Re: X-ray diffraction laboratory manager position

2013-12-07 Thread Leonid Solovyov
>PhDs find more convenient to use a phone rather than a screwdriver Phone instead of screwdriver??? It must be a SMARTphone I guess… *** Leonid A. Solovyov Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology 660049, K. Marx 42, Krasnoyarsk, Russia h

RE: X-ray diffraction laboratory manager position

2013-12-06 Thread Armel Le Bail
Hi, Well, after >30 years in a X-ray lab, I conclude that both technicians and PhDs find more convenient to use a phone rather than a screwdriver for calling the manufacturer in case of serious dysfunctionment... Best, Armel ++ P

Re: X-ray diffraction laboratory manager position [faked-from]

2013-12-06 Thread Leonid Solovyov
equ...@ill.fr] on behalf of Simon Redfern [s...@cam.ac.uk] Sent: Friday, December 06, 2013 4:23 AM To: rietveld_l@ill.fr Subject: Re: X-ray diffraction laboratory manager position [faked-from] Exactly so, Jon. This is the sort of job that a good candidate can make much of. I don't think it

RE: X-ray diffraction laboratory manager position [faked-from]

2013-12-06 Thread Mibeck, Blaise
[s...@cam.ac.uk] Sent: Friday, December 06, 2013 4:23 AM To: rietveld_l@ill.fr Subject: Re: X-ray diffraction laboratory manager position [faked-from] Exactly so, Jon. This is the sort of job that a good candidate can make much of. I don't think it is described as a technician anywhere i

RE: X-ray diffraction laboratory manager position

2013-12-06 Thread Cline, James Dr.
rn Sent: Friday, December 06, 2013 5:25 AM To: rietveld_l@ill.fr Subject: Re: X-ray diffraction laboratory manager position Exactly so, Jon. This is the sort of job that a good candidate can make much of. I don't think it is described as a technician anywhere in the advertisement, but in any cas

Re: X-ray diffraction laboratory manager position

2013-12-06 Thread Leonid Solovyov
If scientists aren't supposed to know how to use screwdrivers, then the position definitely requires PhD ;-)   *** Leonid A. Solovyov Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology 660049, K. Marx 42, Krasnoyarsk, Russia http://sites.google.com/

Re: X-ray diffraction laboratory manager position

2013-12-06 Thread Alan Hewat
> > Could beam line scientists be described as lab technicians? Not if you > hope to return and get help with your next synchrotron/neutron experiment! I hope that's not the only reason :-) Good to see some end-of-year banter on the Rietveld list. As Leonid shows, in Europe titles are important.

Re: X-ray diffraction laboratory manager position

2013-12-06 Thread Simon Redfern
Exactly so, Jon. This is the sort of job that a good candidate can make much of. I don't think it is described as a technician anywhere in the advertisement, but in any case, technical support jobs may require a high degree of training and education, so that in itself is not a discriminator. Th

Re: X-ray diffraction laboratory manager position

2013-12-06 Thread Jonathan WRIGHT
Did I click on the right link? The second point says: "Develop new experimental approaches and measurement routines as required by a growing user base." It doesn't sound so bad, unless the candidate can't think of any novel experimental techniques to invent. Jon On 05/12/2013 19:02, Cline,

Re: X-ray diffraction laboratory manager position

2013-12-05 Thread Leonid Solovyov
If PhD is required even for politicians, why technicians should be the minorities?   http://www.dw.de/tempting-phds-lead-politicians-into-plagiarism/a-16595782   *** Leonid A. Solovyov Institute of Chemistry and Chemical Technology 660049, K. Marx

RE: X-ray diffraction laboratory manager position

2013-12-05 Thread Cline, James Dr.
Here is a position that looks a lot like what could be described as a lab technician (no science anyway) and yet they require a PhD??? How could anyone recommend a specialization in the powder diffraction technique if this is all that is available? I find this very disconcerting. Jim