<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Dear 3dem collegues, </span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">The Center for Integrative Proteomics Research at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, seeks qualified applicants for a Facility Manager position within the newly established Rutgers New Jersey Cryo Electron Microscopy and Tomography Facility.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">The successful candidate will help support a dynamic user community drawn from Rutgers and nearby academic institutions. The 2000 sq. ft. Facility currently includes an FEI Talos Arctica with phase plate optics and automate cryogenic sample handling, a Gatan K2 direct detection camera coupled with a GIF imaging filter, a correlative light and electron microscopy unit, a Leica GP plunger, and other sample preparation equipment.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">The successful candidate will report to the Director of the Center for Integrative Proteomics Research. Responsibilities of the Facility Manager include:<br class="">(a) All aspects of sample preparation for both cryoEM and cryoET projects;</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">(b) Instrument operation including image acquisition and microscope maintenance;</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">(c) Data analysis support, including image analysis, data processing, and structure analysis;</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">(d) Technical support for user project design, successful completion, and scientific publications;</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">(e) Facility management and User Training; and</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">(f) Other related duties.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Qualified candidates should have a Ph.D. degree in a relevant field, and at least 5 years of extensive hands-on experience in cryo-electron microscopy, biological sample preparation, and image processing. Candidates with core facility management or cryoEM engineer or application scientist experience are especially encouraged to apply. The successful candidate must have strong interpersonal communication skills and be able to effectively work with faculty, staff, and students from a variety of scientific and cultural backgrounds. Grant writing experience is not required, but would be an asset for shared instrumentation grant preparation.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Applicants should provide a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a brief statement of relevant research experience in cryoEM, and names and contact information for three references to the Rutgers Job Portal. The quick link to the posting is: <a href="http://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/21118" style="color: rgb(0, 136, 204); text-decoration: none;" class="">http://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/21118</a>.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: 20px; widows: 1; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Salary and the nature of the appointment will be commensurate with the candidate’s experience and qualifications.</span></p><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Best Wishes, </span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class="">Wei Dai</span></div><div class=""><span style="font-size: 14px;" class=""><br class=""></span></div></body></html>