<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=""><div class="">Dear all</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We are part of a consortium which has recently been funded by the Wellcome Trust to develop and disseminate validation tools to assess the quality of cryoEM reconstructions and fitted models. The other members of the project are STFC, Francis Crick Institute, Birkbeck College, University of Manchester, and the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We are looking for a scientific programmer to:<br class=""><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• Expand and improve the repertoire of stand-alone validation servers for the EM community offered by EMBL-EBI, such as the Fourier Shell Correlation server (<a href="http://emdb-empiar.org/fsc" class="">emdb-empiar.org/fsc</a>) and the Tilt Pair Validation server (emdb-<a href="http://empiar.org/tiltpair" class="">empiar.org/tiltpair</a>)<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• Expand the visual analysis web service (e.g., <a href="http://emdb-empiar.org/emd-984/analysis" class="">emdb-empiar.org/emd-984/analysis</a>) that provides validation information on EMDB entries with the components to be developed by project partners<br class=""></div><div class=""><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>• Develop reporting formats for depositing validation information, e.g., from local resolution methods such as ResMap.</div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Qualifications and Experience<br class=""><br class="">Applicants should have a Masters/PhD degree in a structural biology related field (e.g., 3DEM, X-ray crystallography, and NMR) and at least one years experience in software development (preferably related to a structural biology project). Applicants should have a good understanding of the image formation and image processing concepts in at least one structural field and be prepared to learn relevant concepts for the project. <br class=""><br class="">Excellent written and oral communication skills, fluency in English, ability to work in a team, and attention to detail are required. The position may require occasional travel, mainly in the UK.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">More details can be found here: <a href="https://www.embl.de/jobs/searchjobs/index.php?ref=EBI_01094&newlang=1" class="">https://www.embl.de/jobs/searchjobs/index.php?ref=EBI_01094&newlang=1</a></div><div class="">Please feel free to email me (<a href="mailto:ardan@ebi.ac.uk" class="">ardan@ebi.ac.uk</a>) for informal enquiries.</div><div class="">The closing date for the application is 2nd January 2018</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Many thanks and best wishes</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Ardan Patwardhan<br class="">Team Leader - Cellular Structure & 3D Bioimaging<br class="">EMDB & EMPIAR<br class="">European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) European Molecular Biology Laboratory<br class="">Wellcome Trust Genome Campus<br class="">Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SD<br class="">Tel: +44 1223 492649</div></body></html>