PositionOpening -Director,Flow Cytometry CoreFacility
TheInstituteofBiotechnology atCornell University is seekingaDirectorforthenew Flow
CytometryFacilitywithin theBiotechnologyResourceCenter(BRC). This corewas
recentlyestablished through a$2,000,000 investment bytheProvostandtheDeans ofvariouscolleges, reflectingthecampuscommitment to state-of-the-artcorefacilities.In linewith
this significant investment offunds, theInstituteis lookingto expand personnel resources to operateand maintain thesuiteofnew instrumentation located at amainfacilityin the BiotechnologyBuilding and asatellitefacilityattheCollegeofVeterinaryMedicine. Thenew FlowCytometryFacilityincludesan arrayofrecentlypurchased sorters(FACSAriaFusion,
FACSMelody,SonyMA900)and analyzers(SymphonyA3, two ThermoFisherAttuneNxTs). TheFlowCytometryFacilityis part ofan innovativeand collaborativegroup ofcorefacilities within theBRC, with a mission to catalyzeandpromoteresearch in thelifesciences.
TheDirectorisresponsibleforleadership, management,and vision oftheFlow CytometryCoreFacility,and leads thecontinuedgrowthand technologicaladvancement ofthis new facilityin linewith ongoing campus-wide improvements in infrastructureandresources. TheDirectorcollaborateswith seniormembers offaculty, afacultyadvisoryboard,andInstitutedirectors to ensuretheupward trajectoryofthecore, inconjunction with the university’s significantfacultyrecruitmenteffortsas part ofCornell’s“Radical Collaborations”initiative(http://provost.cornell.edu/academic-initiatives/radical-collaboration/)andthenewlyestablishedCenterfor Immunology(http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2019/02/cornell-creates-multicollege-center-immunology).The Directoris responsibleforexpandingarobust usercommunityamongfacultyresearchers, and keepingservicesand instrumentation at thecutting edgeofflowcytometryscience. Specificresponsibilities include:
• Personnel managementand trainingforfacilitystaffand students
• Acquiringand maintainingaportfolio ofadvanced flowcytometryinstrumentationand associated software
• Establishingoperating andmaintenanceprotocols,as wellas quantitativemetrics, to ensuresafeandeffective instrumentation operations.
• Financial managementforcost recoveryoperations,includingestablishing servicerates andmanagingthefacilitybudget.
• Developingand overseeingusertrainingprograms, userseminars, and usergroupsfornew instrumentationand emergingtechnologies.
• Identifyingand pursuing fundingopportunities fortheprocurement ofnewinstruments throughgrant-writing andcollaborativeactivities.
• Preparingand presenting quarterlyandannual operating reports.
• Liaisingwith thefacilityfacultyadvisoryboard.
• Consultingwith diverseacademicresearchers onflow cytometrystrategiesforaccomplishingresearchgoals, includingresearch project design, samplepreparation,and dataanalysis.
• Promotingtheuseand operations ofthefacility, through interactions with Cornell andexternal users,and via multiplemediaplatforms(e.g. website, brochures,and interactions with theInstituteoutreachand communications personnel).
Preferred qualifications fortheDirectorpositionincludeaMaster’sDegreeorPh.D. in Celland Molecular Biology,BiomedicalScience, orarelated field. TheDirectormust haveextensiveknowledgeofand morethanfiveyears ofexperienceinflow cytometryandcell sortinginstrumentationand related technologies,protocols, strategies, samplepreparation,and dataanalysis. Additional desired qualifications include:
• A demonstrated abilityto workextensivelywith abroad rangeofusers, includingfaculty, to provideresearch project consultation andadvanced trainingforusergroups.
• Experiencesupervisinganemployeeteam.
• Experiencewith data-driven analysis and managementforinstrument usage, cost,and forecastingforcostrecoveryfinancialmanagement.
• Theabilitytotroubleshootequipmentissuesandkeepinstrumentsoperatingefficiently.
• Enthusiasm forscientificresearch and businessdevelopment,and abilitytokeep abreast ofchangesin thefield and technologicaladvances in instrumentation.
This position is an initial three-yearterm non-facultyacademicorstaffappointment dependingoncandidate qualifications, with thepossibilityofextension contingent upon continuedfunding.
TheInstituteofBiotechnology is a dynamichubforlifesciencesresearchat Cornell University.TheInstitute(http://www.biotech.cornell.edu)offerscuttingedgebiotechnologies, expertisein applications, technologytestinganddevelopment andconsultation forlifesciencesresearchers atCornell Universityand outside institutions. TheInstitutehouses theBiotechnologyResourceCenter(BRC), which offers sharedcorefacilities services tocatalyzeand promotelifesciences research,and is involved with manyintercampus initiatives and multi-institutional
collaborations.Inaddition to Flow Cytometry, theBRCincludes corefacilityoperations in Genomics, Bioinformatics,Imaging,Proteomics, Metabolomics,and BiotechnologyDevelopment. TheInstitutealso administers theCenterforAdvanced Technology(CAT)in theLifeSciences to assist lifescienceresearchers in thedevelopment ofbiotechnologieswithcommercial potential in partnership with New York Stateindustries, and theKevin M. McGovernFamilyCenterforVentureDevelopment in theLifeSciences,astate-of-the-art business
incubatorforemergingbiotechnologycompanies. With itsextensivenetwork ofacademic,federal,not‐for‐profit
enterprisesand commercial partners, theBRCservesas avital partnerin lifesciences researchand innovation.
InstituteofBiotechnologystaffenjoyworkinginacollaborativeand innovativeorganization within Cornell University,an award-winningemployerrecognized forsupportingemployeehealth, workplacediversity,work- lifefit, andenvironmental sustainability. Cornell Universityofferscompetitivecompensation andbenefits. The Instituteis located on themainIthacacampus, in theheart oftheFingerLakes ofcentral New YorkState. Ithaca
and thesurroundingareais notedforhigh qualityoflivingsurroundedbynatural beautyand avibrant community.
Contact EmilySampson atems329@cornell.edu formoreinformation regardingthis opportunity.
