From: cahoon@mcnc.org (Mary Cahoon)
Subject: Open Positions
Organization: MCNC Center for Microelectronics, RTP, NC
Distribution: triangle
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 14:02:30 GMT



             MCNC EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AS OF 8/31/92

MCNC is a non-profit university-industry consortium supported by the State of
North Carolina and modern electronics industry to implement advanced next
generation research, technology, and educational programs in microelectronics,
communications, and supercomputing.

The attached listing includes positions that are currently available.  
Employment applications are available at the lobby reception desk.  To 
apply for any MCNC position, please send a resume and/or application to:

                          Human Resources 
                               MCNC
                          P.O. Box 12889
                          RTP, NC  27709

NO PHONE CALLS OR AGENCIES PLEASE

MCNC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/H/V

_______________________________________________________________________________


Established in 1980 as a nonprofit consortium, MCNC continues its pivotal
support role in technology education and research for attracting and
generating technology-based industry for North Carolina. MCNC matches the 
strengths of major research universities with those of established and
emerging industry for economic growth and development in the state. Industry,
university, and state representatives comprise MCNC's sixteen member
board of directors. 

MCNC's mission is to support education and research through microelectronics,
communications, and supercomputing resources and transfer resulting technology
to academic and industrial applications.


                NORTH CAROLINA SUPERCOMPUTING CENTER

The North Carolina Supercomputing Center (NCSC) is a state-supported 
Supercomputing Center and Research Institute located in the Research Triangle 
Park, North Carolina.  The NCSC program is national and international in scope 
as well as impact.  NCSC promotes educational and research activities in 
high-performance computing and its applications in science, engineering and 
other disciplines.  The Center works in close collaboration with universities 
and industry to enhance the economic development of North Carolina and to 
support the national high-performance computing initiative.

NCSC's computational environment includes a Cray Y-MP, running UNICOS,
which began operating in September 1989.  The Center is accessible at high 
band width (T1/T3) by means of North Carolina's existing data communications 
network and is connected to the appropriate national networks.


                DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH INSTITUTE (#400)

Responsibilities are as follows:  Will build, organize and direct the NCSC 
Research Institute.  Develop collaborative research programs.  Ensure 
that NCSC is at the forefront of research activities on high performance
computing and its applications.  Conduct research as a member of an
interdisciplinary team of scientists working on industry or university
based problems.  Advise other scientists and engineers on algorithms and
visualization tools that could be applied to particular research problems.
Participate in identifying future scientific requirements for high 
performance computing, communications, and visualization.

Preferred experience includes a distinguished research record in 
computational science.  Prefer PhD.


                 MANAGER, SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT (#455

This position will manage the activities and staff of the Scientific Support
Group in support of research collaborations, user consulting, computer
applications programs, training, visualization, industrial/academic outreach
programs and testing of new software.  Facilitate and participate in research
collaboration with industrial and academic researchers.  Identifies and
recommends objective and scope of technical projects and communicates goals,
scope, approach and schedules to assigned technical personnel.  Manages
technical organization to ensure progress according to technical objectives,
within budgetary and scheduling guidelines. On-call and off-hour duties
may be required for user assistance.

Position requires a bachelor's degree in Mathematical Sciences, Physical
Sciences or Engineering, or equivalent experience, including two years
technical supervision experience.  Advanced degree in one of the above areas
and supercomputing experience preferred.


                    LEAD COMPUTER OPERATOR (#442)

This employee will be responsible for the supervision of shift operators.  
Must be able to assist in administrative duties such as adding users and
setting quotas. Must be able to determine why certain utilities fail and have 
the ability to work around the difficulty.  Conduct training classes for 
operations and other interested groups. Write and maintain Operations 
Procedure Manual.

High school diploma/vocational/technical school education or equivalent
required.  Prefer four years of operations experience and two years of 
technical supervisory experience.


                SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT ANALYST II (#446)

This employee will provide general support to NCSC users with special focus on
Visualization. Answer user questions, work on collaborative projects with
researchers to visualize data. Prepare and provide training to users and staff
in the area of visualization.

The ideal candidate will have four years experience in visualization of
scientific data and experience in the preparation of training materials.
Knowledge of supercomputing graphics packages and visualization concepts is
also desired.  Teaching and experience with AVS and/or Explorer is also a plus.
Position requires a bachelors degree in Mathematical or Physical Sciences or
in Engineering.



