Director

Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center and
Nanoscience Technology Center

http://www.ampac.ucf.edu/
http://www.nanoscience.ucf.edu/

University of Central Florida

The University of Central Florida, a major metropolitan research university located in Orlando, FL, with over 48,000 students, is searching for a Director of its Advanced Materials Processing and Analysis Center (AMPAC) and NanoScience Technology Center.  The successful candidate is expected to lead both centers and develop plans for the merger of the two centers with a recurring annual budget approaching $5 million.  The Director reports to the Vice President for research and Commercialization.

AMPAC conducts leading-edge interdisciplinary education and research in advanced materials, including miniaturization, nano-materials fabrication, micro- and nano-devices, and acousto-electronics, for applications that include energy, microelectronics, MEMS, nanotechnology and bioengineering.  In addition to 9 tenured/tenure-earning faculty and 17 affiliated faculty, AMPAC has five full-time staff who support two major multi-user facilities: the 7,000 ft² Materials Characterization Facility (MCF) and the 2,600 ft² class 100/1000 clean room Advanced Microfabrication Facility (AMF).  These facilities, staff and faculty are foundational elements of the associated interdisciplinary Materials Science and Engineering degree program that has a current enrollment of over 65 graduate students and offers both Ph.D. and M.S. degrees.

The research focus of the NanoScience Technology Center is multidisciplinary nanoscale science involving nanomaterials for energy applications, nanoelectronics and devices, quantum computing, biomolecular imaging and sensing, biomedical engineering, and related disciplines supporting High Tech Industry.  Approximately 35 new faculty members (tenured and tenure earning) are approved. Approximately 12 of these have been hired and it is expected that the new Director will lead the hiring of the remaining ~23 faculty over the next five years.

UCF seeks candidates with proven track records of research accomplishments in materials and nanoscale science and engineering.  The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. in an appropriate discipline from an accredited institution; must be eligible for appointment with tenure at the full professor rank; possess exceptional vision, commitment and leadership skills; and be able to enthusiastically coordinate industry, faculty and administration efforts in growing the research programs materials and nanoscale science and engineering. 

Review of candidates will begin on March 31, 2008, but candidates are welcome to apply after this date.  Electronically submit curriculum vitae, a summary of research accomplishments, vision for the Centers, and the names and contact information of three references to:

Dean Eric W. Van Stryland
Chair of the AMPAC-NANO Search Committee
CREOL, The College of Optics & Photonics
University of Central Florida
PO Box 16700
Orlando, FL 32816

or:  AMPAC-NANOSEARCH@CREOL.UCF.EDU

The University of Central Florida is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.  As a member of the Florida State University System, all application materials and selection procedures are available for public review.

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