Employment Opportunity
Engineer to Support Research Activities
OPS Position
Job Summary
The University of North Florida (UNF) has a full-time position for an engineer to support sponsored research activities. The nature of the work is technical requiring diverse engineering skills as well as excellent communication and interpersonal skills. All work will be performed in Gainesville, Florida. The successful candidates will be degreed (or soon to receive their degree) engineer in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related fields. The candidates will be OPS employees of the University of North Florida.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assists in development, optimization, and implementation of technical hardware used to evaluate performance of pavement-based materials.
- Operation and maintenance of hardware.
- Interface with equipment manufacturers to achieve program goals. Provide support and assistance in the operation and maintenance of data acquisition systems.
- Assists in the post-processing and analysis of technical data.
- Author reports, technical documents, and technical papers.
Specific Knowledge, Skills and Responsibilities:
- Knowledge of electromechanical principles and analytical techniques and demonstrated skill in the application of such knowledge.
- Ability to learn the operation of unique, special purpose data acquisition software. Familiarity with National Instruments Lab View a plus.
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Ability to use basic electric hand tools: saws, drills, soldering iron, etc.
- Ability and willingness to work outside under adverse environmental conditions.
- Knowledge of optics and lasers a plus but not necessary.
Application Instructions:
If interested, please send/email your resume/application to Dr. James Fletcher at:Dr. James Fletcher
School of Engineering
1 UNF Drive
Jacksonville, Florida 32224
jfletche@unf.edu
904-620-1844 (office)
Environment:
The University of North Florida is a growing public institution dedicated to excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service; and the engagement of students in a personal, supportive and challenging learning environment. The campus is located in Jacksonville, Florida, a dynamic metropolitan area with over 1 million people, a beautiful natural setting, excellent cultural amenities, and a vibrant economy. Since opening in 1972, UNF has grown to a comprehensive university serving over 16,000 students with 52 undergraduate degree programs and over 25 graduate degree programs.UNF is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action institution.
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