                     ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT II (#445)

This position will serve as key focal point for International AVS Center Project
Director, Visualization Manager, Research Institute Director and Manager of
Technology.  Will update and maintain IAC database of contacts to be used
for AVS users group, magazine, and catalogs.  Act as liaison for 
IAC/Visualization tours and make travel arrangements for all groups.  Will
also work on special projects, assignments as needed.

Preferred experience includes three to five years administrative experience
and extensive knowledge of Macintosh applications.  Some UNIX experience
is also a plus.  Excellent organizational, interpersonal, oral written
communication skills are also required.  Position requires an A.A.S. degree
of equivalent.


                   ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT II (#456)

This position may include handling the daily scheduling of calendars,
coordinating meetings, preparing slides and graphs for presentations at
meetings and conferences, arranging travel plans, departmental correspondence
and performing other related tasks in support of various NCSC departments.

Preferred experience includes three to five years administrative experience
and extensive knowledge of macintosh applications.  UNIX experience is
also a plus.  Excellent organizational, interpersonal, oral and written 
communication skills are required.  The ability to use independent judgement,
set priorities, and take initiative is necessary.  Position requires A.A.S.
degree or equivalent.


                ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT II (#451)

This employee will serve as key focal point of contact for Deputy Director.  
Will handle daily scheduling of Deputy Director's calendar and provide support 
for the Technology, Operations, Visualization, Education and Scientific Support
Groups.  Coordinate meetings including attendee notification, agendas, 
identification badges, and tent signs.  Will also be responsible for the 
preparation of slides and graphs for presentations at meetings and conferences.

The ideal candidate will have experience with various Macintosh software
packages and three to five years related experience.  Position requires a
High School diploma.  Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational
skills are a plus.



                       MANAGER, EDUCATION (#444)

This employee will manage, develop, and coordinate education programs for all
aspects of NCSC activities. This includes programs for teachers and students
from kindergarden through post-doc for all educational institutions in the
state including universities, community colleges and local K-12 school
districts.  Will advise NCSC management on education policies and plans, and
contributes to organizational planning and decision-making.  Represents the
Center in statewide and national computational science initiatives and 
positions the Center as a leader in education.  Prepares short and long-range
plans for the Education Group.  Develops programs that enhance computational
science statewide and will also meet the needs of the scientific community and
academia, including writing and coordination proposals to obtain Federal,
State or private funding in support of these projects.  Interacts on a regular
basis with members of other North Carolina education groups. Represents NCSC
at national meetings and conferences as appropriate.  Responsible for hiring
new staff and students as authorized.  Budgetary responsibility for the 
Education Group including budget planning and expenditure approval.

Requires a Ph.D. with graduate study in either computer science, engineering,
mathematics or equivalent.  Previous management experience in an educational
or high tech environment is required.  A proven track record in successful
submission of funding proposals is also a plus.



                VISUALIZATION SPECIALIST (#433)

Responds to user visualization requests and inquiries of simple to moderate
complexity and  difficulty. Assists in installing, testing, documenting and
maintaining vendor and public domain visualization software. Assist users
in creating scientific and educational (presentation) visualizations and
applications software. Provides support for user training and outreach projects.
Required to make training, seminar or outreach visualization presentations to 
academic and/or industrial institutions. Frequent visualization demonstrations 
required.

Requires a bachelor's degree in Mathematical or Computer Sciences or in
Engineering, or equivalent experience with approximately two years of
computer graphics programming in C and one year Fortran. Requires two semesters
(6 college hours or 1.5 units) formal undergraduate computer graphics
education or equivalent. Also requires excellent communications skills.
Applications programming, scientific visualization, video hardware and
supercomputing experience preferred.



                    SYSTEMS ANALYST II (#457)

Duties are as follows:  Will plan, conduct, and coordinate the analysis, design
and implementation of software systems, technical support and operating
system development.  Conduct systems programming activities for new or revised
program languages, processing routines, operating system enhancements, etc.
Monitor effective hardware utilization, applying efficient data base management
techniques.  Modify, maintain and update complex software, conduct comprehensive
system and programming tests and review systems software to ensure upward 
compatibility.  Conduct a full range of programming tasks including program design, program coding, debugging and documentation for a wide variety of software/systems and application programs.

The qualified candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Mathematical or
Physical Sciences or in Engineering or equivalent experience, plus four
years of systems/software programming experience.  Good communication skills
are also required.


