Biomolecular NMR Facility Manager

Position Title :

Biomolecular NMR Facility Manager

Job Group :

Professional & Scientific

Required Minimum Qualifications :

Bachelors degree and 5 years of related experience

Preferred Qualifications :

Extensive experience operating and maintaining high-field Bruker NMR spectrometers ( 600 MHz) including cryogen handling troubleshooting and coordination with vendor.

Demonstrated expertise in biomolecular solution NMR experiment design pulse sequence implementation and data analysis as evidenced by peer-reviewed publications.

Strong computational skills for NMR data processing and analysis (e.g. NMRPipe NMRFAM-Sparky) with experience developing or implementing analysis pipelines.

Evidence of effective mentorship and training of undergraduate students graduate students or postdoctoral researchers in NMR techniques.

Experience with instrument billing and budget management

Experience with ensuring safety measures of users associated with NMR instruments

Job Description :

The Biomolecular Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility (BNMRF) is seeking a Facility Manager to lead daily operations maintenance and strategic growth of this high-impact research space. The Facility Manager will join a vibrant NMR community and play a central role in supporting users advancing method development enabling collaborative research and ensuring reliable high-quality instrumentation performance. Instrumentation includes a 600 MHz spectrometer housed in the Chemical Instrumentation Facility (CIF) and 700 and 800 MHz spectrometers in the Biomolecular NMR Facility (BNMRF) along with a high-pressure system that supports a wide range of experiments across multiple scientific disciplines.

Key Responsibilities

Oversee daily operation and maintenance of 600 700 and 800 MHz NMR spectrometers including cryoprobe performance cryogen refills and vendor coordination

Train and support users in safe effective instrument use; provide troubleshooting experiment design guidance and data interpretation

Develop and maintain SOPs training materials and manuals; ensure compliance with safety and data protocols

Collaborate on research through experimental design pulse sequence optimization data processing and support for publications and grant proposals

Manage scheduling usage tracking reporting budgeting billing and fee-for-service operations

Coordinate with external users and other ISU core facilities to enable collaborative and cross-platform research

Why Join US

In this position you step into a highly autonomous role where your expertise shapes the facilitys direction and the research it enables. Rather than supporting a single PI or project you will collaborate across departments and research groups advising senior users contributing to cutting-edge studies and driving innovation in NMR applications. Youll report directly to the Chair of Biochemistry giving you the space and flexibility to prioritize needs cultivate partnerships and guide the facilitys long-term growth. If you enjoy both independence and community working alongside many investigators without being tied to one lab this role offers a unique professional home.

The candidate will be hired as a Technical Project Specialist III.

This position will remain open until filled. For full consideration please apply before December 18th.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship. Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.

Level Guidelines

Senior-level position possessing high-level professional and / or technical skills working independently under minimal supervision to support ISUs mission and department or work unit goals

Applies senior-level professional knowledge and expertise to work requiring greater latitude

Solves moderately complex problems and regularly exercises judgment to determine appropriate action

Regularly exercises judgment to resolve problems and determine appropriate action on a broad set of issue and problems. May provide recommendations regarding problems / issues outside the bounds of defined procedures and practices

Responds to complicated inquiries provides training and provides direction to lower-level staff

May provide supervision for one to two other staff (i.e. leads a small work team)

May lead projects for which well-defined practices and procedures may not exist

Provides guidance to students

Appointment Type : Regular

Number of Months Employed Per Year :

12 Month Work Period

Time Type : Full time

Pay Grade : PS811

Application Instructions :

To apply for this position please click on Apply and complete the Employment Application. Please be prepared to enter or attach the following :

1) Resume / Curriculum Vitae

2) Letter of Application / Cover Letter

If you have questions regarding this application process please email or call or Toll Free : 1-.

Why Choose ISU

Iowa State Employees enjoy comprehensive health and work-life benefits including medical and dental; as well as :

Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans

Generous vacation holiday and sick time and leave plans

Onsite childcare (Ames Iowa)

Life insurance and long-term disability

Flexible Spending Accounts

Various voluntary benefits and discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Wellbeing program

Original Posting Date :

December 4 2025

Posting Close Date :

Job Requisition Number :

R18190

Required Experience :

Manager

Key Skills

Management,Mac Os,Clinical Data Management,Leadership,AC Maintenance,Financial Reporting

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1