Instrument Engineer

Description:

This research associate position is a short-term appointment for an instrument engineer to support the installation, refurbishment, and calibration of a Nu Instruments Noblesse noble gas mass spectrometer. The instrument will be part of the Cosmic Forensics laboratory in the Geological Sciences Department. Toward this goal, we seek candidates with experience maintaining noble gas mass spectrometers and data processing and reporting procedures.

The University of Colorado Boulder is committed to building a culturally diverse community of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to contributing to an inclusive campus environment. We are an Equal Opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Who We Are

The University of Colorado at Boulder is ideally suited to the study of geological sciences. At the junction of the high plains and the Rocky Mountains, the Boulder area represents a natural outdoor laboratory where you can study geological features of all ages in diverse settings and observe earth processes firsthand.

The department has research laboratories for studying rock and mineral deformation, soils, sedimentation, geomicrobial processes, petrology, isotope geochemistry, and mineralogy. Beyond the department, researchers also have access to a broad variety of shared analytical facilities across the CU Boulder campus. The department is affiliated with several research centers and institutes (INSTAAR, CSDMS, CIRES, LASP) and offers a diverse set of resources for teaching and research.

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

• Assist Nu Instrument personnel with the installation and refurbishment of the mass spectrometer.
• Repairing noble gas extraction and cleaning line including replacing parts, leak checking, and calibrating volumes. This also includes repairs to the diode heating laser.
• Developing multicolletion sample analysis protocols for 40Ar/39Ar geochronology and full-suite noble gas analyses (He, Ne, Ar, Xe, Kr).
• Developing and implementing data and metadata standards for mass spectrometry data.