              SYSTEM PROGRAMMER/ANALYST II  (#EPA001)

Description of Duties:  Provide technical assistance for testing, documenting 
and maintenance of environmental applications software.  Maintain an in-depth 
understanding of the computing needs and capabilities of the environmental
(user) community.  Provide technical assistance and guidance to research teams.
Evaluate scientific computing software available in the public domain and
commercially for applicability to the user community.  Help plan and
coordinate the upgrading of environmental models.  Conduct numerical,
statistical and sensitivity analyses for environmental models.  Evaluate 
scientific applications and where appropriate, develop enhancements and
recommend methodologies to improve techniques related to transport of 
pollutants.  Assist in scientific collaboration and projects with in-house,
industrial and academic researchers.  Help pursue external grants and funding
opportunities through proposals.

Position requires a Master's degree in Mathematical or Physical Sciences or in
Computer Science or equivalent experience, plus extensive scientific 
programming experience.  Experience in optimizing and upgrading regional air 
quality model is highly desired.




           SYSTEMS PROGRAMMER/ANALYST III  (#EPA002)

Description of Duties:  Provide technical leadership for testing, documenting 
and maintenance of environmental applications software.  Maintain an in-depth 
understanding of the computing needs and capabilities of the environmental
(user) community.  Lead high-profile advanced level projects.  Provide
technical assistance and guidance to research teams.  Evaluate scientific
computing software available in the public domain and commercially for 
applicability to the user community.  Help plan and coordinate the
upgrading of environmental models.  Conduct numerical, statistical and 
sensitivity analyses for environmental models and  advise the user community of 
the most efficient coding techniques, software and algorithms.  Responsible 
for performing and coordinating assigned projects involving other staff.  
Involved in the development and implementation of better physics, numerical 
algorithms, documentation and presentation of scientific papers and promotion 
of research in the field of environmental science.  Remain current in 
directions and trends of environmental modeling and disseminate this knowledge
through publications, participation in conferences and/or high profile modeling
projects.  Suggest, plan and organize the research tasks.

Position requires experience in development of analysis and visualization 
software used for atmospheric models and familiarity with regional air quality 
models is highly desired.  Position also requires a Master's degree in 
Mathematical, Physical, Computer Science or equivalent experience, plus
extensive scientific programming experience.



         VISUALIZATION SPECIALIST II  (#EPA003)  (#EPA004)

Duties are as follows:  Responds to difficult user visualization requests and
inquiries.  Assists in installing, testing, documenting and maintaining vendor
and public domain visualization software.  Assists in use of the visualization
batch production process and application prototyping environments. Evaluate 
scientific computing software available commercially and in the public domain 
for applicability to the visualization user community.  Conducts benchmarks
and studies to advise the visualization user community of the most efficient
visualization coding techniques, software algorithms.  Prepare user
documentation and training classes relevant to visualization system usage.
Recommend changes and enhancements to operational procedures, software and 
hardware to expedite user visualization job processing.  Assist in scientific
collaborations and projects with industrial/academic researchers and with
members of the Research Institute.  Required to make training, seminar or 
outreach visualization presentations to academic and/or industrial institutions.

Position requires a Batchelor's and/or Master's degree in Computer Science
or related field plus four to eight years of computer graphics and scientific
visualization programming in C or FORTRAN.



           ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH SCIENTIST  (#EPA005)

Will serve as a member of the atmospheric research team.  Provide technical
expertise and assistance to other members of the research team.  Help plan
the upgrading of air quality models.  Conduct numerical, statistical and
sensitivity analysis for environmental models.  Involved in the development
and implementation of better physics, numerical algorithms, documentation and
presentation of scientific papers and promotion of research in the field of
atmospheric science (emphasis air pollution) using regional scale air pollution
models.  Evaluate scientific applications and where appropriate, develop
enhancements and recommend methodologies to improve techniques related to 
regional transport of atmospheric pollutants.  Assist in scientific 
collaborations and projects with industrial/academic researchers. Remain 
current in directions and trends in atmospheric modeling and disseminate this
knowledge through publications, participation in conferences and/or high
profile modeling projects.  Help pursue external grants and funding 
opportunities through proposals.  Suggest research tasks.

Position requires six to eight years experience in planning research programs,
analyzing results and developing solutions to technical issues associated with
atmospheric models.  Experience in computer programming, analysis and
design of applications on small and large scale computers and in aerosol
dynamics of air quality models desired.  A Master's degree in Mathematics,
Chemistry, Physical Sciences, Meteorology or equivalent is also required.



             ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH SCIENTIST  (#EPA006)

Will serve as a member of the atmospheric research team.  Provide technical
expertise and assistance to other members of the research team.  Help plan
the upgrading of air quality models.  Conduct numerical, statistical and
sensitivity analysis for environmental models.  Involved in the development
and implementation of better physics, numerical algorithms, documentation and
presentation of scientific papers and promotion of research in the field of
atmospheric science (emphasis air pollution) using regional scale air pollution
models.  Evaluate scientific applications and where appropriate, develop
enhancements and recommend methodologies to improve techniques related to 
regional transport of atmospheric pollutants.  Assist in scientific 
collaborations and projects with industrial/academic researchers. Remain 
current in directions and trends in atmospheric modeling and disseminate this
knowledge through publications, participation in conferences and/or high
profile modeling projects.  Help pursue external grants and funding 
opportunities through proposals.  Suggest research tasks.  

Position requires six to eight years experience in planning research programs,
analyzing results and developing solutions to technical issues associated with
atmospheric models.  Specialized research in air pollution meteorology
focused on non-linearity of atmosphere desired.  Knowledge of regional
engineering models highly desired.  A Master's degree in Mathematics, Physics,
Meteorology or the equivalent is also required.



               ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH SCIENTIST  (#EPA007)

Will serve as a member of the atmospheric research team.  Provide technical
expertise and assistance to other members of the research team.  Help plan
the upgrading of air quality models.  Conduct numerical, statistical and
sensitivity analysis for environmental models.  Involved in the development
and implementation of better physics, numerical algorithms, documentation and
presentation of scientific papers and promotion of research in the field of
atmospheric science (emphasis air pollution) using regional scale air pollution
models.  Evaluate scientific applications and where appropriate, develop
enhancements and recommend methodologies to improve techniques related to 
regional transport of atmospheric pollutants.  Assist in scientific 
collaborations and projects with industrial/academic researchers. Remain 
current in directions and trends in atmospheric modeling and disseminate this
knowledge through publications, participation in conferences and/or high
profile modeling projects.  Help pursue external grants and funding 
opportunities through proposals.  Suggest research tasks.

Position requires six to eight years experience in planning research programs,
analyzing results and developing solutions to technical issues associated with
atmospheric models and experience preparing meteorological data for input into
air quality models.  A Master's degree in Meteorology or the equivalent is also 
required.


             ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH SCIENTIST  (#EPA008)

Will serve as a member of the atmospheric research team.  Provide technical
expertise and assistance to other members of the research team.  Help plan
the upgrading of air quality models.  Conduct numerical, statistical and
sensitivity analysis for environmental models.  Involved in the development
and implementation of better physics, numerical algorithms, documentation and
presentation of scientific papers and promotion of research in the field of
atmospheric science (emphasis air pollution) using regional scale air pollution
models.  Evaluate scientific applications and where appropriate, develop
enhancements and recommend methodologies to improve techniques related to 
regional transport of atmospheric pollutants.  Assist in scientific 
collaborations and projects with industrial/academic researchers. Remain 
current in directions and trends in atmospheric modeling and disseminate this
knowledge through publications, participation in conferences and/or high
profile modeling projects.  Help pursue external grants and funding 
opportunities through proposals.  Suggest research tasks.

Position requires eight to ten years experience in planning research programs,
analyzing results and developing solutions to technical issues. Experience
conducting numerical, statistical, and sensitivity analysis for atmospheric
models required.  Knowledge of urban airshield models desired.  A Master's 
degree in Meteorology, Physics, Mathematics or equivalent is also required.



           ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH SCIENTIST  (#EPA009)

Description of Duties:  Provide technical leadership for atmospheric research.
Lead high-profile advanced level projects.  Provide technical assistance and
guidance to research team.  Help plan and coordinate the upgrading of air
quality models.  Conduct numerical, statistical, and sensitivity analysis for
environmental models.  Responsible for performing and coordinating assigned
projects involving other staff.  Involved in the development and implementation
of better physics, numerical algorithms, documentation and presentation of
scientific papers and promotion of research in the field of atmospheric
science (emphasis air pollution) using regional air pollution models.
Evaluate scientific application and where appropriate, develop enhancements, 
and recommend methodologies to improve techniques related to regional
transport of atmospheric pollutants.  Assist in scientific collaborations and
projects with industrial/academic researchers.  Remain current in directions 
and trends of atmospheric modeling and disseminate this knowledge through 
publications, participation in conferences and/or high profile modeling 
projects.  Pursue external grants and funding opportunities through proposals.
Suggest, plan and organize research tasks.

