[3dem] Research Associate job opening at Harvard Medical School

[Maofu Liao]

*Research Associate position at Harvard Medical School*

Previous EM experience is helpful but NOT required. A position of EM
Research Associate (with lab managing responsibility) is immediately
available in the Laboratory of Maofu Liao (https://liao.hms.harvard.edu/)
at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.

This position provides a valuable opportunity of being trained to be an EM
specialist and entering the booming field of cryo-EM.



*Primary Responsibilities:*

(1) Train new EM users and assist other lab member’s EM experiments, after
mastering all relevant EM techniques including sample preparation,
microscope operation and data collection.

(2) Manage the laboratory (maintaining lab inventories, chemical inventory,
equipment maintenance schedules, arranging chemical waste collection, lab
safety protocols, communicating with building and department management,
and assisting the training of new lab members).



*Required Education and Qualifications:*

Master or Ph.D. degree is required.

Minimum of 3 years laboratory experience is required.

Excellent organization skills and strong communication skills are essential.



*Other Useful Skills:*

Previous experience of lab managing is highly desired. Experience in
protein biochemistry and structural biology is helpful. The candidate
should be patient, detail-oriented, and enjoy working with other lab
members and assisting other people’s experiments.



*About the Liao laboratory and EM environment*

The Liao laboratory focuses on using single-particle cryo-EM to study the
structure and function of membrane proteins and DNA-protein complexes.
Within the past four years, the Liao laboratory has generated a number of
high-resolution cryo-EM reconstructions documented in several recent
publications (https://liao.hms.harvard.edu/publications).

The EM instruments conveniently accessible to the lab members are in the
local HMS EM suite (CM10, T12, TF20, Polara), the new HMS center for
cryo-EM (Talos Arctica, two Krios), and UMass cryo-EM facility (Talos
Arctica, Krios).



*To Apply*

Please email maofu_liao at hms.harvard.edu with a curriculum vitae and a list
of references.



*EEO Statement*

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will
receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex,
gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin,
ancestry, age, protected veteran status, disability, genetic information,
military service or other protected status.



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Maofu Liao, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Cell Biology
Harvard Medical School

617-432-4009 (Office)
617-432-4013 (Lab)
http://liao.hms.harvard.edu
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