[3dem] Career Opportunity - CryoEM Specialist at the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Fri Aug 2 08:52:26 PDT 2019

Dear colleagues,

I'd like to bring to your attention a career opportunity. We are recruiting a cryoEM specialist to strengthen our team to support the newly established cryoEM facility at the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN.  Memphis is a city with vibrant culture and family-friendly living. Please see below for details. It'll be appreciated if you spread this message to whoever is interested.

Thank you very much.

Liang

Liang Tang, Ph.D.
Director, the CryoEM Center, Room DP025, Tel: 901-595-1771
Department of Structural Biology, Room D1024A, Tel: 901-595-0504
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place - MS 311
Memphis, TN 38105
E-mail: liang.tang at stjude.org
Intranet: https://home.stjude.org/cryoem/Pages/default.aspx
Internet: https://www.stjude.org/research/shared-resources/cryo-electron-microscopy-and-tomography-center.html
Department: <https://www.stjude.org/research/shared-resources/cryo-electron-microscopy-and-tomography-center.html#cryo-em> https://www.stjude.org/research/departments-divisions/structural-biology.html

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The World's Brightest Minds Always Innovate

At St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, we know what can be achieved when the brightest scientific minds face the fewest barriers. That's why we provide world-class facilities. State-of-the-art technologies. Extraordinary support. And a collaborative, bench-to-bedside environment where you can see, firsthand, how your science translates into survival for the children we serve. Quite simply, at St. Jude, we encourage you to dream big, and we give you everything you need to be the force behind our cures.

Career Opportunity - Cryo-EM Specialist

Memphis, TN

This position is based in Memphis, TN. Memphis is a family-friendly metropolitan area that more than a million residents call home. Memphis is recognized for its world-class music, food and hospitality. Cost of living is one of our biggest attractions; in fact, Money listed Memphis as one of the least expensive cities in which to raise a child. Mild winters and beautiful green spaces make the city a magnet for outdoor enthusiasts – there are over 200 miles of bike-friendly lanes with more being added. Forbes recently named Memphis the 4th happiest city in which to work. Why live anywhere else?

Overview

St. Jude has recently established a state-of-the-art cryoEM center that houses a 300kV Titan Krios and a 200 kV Talos Arctica electron microscope, both equipped with a K3 direct electron detector and energy filter, for high resolution structural studies of biological molecules, as well as a 120kV instrument for routine electron microscopy applications.  Further expansion has been planned.  The cryoEM center is supported by dedicated computational resources including a dedicated GPU cluster and has ready access to the high-performance computing facilities at the St. Jude Data Center which houses a 6,400-core cluster.

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join the team as a cryoEM scientist to support the mission of the facility in high resolution cryoEM. The successful candidate will be responsible for operating and maintaining those electron microscopes on the daily basis, training and assisting users, participating in development of cryoEM technology, and performing other duties as assigned.  Salary will be highly competitive and will be commensurate with the candidate’s experience.

Responsibilities

*         Daily operation and maintenance of electron microscopes, serving as an interface to the electron microscope manufacture's engineers to ensure optimal performance of the instruments;

*         Operation and maintenance of cryoEM-related ancillary equipment such as Vitrobot, carbon coater, plasma cleaner, etc.

*         Sample preparation with FEI Vitrobot and manual plunger-freezer;

*         CryoEM image collection and image processing;

*         Training, assisting and overseeing users in sample preparation, data collection and image processing;

*         Managing the cryoEM facility, including, but not limited to organizing the labs, ordering supplies, keeping records, writing reports, and other activities as assigned;

*         Developing and implementing efficient strategies for sample preparation and data collection;

*         Participating in development and implementation of new methods/techniques in cryoEM;

Minimum Experience

*         A minimum of 2-5 years of experience in cryoEM analysis of biological molecules;

*         Hands-on experience in operation of electron microscopes for image collection;

*         Hands-on experience in operation of Vitrobot, manual plunger and/or other related equipment in biological electron microscopy;

*         Experience in high resolution cryoEM;

*         Hands-on experience in usage of cryoEM software such as Leginon for automated image collection;

*         Hands-on experience in operation of Titan Krios and Talos Arctica;

*         Experience in cryo electron tomography a plus;

*         Skills in working and communicating with scientists at all levels;

*         Ability in working on multiple challenging tasks in a rapidly-paced environment.

*         A strong publication record;

Minimum Education

*         A PhD in biochemistry, biophysics, structural biology or a related field

Ready to join a team that is always innovating, because we believe anything is possible?

Apply now at: https://bit.ly/2Sxh5lL<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F2Sxh5lL&data=01%7C01%7CRyan.Greenwood%40stjude.org%7C1785aa0c79e4468c2a9e08d70ee66407%7C22340fa892264871b677d3b3e377af72%7C0&sdata=bsGBZr%2Fc58KRcrpWkQ9E2yJvh87%2FGttjEfWWuHdK7Ng%3D&reserved=0>

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