A Ph.D in Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Meteorology or equivalent along 
with twelve years planning research programs, analyzing research results and 
developing solutions to technical problems associated with atmospheric models.
Familiarity with regional air quality models is highly desired.


  ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH SCIENTIST  (#EPA010) (#EPA011) (#EPA012) (#EPA013)

Will serve as a member of the atmospheric research team.  Provide technical
expertise and assistance to other members of the research team.  Help plan
the upgrading of air quality models.  Conduct numerical, statistical and
sensitivity analysis for environmental models.  Involved in the development
and implementation of better physics, numerical algorithms, documentation and
presentation of scientific papers and promotion of research in the field of
atmospheric science (emphasis air pollution) using regional scale air pollution
models.  Evaluate scientific applications and where appropriate, develop
enhancements and recommend methodologies to improve techniques related to 
regional transport of atmospheric pollutants.  Assist in scientific 
collaborations and projects with industrial/academic researchers. Remain 
current in directions and trends in atmospheric modeling and disseminate this
knowledge through publications, participation in conferences and/or high
profile modeling projects.  Help pursue external grants and funding 
opportunities through proposals.  Suggest research tasks.

Position requires six years experience in planning research programs,
analyzing results and developing solutions to technical issues associated with
atmospheric chemistry and transport,  complex scientific models, air pollution
meteorology and modeling, or specialized research programs.
A MS/Ph.D. in Atmospheric Modeling, Chemistry, Engineering or related field is
also required.



                            MICROELECTRONICS

MCNC's Center for Microelectronics is committed to building client-driven
research and technology programs with industrial, federal, and educational 
institutions. The programs are designed to enhance and support microelectronics
applications and economic development.


               CUSTOMER SUPPORT COORDINATOR (#718)

This employee will interact directly with customers, compile and analyze 
customer marketing information, prepare orders and layout technical jobs for 
customers.  Will also provide quotations, aid technical staff in proposal 
preparation, and insure customer follow-up after the sale. The ideal candidate 
possesses marketing and direct telemarketing sales experience and a strong 
technical or science background. Must have the ability to interact well with 
scientists and technically oriented business professionals.

Experience in marketing, contracts management, and semiconductor processing
technology preferred. UNIX and MacIntosh experience helpful. A four year
degree in business, science, or other technical degree required. An MBA is 
desirable.


                   WAFER PROCESSING ENGINEER (#721) (#722)

This technically oriented person will operate and maintain Wafer Processing 
Equipment including daily start-up and qualification, troubleshooting and 
initiating repair, oversee and coordinate installations, qualify equipment and
maintain specification to support baseline processes.  Candidate will
additionally provide engineering assistance to sustain and improve advanced
and next generation processes.

A B.S. degree in Engineering or Physical Science (or equivalent) with two
years experience in laboratory work skilled in the use of precision instruments,
computer controlled equipment, and use of basic electronic test equipment
required. 


             PROCESS TECHNICIAN (#723 ) (#724) (#725)

These positions will provide processing support to the Diffusion/CVD, RIE, or
Photo sectors.  Duties will consist of operation of water processing
equipment, maintenance of equipment including daily start-up and qualification
and reporting sector performance to principle sector engineer or supervisor.
Will also assist with sector development projects, test runs and enhanced
qualifications tests.

Position requires one to three years experience in a semiconductor processing
environment and/or maintenance and repair of electrical/mechanical systems
and an A.S. or B.S. degree in a physical science.


                Administrative Assistant II (#726)

Duties are as follows:  Provide secretarial support to Directors, Managers and
staff in Center for Microelectronics.  Keep Directors' calendars and schedule
meetings and appointments.  Set-up travel arrangements for staff, collect, 
type, and distribute monthly reports, memos and technical reports.  Keep filing
system for correspondence, reports, memos, etc.
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Position requires high school diploma and two years of Community College 
credits or five years experience.  Experience with Macintosh applications is
also preferred.  \fBThis is a part time position.\fR
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                          COMMUNICATIONS

MCNC's Center for Communications operates CONCERT, a statewide communications
network that provides advanced communications services to enhance 
collaboration, education, and research in North Carolina and that links 
strategic information resources.


               USER SUPPORT SPECIALIST (#520)

Responsibilities as follows: Will assist microcomputer users with technical
problems. Select, install, and upgrade microcomputer software. Assist with
management of LAN. Coordinate and assist training and documentation activities.
Develop microcomputer based applications. 

