InstructEMBL Grenoble is looking for an experienced and motivated cryo-EM specialist to join its in-house EM facility team. The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day operation and future development of the facility as well as user training in sample screening and data collection.
The successful candidate will work closely with local scientists (group leaders, research support staff, postdoctoral scientists, and students) and with external collaborators.
EMBL Grenoble is located at the European Photon and Neutron Campus (EPN) and together with the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), the Institut Laue-Langevin (ILL) and the Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS) forms the Partnership for Structural Biology (PSB), whose complementary and integrated facilities provide a very rich environment for cutting-edge structural biology.
Your role
Jointly with a second cryo-EM expert ensure smooth running of the facility instrumentation (Glacios/Falcon 4i/SelectrisX, Tecnai G2 BT, Vitrobot, glow discharger, plasma cleaner);
Engage in troubleshooting users’ sessions and interact with ThermoFisher Service Engineers;
Advice and train new users in cryo-EM SPA and cryo-ET and take part in teaching electron microscopy to the wider EMBL user community
Maintain and develop local infrastructure: implement and/or develop novel methods in the broader area of electron microscopy (e.g. automation of grid preparation or image processing methods) in collaboration with engineers and scientists at EMBL Grenoble and EMBL Heidelberg to keep the facility internationally competitive with state-of-the-art services, technology, and infrastructure
Collaborate with local scientists and engage in cryo-EM projects including data collection and processing;
Stay up to date with the latest developments in the cryo-EM methodologies Interact with the EMBL Grenoble Instrumentation Team to take part in the development of the new cryoEM technologies (e.g. automated grid preparation);
Liaise with the electron microscopists at EMBL Heidelberg, including at the new Imaging Center, and on the EPN Campus in Grenoble in joint initiatives;
Occasionally travel between Grenoble and Heidelberg for the purpose of data collection, training and technology transfer.
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