Kimberly Scribner
Workforce Coordinator
Undergraduate and Graduate Student Positions
Undergraduate Students:
The UMaine Composites Center typically employs over 100 undergraduate students per year from a wide variety of majors.
Undergraduate work experience provides an interdisciplinary, experiential learning environment where students are introduced to issues of safety, regulation, cost efficiencies, project management, human relations, and leadership. Center undergraduates have opportunities to become full research partners, including being named authors on journal articles, named inventors on patents, and attending national and international conferences and meetings.
We encourage you to fill out our Undergraduate Interest Form.
Graduate Students:
Graduate students gain hands-on experience and professional training in research ethics, industrial safety, supervision and leadership, equipment operation, and ISO 17025 quality management. Graduate students are expected to become full research partners and are encouraged to develop professionally not only in the classroom, but also through writing, conference presentations, networking with academic and industrial colleagues, and production of intellectual property. For more information on Graduate Positions, visit the University of Maine Graduate School website.
All student employment inquiries should be sent to Seana Annable at seana.annable@maine.edu.
Associate Professor of Sustainable Materials and Technology
Job Category: Salaried
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Statement of the Job:
The School of Forest Resources, in collaboration with the Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC), at the University of Maine (UMaine) invites applications for a tenure track faculty position in Sustainable Materials and Technology. This position is a joint appointment split 20% in the School of Forest Resources and 80% in the prestigious ASCC (https://composites.umaine.edu/) to support the Green Engineering and Materials research initiative. This position is 20% teaching and 80% research.
This position will provide research, teaching, and service in sustainable materials and technology with a focus on wood- and cellulose-based composite materials, thermoplastic composite processing, or adhesion and wood-based materials characterization.
Teaching: A 20% teaching appointment involves teaching 3 to 4 credits per academic year, which may include: (1) undergraduate courses (Biocomposite materials, coordinate SMT internship and capstone experiences, Mill Tour), (2) develop a graduate course in the general area of Wood-based Composites and Adhesion, (3) as appropriate, participate in cooperative efforts with other faculty in support of undergraduate practical field, (4) serve as an advisor to both undergraduate and graduate students, and (5) other teaching responsibilities as assigned consistent with the teaching appointment.
Research: The successful candidate will be expected to develop a nationally and internationally recognized, externally funded research program in one or more of the following topic areas: wood- and cellulose-based composite materials, thermoplastic composite processing, adhesion and wood-based materials characterization. Results from this research are expected to be published in leading peer-reviewed journals and other outlets as well as transferred to industry/field applications as appropriate. It is expected that the candidate will building a strong graduate program around their area(s) of expertise.
Service: The successful candidate will be expected to pursue public service activities, such as providing assistance to representatives from the forest products industry and government agency personnel and serving on campus committees and professional organizations.
Scientist I – Textiles
Job Category: Salaried
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Statement of the Job:
The Advanced Structures and Composites Center invites applications for a Scientist I – Textiles. The purpose of this position is to execute textiles research and development project assignments. Typical hiring salary for this soft-money funded position is up to $62,000 commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Research Engineer IV – Advanced Manufacturing
Job Category: Salaried
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he Advanced Structures and Composites Center invites applications for a Research Engineer IV – Advanced Manufacturing. The purpose of this position is to execute engineering research and development project assignments. Typical hiring salary for this soft-money funded position is up to $110,000 commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Business Analyst / ERP System Administrator
Job Category: Salaried
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The Business Analyst / ERP System Administrator operates and maintains Unanet, the ASCC’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, working across $200M in active research projects to improve ASCC’s operational performance and assess risk across the portfolio. The Business Analyst has two leadership roles: (1) System Administrator for Unanet systems and (2) Reporting and Analytics function for the Project Management Office (PMO). Typical hiring range for this soft-money funded position is $65,000 to $75,000 commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Engineer III-VI – Naval Architect/Marine Engineer – 2 Positions
Job Category: Salaried
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The Business Analyst / ERP System Administrator operates and maintains Unanet, the ASCC’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, working across $200M in active The University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center has an immediate need to hire a highly-qualified Engineer III-V to support our continued growth in the area of hybrid manufacturing of marine end use parts and vessels. The purpose of this position is to provide support in evaluating, designing, and improving marine systems for vessels comprised of composite materials from large-scale hybrid manufacturing approaches. The Engineer III-V will support, plan, and conduct assigned and/or original research in a variety of research and development projects encompassing manufacturing, marine engineering and systems, and the engineering of composites and structures while working collaboratively with faculty, staff, and graduate and undergraduate students at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center. The Engineer III-VI will additionally collaborate with external vendors to manage the installation of novel machinery systems into prototype and experimental vessels and laboratory test setups. Typical hiring range for this soft-money funded position is commensurate with Career Level:
Engineer III – up to $95,000
Engineer IV – up to $115,000
Engineer V – up to $130,000
Engineer VI – up to $150,000
Engineer IV – Research Textile Manager
Job Category: Salaried
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Statement of the Job:
The purpose of this position is to direct, manage and oversee all engineering for a program or multiple research projects as well as to identify industrial partners in the composites industry and to develop proposals for federal, state, and industry-funded R&D and demonstration programs in cooperation with industry partners. Typical salary for this soft-money funded position is up to $125,000 commensurate with qualifications and experience.