Researcher 5- Frisbie Group

Required Qualifications
PhD in chemistry, physics, materials science, or a related discipline, with 1 or more years of research training
Strong communication skills, written and oral
Experience in organic crystal growth and characterization by X-ray diffraction
Experience in microfabrication, including photolithography and etching

Position Summary: Lead scientist responsible for managing and executing daily operations of an important, multi-year corporate research contract. Reports to the laboratory principal investigator (PI). Work involves designing experiments in collaboration with the PI to achieve the objectives, executing the experiments independently or in collaboration with others, purchasing and managing supplies required for the project, training graduate students who carry out aspects of the work, writing monthly reports detailing the results, presenting the results orally at monthly meetings with the corporate sponsor, interfacing directly with corporate scientists, writing scientific papers for publication, and building or overseeing the building of prototype devices.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

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