RESA III

Job Posting Title:

RESA III

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Hiring Department:

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences in the Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas at Austin seeks a geoscientist to work in the High-Resolution X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) Facility (UTCT).  The lab is an NSF-supported Community Facility, and a NASA Planetary Science Enabling Facility, that serves an extremely varied research community, across many geoscience disciplines (including igneous and metamorphic petrology, paleontology, hydrogeology, meteoritics, structural geology, sedimentary geology, and economic geology), and other science and engineering fields as well.  This scientist will join a team of researchers at the facility and will participate in maintaining it at full functionality, perform data acquisition and analysis for facility clients, develop and improve routines for tomographic data acquisition and analysis, and train new users.  The laboratory consists of a custom-built NSI industrial CT scanner and a Zeiss Xradia 620 Versa CT scanner, and an image processing facility with workstations and commercial and facility-written software for data processing, visualization, and analysis.

Purpose

This scientist will join a team of researchers at the facility and will participate in maintaining it at full functionality, perform data acquisition and analysis for facility clients, develop and improve routines for tomographic data acquisition and analysis, and train new users

Responsibilities

• Conduct outreach and teaching, including leading lab tours, teaching short courses, training personnel in scanner operation, and presenting at professional meetings.

• Conduct CT-related research.

• Interact with investigators, including communication on scanning projects, hosting, client image processing, and collaborative research. 

• Operate and maintain CT scanner, including sample preparation, scanning, routine maintenance, system calibration, and troubleshooting.

Required Qualifications

Master of Science degree in geological sciences, geophysics, or engineering, and two years of experience in acquisition and/or research utilization of CT or similar volumetric data.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Ph.D. in geology or geophysics, experience in operation of CT instrumentation and CT data processing, and a strong computational background. The option to pursue independent funding and engage in independent research is open and negotiable.

Salary Range

$71,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• May work around standard office conditions.

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.

• Use of manual dexterity.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer , complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF]
• E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031 .

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.