[3dem] Job vacancy announcement for Cryo-EM position at University of Auckland.

[Santi Dharmaputra]

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Santi Dharmaputra PhD Candidate (USyd), LLM (UvA)

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*Senior Lecturer/ Associate Professor in Biological Sciences and Molecular
Imaging (Cryogenic Electron Microscopy)*



This newly created, continuing role is being appointed at a time of
increased investment and developments in cryo electron microscopy (cryo-EM)
at University of Auckland (UoA  www.auckland.ac.nz ) and throughout the
Australasian region. This new role will help build the University’s
capacity and leadership in molecular imaging for research in biological
sciences, as part of multidisciplinary approaches to research problems
aligned with strategic funding priorities.



*About the Faculty of Science and biological sciences at UoA*

The Faculty of Science is the leading science faculty in New Zealand and
one of the largest in Australasia, sitting comfortably within the top
echelon of science faculties world-wide. The Faculty has genuinely
world-class research strengths across the biological and life sciences,
physical sciences and computational sciences. As one of the world’s top
Schools of Biological Sciences, the School at UoA (SBS) is distinguished by
creativity in research.







*About the appointment*

Cryo-EM is a strategic development priority at SBS and for the university.
The university has committed to upgrade the detectors on the current
cryo-EM installation (Tecnai FEG20 200kV cryo-TEM, expected delivery
2019-20) to be housed in a new, multi-disciplinary Horizon facility.
Investments to develop Cryo-EM at UoA, in addition to this role, comprise
appointing a research fellow, a new Cryo-EM unit manager, and upgrade to
the Cryo-EM facility. This role can help direct the design of the Cryo-EM
suite within the new purpose-built Horizon building design.



The university is looking to appoint a Senior Lecturer or Associate
Professor (potentially at full professor for an exceptional candidate) to
lead the next generation of Cryo-EM for research across the research
community. The incumbent will drive the program on a practical, technical
level, and will have strong technical background in Cryo-EM and/or
expertise in crystallography.



This new appointment will help develop a research program utilising
Cryo-EM, and to develop the wider adoption and use of the technique in
biological sciences at UoA, to realise opportunities for research
collaborations across structural biology, medicine, materials science and
engineering. The ideal candidate is either experienced in Cryo-EM, with
passion and competency centred in the technique, or can develop their work
to take advantage of the technique. In either case, the right candidate is
a researcher who can engage and collaborate broadly.



*Techniques currently supported *

The imaging centre at SBS specialises in transmission electron microscopy,
light microscopy (including live cell imaging). The electron microscopy
equipment includes a broad range of preparation facilities for conventional
and frozen samples (on top of the microscopes themselves). Other equipment
at the centre includes:

   - FEI Tecnai 12, Philips CM12
   - light microscopes and/or Revolution spinning disc,
   - fluorescence microscopes,
   - Leica LMD6000 Laser microdissection system
   - histology equipment



*Collaboration opportunities*

SBS researchers collaborate with Maurice Wilkins Centre, a national centre
of Research Excellence targeting serious human disease
http://www.mauricewilkinscentre.org/.  The Centre is conveniently
co-located on campus. SBS researchers also have access to high end
equipment and researchers nearby within the region, including the Monash
Ramaciotti Centre for Cryo-EM and Australian Synchrotron, a world class
national research facility which has 10 different experimental stations to
support a broad range of high quality research.
http://www.synchrotron.org.au/



Currently in SBS, around 30 researchers do x-ray crystallography. The
appointed candidate will drive the adoption of CryoEM by biologists in SBS
and to realise the many collaboration opportunities across the university
and region. Across the university, there is potential to work with food
science, wine science, new materials, green chemists and materials sciences
researchers who see the potential of Cryo-EM.



The right candidate

Applications are invited from strong researchers in biological sciences who
are experienced in the use of molecular imaging in research that is
nationally-significant and globally recognised, and who bring the
demonstrated ability to pursue research in a multi-disciplinary and
collaborative manner.



About the process

To obtain full details, prospective candidates should contact the search
firm assisting the University, via email to UoA_Cryo at desailly.com.au



Full applications addressing the selection criteria and nominating referees
must be submitted to the email address above. The official close date is 13
July, but interested applicants are encouraged to have a confidential
discussion prior to submission.
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