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Photonics project director wanted
Saturday 24th October 2009
Photonics courtesy:http://www.su2p.com/Affiliates.aspx
The University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, on behalf of its Su2P partners, seeks a project director with a doctorate level research and business pedigree to drive the partnership’s aims through to successful and sustainable realisation. With some Czar qualities this director will be well versed in the photonics industry and its applications; energetic, entrepreneurial and persuasive; credible at senior level in research and business environments; effective when given the responsibility and autonomy needed to shape events from early beginnings; and willing to travel and work between the UK and the US.
The SU2 Partnership (SU2P) links the academic and technology enterprise communities in California and Scotland engaged in photonics and photonics enabled technologies. The partnership involves leading researchers from the Scottish Universities of Strathclyde, Glasgow, St Andrews and Heriot Watt, together with the US Universities of Stanford and Caltech in California are to utilise funding already won from the RCUK Science Bridges Awards, Scottish Enterprise and Scottish Funding Council.
A three-year venture between the six institutions will focus on: Biophotonics, including stem cell imaging and neuroscience photonics; Solar cell devices and characterisation; Integrated photonics; Solid-state laser engineering and nonlinear optics Photonics sensors, atom and quantum optic sensors, environmental science & technology.
The Glasgow based director would earn between £46-£52k. Closing date is November 15, 2009. Job reference code: JA/136/2009: Vacancies
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