Research EM appointment in Brisbane

[Alasdair McDowall]

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>  Research Active Position with the Advanced Cryo-Electron Microscopy
>                              Laboratory,
>        a NANO-funded Major National Research Facility (MNRF),
>                  Institute for Molecular Bioscience,
>           The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
>
> The NANO-MNRF Advanced Cryo-EM Laboratory is located in the spacious,
> award-winning Queensland Bioscience Precinct that will officially open
> in May 2003 http://www.uq.edu.au/news/printpage.phtml?article=4345.
> The facility, managed through the Centre for Microscopy and
> Microanalysis http://www.uq.edu.au/nanoworld, specialises in
> high-resolution single particle analysis, electron crystallography and
> cellular tomography. The Commonwealth funded NANO facility,
> http://www.nano.org.au/nano.html interacts closely with molecular
> biologists, biochemists and computational biologists as well as NMR
> and X-ray crystallography groups within the stimulating academic
> environment (http://www.imb.uq.edu.au/) at The University of
> Queensland. (http://www.uq.edu.au/study/index.html?id=4371).
>
> The new facility is equipped with high-end equipment including:
> 1) Vision FPLC/photodiode array system (Applied Biosystems/Agilent)
> 2) Tecnai T12 (1 x 1k CCD) cryo-electron microscope
> 3) Tecnai F30 (4kx4k CCD, GIF-coupled to 4kx4k CCD, N2 cooled)
> cryo-electron microscope
> 4) Carbon coater
> 5) Optical bench
> 6) Negative Scanners (Leaf and Nikon)
> 7) Vitrobot freezer
> 8) High pressure freezer
> 9) Supercomputing facilities
> 10) Image processing software
>
> Responsibilities:
> 1. Overseeing the routine maintenance and use of the Tecnai T12 and
> F30 EMís and associated equipment. Evaluating equipment performance
> regularly to maintain maximum performance standards.
> 2. Training new users in use of the microscopes and specimen
> preparation techniques for high-resolution imaging of biological
> macromolecules.
> 3. Supporting in-house projects and hosting visitors for data
> collection on the cryo EMís.
> 4. Working in a joint capacity with faculty, students, and visiting
> scientists on scientific experiments.
> 5. Refining automated data collection protocols.
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> The Successful Candidate:
> Essential Requirements
> 1) The successful candidate must be a PhD scientist or highly trained
> individual.
> 2) Must be experienced in high-resolution electron microscopy of
> biological samples.
> 3) Must have demonstrated skills in macromolecule and cell sample
> preparation.
> 4) Must have demonstrated skills in high resolution cryo-image
> collection.
> 5) Capable of interfacing EM software developed in Fortran, C and
> Unix.
>
> Ideally:
> 1) Have a sound knowledge of EM optics, protein biophysics and/or
> computational biology.
> 2) Capable of optimising data acquisition routines.
> 3) Have a record of collaborative research achievements and technical
> skills in both biological and other high-resolution EM fields.
> 4) Capable of refining and developing image processing protocols for
> determining three-dimensional structure from low contrast
> cryo-electron micrographs.
> 5) Experienced in image processing using single particle analysis,
> electron crystallography or electron tomography routines.
> 6) Have experience in EM CCD camera technology and data handling.
>
> Benefits include, an excellent working environment, attractive cost of
> living http://www.austimmigration.com.au/costs.htm a sub-tropical
> climate with easy access to cosmopolitan Brisbane city life
> http://www.south-bank.net.au/index.cfm?feMenuID=143 ), beautiful
> beaches and tropical rain forests.
>
> For further information please contact Assoc. Prof. Alasdair McDowall
> (Tel: +61 7 3346 2014 a.mcdowall at imb.uq.edu.au) or Dr. Ben Hankamer
> (Tel: +61 7 3346 2012 e-mail: b.hankamer at imb.uq.edu.au).
>
> The post is funded for three years in the first instance. The
> appointment remuneration will be at a level commensurate with the
> successful candidateís experience, and in line with University of
> Queensland guidelines, http://www.uq.edu.au/
>
> Applications, including a CV and the names of three  professional
> referees, should be sent to the Human Resources Co-ordinator,
> Institute for Molecular Bioscience, the University of Queensland,
> Brisbane 4072, Australia or email to applications at imb.uq.edu.au
>
>
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>
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