Research Scientist

InsideHigherEd
Westmont, California, USA
$70K-$80K a year
Full-time

Job no : 494552

Work type : Regular

Location : Los Angeles

Categories : Salaried

Title : Research Scientist

Department : Sciences

Duration : 12 months

Job Summary

Occidental College and a leading mineral exploration company have formed an alliance to develop a borehole muon detector designed to detect subsurface mineral deposits.

Occidental seeks to hire a Research Scientist to work on campus to develop, test and then deploy the first version of this detector.

Job Duties

  • 25% - Learn how to operate the current borehole detector. - (Essential)
  • 25% - Operate and maintain the detector at a remote location. - (Essential)
  • 25% - Develop hardware to test out R&D ideas on campus. - (Essential)
  • 25% - Coordinate the expansion of any ideas which appear promising. - (Essential)

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Physics or Engineering.
  • Willingness to travel to remote sites to oversee installation and operations.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Graduate Degree.
  • Hands-on experience working with particle detectors.
  • The initiative and drive to carry out a rapid development of a unique detector.

EXPECTED HIRING RANGE : $70.000 - $80,000 / yr

If you are offered this position at Occidental College, your final base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as skills, education, experience, and / or geographic location.

In addition to those factors, Occidental complies with applicable pay equity laws and considers internal equity among current employees when developing the final offer.

Please keep in mind that the range mentioned above is the base salary range for the role. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future and continued salary growth.

We also offer a generous compensation and benefits package.

Advertised : 16 Jul 2024 Pacific Daylight Time

Applications close :

5 days ago
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