Research Staff - the Lighting Research Center
- Employer
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Location
- Troy, NY
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- Administrative Jobs
- Academic Affairs, Research Staff & Technicians
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
The Lighting Research Center (LRC) is part of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and is seeking talented researchers at all levels to contribute to its mission. For more information, please visit http://rpijobs.rpi.edu/postings/6743. We are the leading university-based research center devoted to lighting and offer the world’s premier graduate education in lighting, including one- and two-year master’s programs and a Ph.D. program.
Since we began in 1988, we have built an international reputation as a reliable source for objective information about lighting technologies, applications, and products. We provide training programs for government agencies, utilities, contractors, lighting designers, and other lighting professionals.
The LRC is seeking talented researchers to contribute to its mission. Our team is committed to influencing lighting practice through multidisciplinary research; educating the future leaders in lighting; encouraging a view of lighting wherein economic gains are balanced with environmental sustainability; delivering high quality products in a timely manner; and providing a collaborative working environment for faculty, staff, and students.
The LRC has multiple opportunities for researchers at all levels, and hiring will depend upon the qualifications and experience of the successful candidates.
Researchers in the LRC are involved in a variety of disciplines, including solid state lighting; light, health, and human performance; and electrical and photometric product testing.
Minimum QualificationsCandidates must possess, at minimum, a Bachelor’s Degree in a technical area such as electrical engineering, physics, lighting, or a relevant area within the life sciences.
For Technician level positions, an Associate Degree with 2 years of relevant experience is required. Equivalent experience may be substituted for a degree.
Preferred QualificationsCandidates must be experienced in statistical analysis and have a solid understanding of and experience with sound experimental protocols.
Successful candidates must have a passion for the science and applications of lighting and related matters.
Additional opportunities exist for those with a relevant advanced degree, publication record, and/or significant additional years of paid professional experience in a related position. Individuals who possess these qualifications and who have the potential to, or a demonstrated track record of being able to build collaborative external partnerships are especially desirable. Relevant combinations of training, education and experience will be considered.
Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities- Ability to maintain accurate and detailed records
- Ability to understand and follow directions
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Analytical, reasoning and problem solving skills
- Knowledge of and ability to pay strict attention to research protocol
- Ability to organize and work on multiple complex tasks.
- Computer literacy, including ability to use a variety of software packages to analyze data
- Ability to collect, record, analyze and interpret data using appropriate field specific systems, equipment and techniques
- Ability to set up and conduct sound experimental procedures
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Additional InformationInstructions for ApplyingQuicklinkhttp://rpijobs.rpi.edu/postings/6743Applicant DocumentsRequired Documents- Resume/C.V.
- Cover Letter
- Letter of Reference 1
- Letter of Reference 2
- Letter of Reference 3
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
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Organization
Founded in 1824 as the first technological university in the English-speaking world, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute made an indelible mark on both the 19th and 20th centuries. Today, among the world’s pre-eminent research universities, Rensselaer offers students an interactive, interdisciplinary education — and a chance to be among the forces shaping the 21st century. Rensselaer students share a legacy of academic achievement, discovery and innovation, entrepreneurship, creative expression, and global leadership. Over time, as Rensselaer has evolved into a fully realized university of 5,100 undergraduates, this groundbreaking approach to educ
ation has generated wave after wave of innovation and discovery.
One Rensselaer graduate masterminded the first moon landing; another, the building of the Brooklyn Bridge. Our alumni invented e-mail and helped develop sunscreen. They have established and led successful enterprises, from Texas Instruments (inventors of the first silicon transistor) to Vicarious Visions (creators of Guitar Hero III).
Rensselaer is a diverse community of dreamers and doers who share several characteristics. They are drawn to the sciences and technology, and to disciplines ranging from architecture and business to literature. They love to tackle complex problems, and they have a sincere desire to improve the world. Yet the people of Rensselaer are true individuals: everyone who comes here seeks a pathway to greatness that is uniquely hi
s or her own.
Distinguished faculty members work directly with students – doing research, solving problems, teaching, and interacting. This is where great adventure and new growth begin.
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