August 20, 2012
CNSE will host High-Tech Job Fair to assist M+W Group in building its workforce in New York State
By: Steve Janack, CNSE Vice President for Marketing and Communications
Source: College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering
Special outreach to encourage
women and minority candidates to participate in August 28 event that
will fill more than 50 positions in design operations and construction
management.
Albany, NY –
As a showcase of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s innovation-driven economic
development model embodied by New York’s globally recognized
nanotechnology industry, the College of Nanoscale Science and
Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany and M+W Group (M+W) today
announced plans to host a High-Tech Job Fair – supported by a joint
community outreach to strongly encourage participation from women and
underrepresented social groups in engineering and technical fields – to
assist M+W in adding more than 50 positions to its workforce in New
York’s Capital Region.
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo said, “The new New York State is a place where
businesses can invest, create jobs, and prosper. The continued growth of
New York’s world-class nanotechnology economy is further underscored by
the High-Tech Job Fair to be held at the College of Nanoscale Science
and Engineering. These positions demonstrate the exciting careers that
are being enabled across New York State, and it is particularly
encouraging to see these opportunities available to all New Yorkers,
including individuals typically underrepresented in the fields of
science and engineering.”
Rick Whitney, President and CEO of M+W U.S. Inc., said, “We are
delighted to partner with the College of Nanoscale Science and
Engineering, the worldwide leader in nanotechnology education and
innovation, as we further build the highly skilled workforce that is
critical to enabling M+W Group’s high-tech design and construction
initiatives. We look forward to speaking with a wide variety of
candidates, and in welcoming new members to our first-rate team
headquartered in New York state, which will support projects in the
Empire State and around the world.”
Dr. Alain E. Kaloyeros, Senior Vice President and CEO of CNSE, said,
“Consistent with Governor Andrew Cuomo’s visionary leadership and
steadfast support in making New York the global hub for the emerging
nanotechnology industry, the UAlbany NanoCollege is pleased to work with
M+W Group in further developing a world-class, high-tech workforce in
New York state. These opportunities highlight the significant economic
impact spurred by the rapid growth of New York’s nanotechnology economy,
which is providing new and exciting career prospects to individuals
throughout our community, including those traditionally underrepresented
in science and engineering.”
A significant outreach effort is underway to encourage women and
minority candidates, as well as veterans, to participate in the Job
Fair, scheduled for Tuesday, August 28 from 4:30 to 8 p.m. at CNSE’s
Albany NanoTech Complex. Candidates will have a chance to learn more
about, and apply for, the job openings at that event, and to participate
in initial interviews with representatives of M+W.
Among more than 50 career opportunities are positions in various areas
of design operations and construction management, including architects,
engineers and designers, project managers, and accounting and support
staff. These positions carry annual salaries that range from $40,000 to
over $100,000, and some offer both domestic and international travel
opportunities in support of M+W’s global projects.
Those interested in attending and interviewing at the Job Fair are
encouraged to pre-register and upload their resumes online by visiting http://cnse.albany.edu/Outreach/JobFair2012.aspx.
With its U.S. headquarters at the Watervliet Arsenal and global
headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, M+W is one of the world’s foremost
companies for the design and construction of high-tech buildings and
cleanroom facilities for research and development, pilot manufacturing,
manufacturing, and assembly and testing operations.
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About M+W Group. (www.mwgroup.net)
M+W Group is the leading global engineering, construction and project
management company in the fields of Advanced Technology Facilities, Life
Science & Chemicals, Energy & Environment Technologies and
High-Tech Infrastructure. From concept development to turnkey services
the company manages projects of all sizes ensuring rapid realization,
high quality standards and cost-effective completion. With its
competence to link process and automation technologies and complex
facilities to integrated solutions M+W Group primarily focuses on
leading companies in the fields of electronics, photovoltaics, life
science, chemicals, energy, automotive, security and communication, as
well as research institutes and universities. The company, which will
celebrate its 100 year anniversary in 2012, employs more than 7,000
employees and generated revenues of $3.35 billion in 2011. M+W Group is
owned by the Austrian Stumpf Group that is globally successful in the
areas of High-Tech Engineering, Smart & Renewable Energy, Real
Estate and Technology Investments.
About CNSE. The UAlbany CNSE is the first college in the world dedicated
to education, research, development and deployment in the emerging
disciplines of nanoscience, nanoengineering, nanobioscience and
nanoeconomics. With more than $14 billion in high-tech investments, CNSE
represents the world’s most advanced university-driven research
enterprise, offering students a one-of-a-kind academic experience and
providing over 300 corporate partners with access to an unmatched
ecosystem for leading-edge R&D and commercialization of
nanoelectronics and nanotechnology innovations. CNSE’s footprint spans
upstate New York, including its Albany NanoTech Complex, an
800,000-square-foot megaplex with the only fully-integrated, 300mm
wafer, computer chip pilot prototyping and demonstration line within
85,000 square feet of Class 1 capable cleanrooms. More than 2,700
scientists, researchers, engineers, students and faculty work here, from
companies including IBM, Intel, GlobalFoundries, SEMATECH, Samsung,
TSMC, Toshiba, Applied Materials, Tokyo Electron, ASML and Novellus
Systems. An expansion now underway, part of which will house the world’s
first Global 450mm Consortium, will add nearly 500,000 square feet of
next-generation infrastructure, an additional 50,000 square feet of
Class 1 capable cleanrooms, and more than 1,000 scientists, researchers
and engineers from CNSE and global corporations. In addition, CNSE’s
Solar Energy Development Center in Halfmoon provides a prototyping and
demonstration line for next-generation CIGS thin-film solar cells.
CNSE’s Smart System Technology and Commercialization Center of
Excellence (STC) in Rochester offers state-of-the-art capabilities for
MEMS fabrication and packaging. CNSE also co-founded and manages
operations at the Computer Chip Commercialization Center at SUNYIT in
Utica and is a co-founder of the Nanotechnology Innovation and
Commercialization Excelerator in Syracuse. For information, visit www.cnse.albany.edu.
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Media Contacts:
Steve Janack, CNSE Vice President for Marketing and Communications
(518) 956-7322 | [email protected]
Aimee Robichaud, M+W Group Corporate Communications Manager
(518) 880-0801 | [email protected]