What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Director, Quantum Science and Engineering MS Programs position at University of Delaware?
PAY GRADE : 33E
CONTEXT OF THE JOB :
The University of Delaware (UD) has launched a new graduate degree program in Quantum Science and Engineering (QSE). This program is training M.S. and Ph.D. students with the skills required to develop hardware and software that enables devices that leverage quantum phenomena to improve sensing, computation, and simulation capabilities. The investment in the QSE program at UD builds on recent investments in research facilities, including the UD Nanofabrication Facility, Keck Microscopy Facility, Advanced Material Characterization Laboratory, Materials Growth Facility, High Performance Computing Facilities, and shared laboratories for solid state and quantum optics. Under limited direction from the QSE Program Director, the Assistant Director for QSE MS programs will be responsible for coordinating and executing the MS education program. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, recruitment of MS applicants, development of new educational programs and paradigms that track the evolution of the field and workforce needs, maintaining and expanding teaching laboratories used to provide students with experience in the experimental methods of quantum science, teaching QSE courses, and supervision of MS practicum and thesis research projects conducted in UDs core facilities and shared optics laboratories. The assistant director will also, when necessary, coordinate the maintenance and calibration of ultrafast laser, vacuum, and cryogenic systems in the shared optics laboratory. The assistant director will assist in paper and proposal preparation, including preliminary investigation and writing, and may lead proposals related to the MS education and training program. The assistant director will also participate in building relationships with industry to ensure that our MS programs are preparing graduates with the skills needed by future employers.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Recruit MS program applicants.
- Development and delivery of virtual and in-person information sessions. Visit regional partner institutions. Follow up on technical inquiries.
- Establish and maintain QSE teaching and research capabilities.
- Provide training and oversight to students to ensure work adheres to safety standards.
- Install, maintain, and calibrate equipment in both the QSE teaching laboratory and shared optics labs. Provide expert training and guidance to students taking QSE laboratory courses or working in the shared optics laboratory. Teach appropriate QSE courses as needed.
- Supervise MS student practicum and research experiences.
- Coordinate with core facility directors and relevant faculty to identify projects of appropriate scale for MS research aligned with UDs QSE research thrusts.
- Development and supervision of hands-on experimental research projects by MS students conducted in UDs core facilities and shared optics laboratories.
- Teaching and research leadership. Collaborate with the director and other faculty members in strategic planning for both the teaching and research laboratories.
- Identify and pursue opportunities to develop new educational programs that meet workforce and student needs.
- Supervise experimental MS student research.
- Supervise student workers, technicians, and other staff (as needed) to support the function of the laboratory.
- Maintain personal competence and advances the state-of-the-art by involvement in professional activities, including attending conferences, reviewing papers, etc.
- Join faculty leadership in building relationships with industry to understand employer needs and ensure our programs are preparing graduates with the desired skills.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
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