6 Carnegie Mellon University jobs found in Mount Pleasant

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR / ALTERNATIVE BREAKS Position Number: S-3834 Position Summary: The Assistant Director of the Mary Ellen Brandell Volunteer Center (VC) will work collaboratively with the Director and other professional staff and student members of the Volunteer Center to develop, support, and promote service opportunities to engage students with the mission and values of Central Michigan University. The Assistant Director will serve as the university advisor to the Alternative Breaks (AB) program and provide oversight and direction to the VC and AB graduate and undergraduate student staff. The Assistant Director will direct leadership training of the Alternative Break student advisory board, the student site leaders, and provide oversight of participant development of 700 students. The Assistant Director will also be responsible for providing support to Volunteer Center and AB program assessment. Additionally, the Assistant Director will manage most of the marketing...

Synthetic Carbohydrate and/or Lipid Chemistry Postdoctoral Research Fellow Posting Number: F-1028 College/Unit: College of Science and Engineering Home Department: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Employee Group: Postdoctoral Research Fellow Employment Status: Full-Time Position Type: 12 month Position Classification: Postdoctoral Research Fellow Position Begin Date: 03/01/2026 Position End Date: Position Summary: One postdoctoral position focused on the synthesis of mycobacterial glycolipids is available starting March 1, 2026, in the laboratory of Dr. Ben Swarts of the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Central Michigan University. The position is renewable, contingent upon satisfactory performance and continued funding, for a maximum term of three years. We are looking for an enthusiastic chemist to work on the synthesis, characterization, and chemical biology of structurally complex, virulence-associated glycolipids from the cell...

ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT/FACILITIES MANAGEMENT Position Number: S-3822 Position Summary: Responsible for providing executive leadership, strategic direction, and administrative oversight of the Facilities Management Department of Central Michigan University. Oversees comprehensive facilities functions, including Campus Planning, Project Design and Construction, Campus Operations and Maintenance, Custodial Services, Utilities Operations, and Landscape Operations. Develops and recommends policy and/or procedural improvements to the Vice President of Finance and Administrative Services on all matters relative to facilities management, construction programs, resource utilization, and related matters. Responsible for an operational budget of $32 million, including the Central Energy Facility, leads an organization of approximately 150 full-time equivalent employees, most of whom are unionized, and oversees a capital construction program of approximately $180 million....

X-ray Studies of Quantum Materials Postdoctoral Research Fellow Posting Number: F-1019 College/Unit: College of Science and Engineering Home Department: Department of Physics Employee Group: Postdoctoral Research Fellow Employment Status: Full-Time Position Type: 12 month Position Classification: Postdoctoral Research Fellow Position Begin Date: 02/01/2026 Position End Date: 07/31/2026 Position Summary: A postdoctoral position is available starting February 1, 2026, in the Physics Department at Central Michigan University. We are seeking an enthusiastic scientist to work in the field of structural characterization of quantum materials using x-ray scattering techniques and structure modeling. Required Qualifications: PhD in Physics, Chemistry, or Materials Science, received no later than 6 years before the initial appointment. ABD candidates may be considered, provided the degree is conferred by the start date of the appointment....

Astronomy (Tenure-Track, Assistant Professor) Posting Number: F-1016 College/Unit: College of Science and Engineering Home Department: Department of Physics Employee Group: Tenure-Track Faculty - Academic Year Employment Status: Full-Time Position Type: 9 month (Academic Year) Position Classification: Tenure Track Faculty Position Begin Date: 08/24/2025 Position End Date: Position Summary: The Department of Physics at Central Michigan University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position starting in Fall 2026. We are seeking an astronomer or astrophysicist with research focused on areas of theoretical, computational or observational astronomy that would complement the research and educational mission of the department. The teaching component of the position involves undergraduate and graduate astronomy and physics courses. Lab components of the astronomy courses include the use of our on-campus Brooks Astronomical...