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Pittsburg State University Manufacturing Engineer Manager in Pittsburg, Kansas
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The Institute for Emerging Technology at Pittsburg State University is searching for a Manufacturing Engineer Manager. The Manufacturing Engineer Manager participates in the research projects in the division, including but not limited to the fabrication, processing, and testing of new and/or commercial polymers and plastics. The Manager writes reports/manuscripts based on the results and contributes towards proposal writing for external funding. The Manufacturing Engineer Manager should be able to teach BS and MS-level relevant courses as needed.
Duties and Responsibilities
55%-Research and Development
- Perform research:designandexecute experiments suchaspreparingsamples, processing, synthesizing,and characterizationofpolymers and plastics forvarious applications.
- Dataacquisition,analysis,andwritingreports.
- Maintaincertain laboratory equipment,developstandardoperatingprocedures,keeprecords
- Teach oneortwoclasses per semester asperneed. Supervise, mentor, writeandreview technical resuIts,and evaluate activities ofstudents and junior researchers.
- Preparewritteninternalandexternalreportsandpresentationsoftechnicalresultstointernalandexternal constituents.
- Workwithsupervisortowritemanuscriptsandreportsforpresentationsandpublications.
- Assist AVPandExecutive Directors to provide supervision of oneor moretechnicians, undergraduate and graduate students, and other researchers working in the division.
35%-BusinessandTechnicalManagement
- Plan,obtain,andmanagenewprojectsfromexternalfundingsources(includingfederal,state,andregionalfunding entities and industrial partners).
- Develop ofadvanced polymers/plasticsusingeco-friendlyroutes,newproducts,etc.bywritingproposals,reports, publications, and patents.
- Coordinateandcollaboratewithexternalconstituentsinthepracticeoftechnologydevelopmentforlicensing and commercializationinconsultation withthe supervisor.
- Reporttechnicalresultstothesupervisorandtocolleaguesthroughwrittenandoralreports.Literaturesearch andplanningnewfundable researchbasedondivision/universityobjectives.
- Communicateresearchtointernalandexternalconstituentsthroughoralandwrittenpublications, presentations,patents, and other communications.
- Communicatewiththescientificcommunitiesandcurrentandpotentialindustrialpartners asneeded.
10%-Otherdutiesasassigned
