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size=2></FONT></DIV><SPAN>Position:<SPAN> <STRONG>Professional
Research Assistant</STRONG><SPAN class=637475319-14042004><FONT face=Arial
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
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University of Colorado, Boulder<SPAN class=637475319-14042004><FONT face=Arial
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>A Professional Research Assistant position
is available at the<SPAN class=637475319-14042004> </SPAN>Boulder<SPAN
class=637475319-14042004> </SPAN>Laboratory<SPAN
class=637475319-14042004> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">for Three-Dimensional Electron Microscopy of Cells
(BL3DEMC) at<SPAN class=637475319-14042004> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman">the University</FONT></FONT><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN class=637475319-14042004> <BR></SPAN>of
Colorado at Boulder, CO. The work will focus on structural<SPAN
class=637475319-14042004> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman">analysis of biological</FONT></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><SPAN
class=637475319-14042004> <BR></SPAN>specimens, using three-dimensional
imaging of frozen-hydrated specimens (cryo-<SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>electron tomography).</FONT><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"><FONT
face="Times New Roman" size=3> </FONT><SPAN
class=637475319-14042004><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3> <BR></FONT></SPAN></SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT
size=3>The successful candidate will be trained by highly experienced electron
microscopists<SPAN class=637475319-14042004> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>in techniques for rapid-freezing, electron
tomography of ice-embedded samples,<SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>computational image processing and<SPAN
class=637475319-14042004> </SPAN>data<SPAN
class=637475319-14042004> </SPAN>interpretation. The employee will
pursue<SPAN class=637475319-14042004> </SPAN>the<SPAN
class=637475319-14042004> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>specific research aims of facility members
and will interact with scientific collaborators<SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>from within our department and around the
globe.<SPAN class=637475319-14042004> </SPAN>The BL3DEMC (</FONT><A
href="http://bio3d.colorado.edu"><FONT color=#000000
size=3>http://bio3d.colorado.edu</FONT></A><FONT size=3>)<SPAN
class=637475319-14042004> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">is a National Research<SPAN
class=637475319-14042004> </SPAN>Resource<SPAN
class=637475319-14042004> </SPAN>equipped<SPAN
class=637475319-14042004> </SPAN>with conventional transmission EMs and
two<SPAN class=637475319-14042004> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">new intermediate voltage<SPAN
class=637475319-14042004> </SPAN>TEMs. The TEM<SPAN
class=637475319-14042004> </SPAN>used for cryo-EM work is a state of the
art<SPAN class=637475319-14042004> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">FEI/Philips Tecnai F30-FEG with GATAN<SPAN
class=637475319-14042004> </SPAN>energy-filter.<SPAN
class=637475319-14042004> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Candidates must have a minimum of a Bachelor's degree
from an accredited university,<SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">should enjoy working as part of an energetic team, and
should be good at multitasking. <SPAN
class=637475319-14042004> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Previous experience with electron microscopy and
cryo-techniques is preferred but not<SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN class=637475319-14042004>e</SPAN>ssential.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Salary will depend on experience
($30,000-35,000).<SPAN class=637475319-14042004> </SPAN>Send CV,
including <SPAN class=637475319-14042004> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>addresses and phone number for references, to Linda Batlin (</FONT><A
href="mailto:linda.batlin@colorado.edu"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
color=#000000 size=3>linda.batlin@colorado.edu</FONT></A><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">),<SPAN
class=637475319-14042004> </SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Univ of Colorado, MCD Biology, 347 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0347 (Fax
303-492-7744).<SPAN class=637475319-14042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>Application deadline is April 30, 2004.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The University of Colorado at Boulder is
committed<SPAN class=637475319-14042004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2> </FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
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