Project Coordinator

OUR STATEMENT
The San Jose State University Research Foundation (SJSURF) is committed to building a work environment where everyone can show up as their own self and have an opportunity to contribute, develop, and advance in their career. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are core values of the organization. We strive to attract, retain, and develop employees who reflect the community and society where we work and live. The Research Foundation aims to develop a culture where everyone feels welcome, shares their views, and where differences in backgrounds and perspectives are seen as adding value.

GENERAL NATURE OF POSITION
The Project Coordinator will be responsible for training and certifying students' semiconductor fabrication and design activities. They will manage and develop a digital badge system for students who participate in campus internships or as student participants in the introduction to semiconductor fabrication short courses. They will organize the introductory short courses on semiconductor fabrication and design. They will assist the Pinson Lab manager in ensuring that all process equipment is properly maintained and used safely. They will assist the Pinson Lab manager with the procurement and organization of supplies to ensure the efficient operation of the Microscale Process Engineering Laboratory (MPEL).

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
* Train, mentor, and certify students participating in semiconductor fabrication and design activities.
* Manage and further develop a digital badge system for students completing internships and short courses.
* Organize and deliver introductory short courses on semiconductor fabrication and design.
* Monitor student progress and award completion credentials for short-course participation.
* Support the Pinson Lab Manager in maintaining safe, fully operational process equipment.
* Assist with procurement, inventory, and organization of supplies for the Microscale Process Engineering Laboratory (MPEL).
* Ensure laboratory safety, proper equipment usage, and adequate material availability.
* Other duties as assigned.

INTERPERSONAL CONTACTS
1) Reports to project director.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
None, though will be responsible for training and mentoring students.

QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Qualifications
* Open to candidates with diverse educational backgrounds.
* Relevant hands-on experience preferred.

Additional Requirements
* The individual is expected to maintain, promote, and enforce lab safety, including good documentation thereof.

Desired Accomplishments
* Practical experience in integrated circuit design using a full-custom design flow with tools such as Cadence Virtuoso, Magic/Xschem, or similar, as well as practical semiconductor fabrication experience with basic processes such as wafer cleaning, oxidation, diffusion, etch (wet and dry), physical vapor deposition (sputter and evaporation), and photolithography.
* Experience with metrology techniques, such as spectrometry, microscopy, four-point probe testing, capacitance-voltage testing, and transistor testing, is also a plus.
* Good communication skills who can work with a wide variety of skill levels and backgrounds.

Physical Demands
* On-site at the SJSU main campus, with no remote work option.

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the SJSURF. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or the continued employment of current SJSURF employees who apply for the position.

NOTE: This position description intends to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. It is not intended to include all duties and responsibilities. The order in which duties and responsibilities are listed is not significant.

Compensation Range:

BENEFITS
The SJSURF provides an excellent benefits package to benefited employees. The comprehensive benefits package includes:

• Four company health insurance plans to choose from (employee contributions differ according to plan and level of coverage).

• Employer-paid dental and vision for both employee and eligible dependents.

• Life, AD&D, LTD with supplemental coverage opportunities.

• 14 paid federal & state holidays.

• Retirement Plan: 403 (b) employee contribution plan component and a 403 (b) employer contribution component, which vests immediately.

• Vacation-hour accruals and separate sick-hour accumulations.

• Employee discounts.

• Paid training and professional-development conferences.

Please visit the Benefits & Compensation page on the SJSURF website for more detailed information.

REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION
The SJSURF is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with physical or mental disabilities in the employment, recruitment, examination, interviewing, and hiring processes. If you are a job seeker with a physical or mental disability, and you require a reasonable accommodation to search, apply, or interview for a job opening or otherwise need a reasonable accommodation during the application and hiring process, please contact us at foundation-jobs@sjsu.edu. In the email message, please indicate your full name, phone number and the type of assistance required. You must not reveal the underlying medical reason for your needed reasonable accommodation or otherwise disclose confidential medical information.

ABOUT THE SJSU RESEARCH FOUNDATION
SJSURF employment is separate and distinct from San Jose State University (SJSU) or state of California employment. SJSURF employees are not employees of SJSU or of the state of California. SJSURF is a non-profit auxiliary of SJSU. SJSURF is totally self-supported. The majority of the organization's funding comes from the federal government, and other public and private entities. With annual revenues totaling over $65 million, programs managed through SJSURF cover a rich diversity of applied research, public services, and educational-related activities.

San Jose State University Research Foundation is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, gender, religion, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, genetic information, sexual orientation, military and veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. It also prohibits unlawful discrimination based on the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.

It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. All employment practices such as recruitment, selection, promotions, and other terms and conditions of employment are administered in a manner designed to ensure that employees and applicants for employment or services are not subjected to discrimination. We are committed to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment, and where employees are treated with respect and dignity. This policy is in accordance with federal, state and local laws and reaffirms the Research Foundation's continuing commitment to both the spirit and intent of equal employment opportunity laws and policies.

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