Dear structural biologists, Based on a successful application for large infrastructure, the Charité will establish a cryo-EM facility on its Campus in Berlin-Buch, with a particular focus on cryo-electron tomography applications. We seek a head for this facility at the earliest convenience.
We offer: A three-year fixed-term position according to German public pay grade E14 to establish the facility, with the possibility to convert it into a permanent position afterwards. Starting date from September 1, 2019. An international scientific environment with exciting projects and partners. A dedicated cryo-EM building with state-of-the-art instrumentation including a Titan Krios with a Gatan K3 Direct Electron Detector and energy filter, an Aquilos Focused Ion Beam Scanning Electron Microscope (FIB-SEM) and a Cryo Correlative Light Electron Microscope (CLEM). Your tasks: - Establishment of a cryo-EM facility in tight cooperation with the involved institutions and companies - Technical supervision of high-end cryo-electron microscopes and equipment - Development and application of new cryo-EM methods related to sample preparation, data acquisition, data processing, generation of samples for FIB-SEM, application of CLEM methods - Project coordination, including third-party funding acquisition. Preparation of applications and publications - User acquisition and consultation, maintenance of national and international co-operations - Budget and staff responsibility for the core facility - Education of staff and users - Establishment of a web page and booking system for the core facility (https://iris.charite.de) - Preparation of legal documents related to the operation of the facility Your profile: - Scientific university degree, including PhD - Several years of working experience in the field of cryo-electron microscopy and structural biology - Experience in the preparation of cryo-EM samples and in the operation of cryo-electron microscopes, in data collection and processing of cryo-EM data and model building - Experience in the acquisition and processing of cryo-electron tomography data and application of CLEM approaches would be highly desired - Experience in Linux-based server systems and scripting - Very good communication skills in English - Coordination and organization skills, ability to work independently, team player Please send your applications until August 2, 2019, to Claudia Flügel ([email protected]). For questions and more details, please contact Oliver Daumke ([email protected]). ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1
