CENTER FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH IN
ARCHAEOLOGY AND ETHNOLOGY, MIT
The Center for Materials Research in Archaeology and Ethnology (CMRAE) invites applications for a full-time technical instructor/laboratory supervisor at the CMRAE Graduate Laboratory. The appointment is open now, and the position will remain open until filled. The Graduate Laboratory is the primary facility where all CMRAE graduate and undergraduate instruction takes place in the materials science and engineering of archaeological materials. Graduate students carry out their Ph.D. research and undergraduates their senior thesis research in this facility. Applicants must be skilled microscopists with considerable experience in either or both metallography [of metals, slags] and thin section, petrographic analysis of samples [ceramics, rocks, cements] with the polarizing microscope. Expertise in photography of archaeological artifacts and in handling a variety of laboratory computers and computer programs, especially Photoshop, is required. The position includes the opportunity for the laboratory supervisor to conduct independent, ongoing research and to work with faculty jointly on research projects. Experience in laboratory instruction of undergraduate students is important. Applicants must have the Ph.D., or MA/MS degree and at least three years of experience. Applications are welcome from geologists, materials engineers, archaeological scientists, and others.
Laboratory supervisor’s responsibilities include, Instruction: one-on-one supervision of all users of the laboratory, working closely with CMRAE faculty on design and teaching of CMRAE laboratory courses, preparation of protocols for use of all major pieces of lab equipment, computer-aided documentation of all lab procedures; Research and documentation: work with faculty/staff/students on research projects and preparation of high quality research reports that include a range of inorganic materials, develop, maintain, and document reference collections of archaeological materials; Equipment maintenance: purchase of minor pieces of equipment and all lab supplies, maintenance of equipment in all CMRAE facilities, major responsibility for maintaining CMRAE lab computers and installing state-of-the-art software.
Please send application letter, including a statement of research interests and details of laboratory experience and teaching, CV, and names, electronic and postal addresses, and telephone and fax numbers of three references to: Prof.Heather Lechtman, MIT, Rm. 8-437, Cambridge, MA 02139, or via email to lechtman@mit.edu.
MIT is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. This employer does prohibit discrimination based on gender identity/expression.
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