY 13323. Consideration of candidates will begin  
immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Hamilton College is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity employer  
and encourages diversity in all areas of the campus community.