The ideal candidate will have two or more years experience supporting
microcomputer users, especially Macintosh users, in a technically oriented,
networked environment. Position requires a bachelors degree in Computer 
Science or equivalent experience.


                    STUDENT NETWORK OPERATOR (#503)

Responsibilities will be to monitor operations, respond to trouble calls
and perform additional duties that pertain to the network operations.

Prefer experience in UNIX system programming/system administration with
networking experience; senior or graduate level student in computer science,
electrical engineering or similar discipline.



              NETWORK SERVICES SPECIALIST III (#522)

Responsibilities as follows: Will organize, develop, and operate a Network
Information Services Center (NISC) in support of CONCERT Network sites and
customers.  Consult on matters of network routing, connectivitity problems,
Internet resources, local area networks, networking software, hardware,
documentation, various network services and user applications.  Responsible
for ensuring relevance of network information server databases including
Gopher and WAIS servers and the CONCERT FTP archives.  Prepare and present
networking seminars at CONCERT workshops and at sites on the CONCERT Network.
Will also be responsible for telephone and electronic help desk network 
support functions.

Position requires a B.S. in Computer Science or other technical field or
equivalent experience in NIC/NISC support of TCP/IP wide-area networks.  Three
years experience using, configuring, and problem solving with networks
connected to the Internet, including LAN's and related hardware.  Knowledge
of UNIX, MS-DOS, MacOs, TCP/IP, VMS, ethernet bridges and IP routers.  Related
experience with System V and Novell networks beneficial.  Excellent 
interpersonal and public speaking skills required.


               STUDENT -- SOFTWARE DESIGN (#523)

The communications research group at MCNC is involved in a program of research 
in high performance networking technologies as part of the VISTAnet gigabit
testbed.  Research areas include high speed protocols, network traffic
measurements, and adaptation of gigabit LAN technologies to broadband public
network services.

The student intern will be part of a team responsible for design of software
features for a gigabit network traffic analyzer.  Software features will be
tested in both a laboratory setting and on an operational supercomputer local
area network.

Education and Experience: Applicant must be familiar with C programming
in the UNIX environment.  We are looking for a Junior, Senior, or first year 
graduate student with a strong background in programming.  Familiarity with 
HiPPI network standards are a plus.

Relationships: Applicant will work closely with hardware/system 
designers to develop new features for network analyzer.  Applicant will work 
closely with other research team members to integrate into other networking 
systems.



              STUDENT -- SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT (#458  #459  #460)

Summary of Duties:  Answer electronic mail and telephone questions from users
about UNICOS, Convex OS, Fortran, C and general use of the Cray and Convex.
Assist with preparing materials and arrangements for training courses.  Assist
with general scientific support activities.

Must be experienced with UNIX and proficient with either FORTRAN or C (some
FORTRAN experience is required).  Experience using the Cray and/or third
party applications is desirable.  Prefer graduate level student with an
engineering or science discipline.


                          ADMINISTRATION



                  PURCHASING ASSISTANT III (#206)

Description of duties:
Computer file management including data entry, sorting mail, catalogue file 
management, filing, ordering items and services, vendor sourcing, prompting 
renewal of hardware, software, maintenance and other blanket purchase orders 
and controlling office supply inventory, Interacts with Accounting Department, 
Shipping and Receiving, MCNC Staff and has daily contact with suppliers. 
Prioritizes own workload.

Requirements:

High school diploma, associates degree, BS/BA, or some college helpful.
Business related experience or technical knowledge beneficial.  Math 
skills/computer experience required.  MACINTOSH preferred with UNIX experience.
Excellent typing, planning, and organizational skills required as well as 
excellent interpersonal skills.



                      BUSINESS DEVELPOMENT


                   CONFERENCE ASSISTANT (#304)

Responsibilities include handling registration databases and assisting with the
following: conference promotion, coordinating vendor activity, scheduling
calendars and meetings, arranging for travel and accommodations, staffing
booths at conferences and workshops, and providing administrative and clerical
assistance to the Conference Coordinator.

The qualified candidate will have a minimum of an Associate's degree or high
school diploma with five years administrative experience, strong Macintosh 
computer skills, and excellent communication and organizational skills.  In
addition, the candidate will be detail-oriented, flexible and able to handle
multiple tasks simultaneously.  \fBThis is a full-time temporary position.\fR
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