[3dem] cryoEM staff scientist position in Hamburg

[Kay Grünewald]

Dear all,


we offer an exciting opportunity for a Staff Scientist in the cryoEM 
facility at the Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB) on the DESY 
/ Bahrenfeld Research Campus in Hamburg, Germany, an environment with a 
fast growing cryoEM community applying single particle electron 
cryo-microscopy and electron cryo-tomography to answer a variety of 
fascinating structural biology research questions.



The Staff Scientist's primary role is in instrument maintenance and 
support. Together with other team members the successful candidate will 
also support users and get involved in collaborative projects in 
particular on improvements to cryoEM workflows or instrumentation.



The facility currently comprises five electron cryo-microscopes: two 
Titan Krios instruments with phase plate, energy filter, K2/3 and Falcon 
3 direct detectors, a Talos Artica with phase plate and Falcon 3 direct 
detector, a Talos L120C and an Aquilos FIB cryo-SEM plus respective 
auxiliary equipment to complete the workflows.



Further details are given below and are also available here (pdf file 
download):


https://www.uni-hamburg.de/en/uhh/stellenangebote/technisches-und-verwaltungspersonal/29-08-19-tvp-602-8-engl.pdf  


For any questions feel free to contact me either
Carolin Seuring: carolin.seuring at cssb-hamburg.de, +49 40 8998 87707 or

myself: kay.gruenewald at cssb-hamburg.de, +49 40 8998 87700.

CLOSING DATE is 29.08.2019.



Best wishes,


Kay

-- 
Kay Grünewald, Prof. Dr. rer. nat.
Head, Department of Structural Cell Biology of Viruses
Heinrich—Pette-Institute, Leibniz Institute of Experimental Virology and
Universität Hamburg, Fakultät für Mathematik, Informatik und Naturwissenschaften (MIN)

Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB)
c/o DESY, Building 15
Notkestr. 85
22607 Hamburg
Germany
phone: +49-(0)40-8998-87700
email: Kay.Gruenewald at cssb-hamburg.de
www.cssb-hamburg.de

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The Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the
Faculty MIN (University of Hamburg) invites applications for employment
as:

Electron cryo-microscopy Support (m/f/D)
Salary Level 13 TV-L

The position commences as soon as possible and is permanent.  This
position is also suitable for part time employment.

The Central Facility "Electron cryo-microscopy" (CryoEM) at the Centre
for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB) Hamburg, a multi-user-facility,
provides essential structural information for research groups of the
UHH and other research groups participating in the CSSB co-operation.
These insights are of fundamental importance for Bachelor, Master and
doctoral theses as well as for publications. The facility currently
comprises five electron cryo-microscopes: two Titan Krios instruments
with phase plate, energy filter, K2/3 and Falcon 3 direct detectors, a
Talos Arctica with phase plate and Falcon 3 direct detector, a Talos
L120C and an Aquilos FIB cryo-SEM for preparing lamellae of vitrified
cells plus auxiliary equipment to complete the workflows. Independent
scientific research in the area of structural and cell biology,
especially in the field of infection biology, as part of scientific
collaborations and involvement in electron microscopy method
development for structural biology applications are highly encouraged.

Responsibilities:

The post holder will have responsibility for ensuring the day-to-day
running of the electron microscopes and of the related auxiliary and
preparatory equipment to the level of optimal system performance at the
Facility in accordance with the Senior Staff Scientist CryoEM. This
includes initial fault diagnosis, participation in repair and
maintenance work, coordination with home technology, installation and
update of the data collection software (both manufacturer provided and
academic alternative developments) in collaboration with the Facility's
data processing scientist.

As part of the team, the post holder will assist with the
establishment, optimisation and expansion of dedicated workflows for
the different cryoEM modalities (in particular single particle analysis
and tomography) including the regular implementation of significant new
developments. A particular local emphasis is put on correlative
microscopy, and close interaction with the Advanced Light and
Fluorescence Microscopy Facility at CSSB is desired. Another
responsibility of the job holder is to support the other staff members
with the development and implementation of the training and induction
concept for academic users.

Requirements:

A university degree in chemistry, biology, physics or another relevant
subject

Required skills and personal qualities:

* Sound research experience and knowledge in electron cryo-microscopy,
and the corresponding underlying theoretical and technical principles
(e.g. electron optics, vacuum systems etc.) and procedures

* Extensive knowledge of the relevant control software of electron
microscopes

* Solid experience in fault finding of complex electron microscopes and
in user training for electron microscopic and auxiliary equipment

* Excellent English language skills (both written and oral)

* Good basic understanding of cell biology and experience in infection
biology and correl- ative microscopy methods are desirable

* Willingness to share knowledge

* Good team player

* The ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people

* Very good organisational and interpersonal as well as negotiating
skills (when dealing with industrial partners)

The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg promotes equal opportunity. As
women are currently under-represented at this salary level at
Universität Hamburg according to the evaluation conducted under the
Hamburg act on gender equality (Hamburgisches Gleichstellungsgesetz,
HambGleiG), we encourage women to apply for this position. Equally
qualified and suitable female applicants will receive preference.

We explicitly encourage persons with an immigrant background to apply.

Equally qualified severely disabled applicants or applicants with
equivalent status will receive preference.

For further information please contact Prof Dr Kay Grünewald by email on
debora.lage at cssb-hamburg.de  <mailto:debora.lage at cssb-hamburg.de>

Please send your complete application including the reference number by
29 August 2019 to:

Universität Hamburg
Stellenausschreibungen
Reference no. 602/8
Mittelweg 177
20148 Hamburg

or via email:Bewerbungen at verw.uni-hamburg.de  <mailto:Bewerbungen at verw.uni-hamburg.de>