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The University of Albany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) has announced that it will host a job fair for Vistec Lithography on January 24th, 2007 in the University's NanoTech Complex.  The company's entire operations have relocated from the UK to New York's Capital region, helped along by a $30 million funding grant from the New York State Assembly.

The fair marks the initial stages of Vistec's local hiring plans, which will include some high-tech positions that will be filled immediately.  The company will have officials on site to accept résumés and conduct preliminary interviews, while the Arsenal Business and Technology Partnership and the New York State Department of Labor will provide assistance at the event.

The company's headquarters, business operations and manufacturing department are to be located at the Watervliet Arsenal Technology campus, with a joint research and development facility at the new Center for Nanolithography Development at the University of Albany NanoCollege.  It has been announced that Vistec will invest $125 million at the Arsenal campus and will create 130 jobs.

Vistec's strategic placement of its facility means that it is ideally located to enlist the technical graduates from the college, providing opportunities for local emerging professionals.  Local materials and service companies received invitations to the event to speak with Vistec officials regarding potential business opportunities, while members of the New York State Assembly have welcomed the move and its potential for development of the area's technology sector.

Candidates interested in attending and interviewing at the jobs fair can pre-register online at http://www.vistec-semi.com/.

By Sile Mc Mahon