Dear Colleagues, We have a position available for a Scientific Support Officer (SSO) in the MX group at the Australian Synchrotron. This is a permanent position and the successful candidate will join the MX team and work at both MX beamlines (3BM1 and 3ID1). Applications close on Sunday the 5th of December.
The full job ad is available at the link below: http://www.synchrotron.org.au/index.php/about-us/working-at-the-synchrotron/employment-opportunities/528-scientific-support-officer-mx- The job ad is shown below: Job Title: Scientific Support Officer – Macromolecular Crystallography Beamlines Post details: Full time - Permanent Remuneration: This position is classified as a Grade 2 classification under our Employee Agreement with a salary range of $69,000 – $75,000 + 10 % super per annum. Location: 800 Blackburn Road, Clayton , Victoria Application deadline: Sunday, 5th December 2010 Application details/contact person: To apply for this position please send your confidential resume and cover letter to h...@synchrotron.org.au. For any enquiries, please contact Catriona Starr, Senior Human Resources Advisor at the Australian Synchrotron on 03-8540 4168 Link to full posting: http://www.synchrotron.org.au/index.php/about-us/working-at-the-synchrotron/employment-opportunities Responsibilities: The SSO will assist in the operation, maintenance and development of the Macromolecular Crystallography (MX) beamlines at the Australian Synchrotron (AS). The SSO will work close with, and under the supervision of, other facility staff to ensure that the beamlines meets their scientific objectives. The successful candidate will be required to train, supervise and support users to ensure that they are able to perform their scientific experiments in a timely and efficient manner. They will be primarily responsible for day-to-day beamline and user operations. The SSO will develop an understanding of the operation of beamlines equipment and experimental setups and support some of Australasia’s best scientists in their research programs. This is a highly challenging role in a diverse, dynamic and complex environment. The SSO will also be required to: • Develop and demonstrate a strong understanding of the relevant techniques, equipment and control systems. • Train, supervise and support users to ensure that they are able to perform their scientific experiments in a timely and efficient manner. • Procure, maintain, operate and troubleshoot equipment as required. • Produce documentation and protocols for beamline operation, and develop strategies for training users. • Contribute to the scientific output and development of the beamlines It is a requirement that the SSO candidate has: • prior experience in crystallography (protein or small molecule) techniques; • a PHD in a scientific or engineering discipline; • experience with scientific instrumentation and experimentation. It is desirable that the SSO candidate has some of the following: • A ‘hands on’ approach to problem solving and user / customer support. • Customer Service experience and focus with a ‘can do’ attitude. • Prior synchrotron experience (either as staff or user). Please note that previous synchrotron experience is not a requirement for this position. • Strong ability to produce technical documentation, relevant data processing and software analysis. • Electronics and mechanical experience would be an advantage. • Experience in programming, with an emphasis on scientific software. • Experience with Windows and Linux operating systems. • Experience writing code in languages such as C++ and Java. • A willingness to learn and become engaged in the field. • Effective communication skills and proven ability to liaise with people at all levels. • Initiative and ability to work both unsupervised and as part of a team. • Strong organisational and time management skills. • Team orientated collaborative approach. The SSO will receive on the job training in beamline instrumentation and techniques. It is anticipated that some time will be available for the SSO to pursue their own scientific research. Occasional travel may be required. Yours, Tom Dr Tom Caradoc-Davies Principal Scientist Macromolecular Crystallography Australian Synchrotron 800 Blackburn Road Clayton, Victoria 3168 Australia. Direct +61 3 8540 4187 Fax +61 3 8540 4200 Mobile +61 4 3430 7453 ****************************************** This email, including all attachments, is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not disclose, distribute, copy or use the information contained in this email or attachments. Any confidentiality or privilege is not waived or lost because this email has been sent to you in error. If you have received it in error, please let us know by reply email, delete it from your system and destroy any copies. ****************************************** <br>This message and any attachments may contain proprietary or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient or you received the message in error, you must not use, copy or distribute the message. Please notify the sender immediately and destroy the original message. Thank you.
