<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">A junior research assistant position is available in the wonderful EM facility at MRC-LMB.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Experience of EM would be helpful but is not required, training will be provided. This is a permanent contract with excellent employment conditions. The LMB is a fantastic, exciting place to work.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Further details are below.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">John</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">_______</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><h1 itemprop="title" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 57, 137); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.9em; line-height: 1.3; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Electron Microscopy Research Support Assistant - Structural Studies</h1><div class=""><br class=""></div><h3 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 1.2em;" class=""><strong itemprop="hiringOrganization" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Organization" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" class="">MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology</strong></h3><div class="advert-details-box" style="margin: 0px; padding: 5px; background-image: url(http://www.jobs.ac.uk/css/images/global/boxed-bottom-bg.gif); background-color: rgb(239, 245, 249); border-style: solid none; border-top-width: 1px; border-top-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); font-size: 1.1em; background-position: right top; background-repeat: no-repeat repeat;"><table class="advert-details-left advert-details" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; width: 302.5px; vertical-align: top; display: inline-block;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" class=""><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" class=""><td class="detail-heading" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; border: none; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; font-weight: bold;">Location:</td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; border: none; vertical-align: top;" class="">Cambridge </td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" class=""><td class="detail-heading" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; border: none; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; font-weight: bold;">Salary:</td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; border: none; vertical-align: top;" class="">£22,201 to £25,976 per annum</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" class=""><td class="detail-heading" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; border: none; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; font-weight: bold;">Hours:</td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; border: none; vertical-align: top;" class="">Full Time</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" class=""><td class="detail-heading" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; border: none; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; font-weight: bold;">Contract Type:</td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; border: none; vertical-align: top;" class="">Permanent</td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="advert-details-right advert-details" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; border: none; width: 242px; vertical-align: top; display: inline-block;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" class=""><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" class=""><td class="detail-heading" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; border: none; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; font-weight: bold;">Placed on:</td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; border: none; vertical-align: top;" class="">5th April 2018</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" class=""><td class="detail-heading" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; border: none; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; font-weight: bold;">Closes:</td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; border: none; vertical-align: top;" class="">6th May 2018</td></tr><tr style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" class=""><td class="detail-heading" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; border: none; vertical-align: top; white-space: nowrap; font-weight: bold;">Job Ref:</td><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 5px; border: none; vertical-align: top;" class="">LMB 805</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="section" style="margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><div itemprop="description" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" class=""><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.144000053405762px;" class=""><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" class="">Starting Salary £22,201 - £25,976 per annum</strong><br style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" class=""><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" class=""></strong></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.144000053405762px;" class=""><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" class="">Band Salary £22,201 – £29,837 per annum</strong></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.144000053405762px;" class="">The MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology is one of the birthplaces of molecular biology and excels at deciphering the molecular mechanisms of life. It provides an unsurpassed environment for both new and established researchers. Scientists are drawn to the LMB from all over the world, creating a lively and international community for the exchange of ideas and technical innovation.</p></div></div></div><div class=""><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.144000053405762px;" class="">We are seeking a Research Support Assistant to provide technical assistance for the running, maintenance and development of the world-leading electron microscopy facility at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, UK. The main aim of the facility is to support the development and application of cryo-electron microscopy (EM) in the context of Structural Biology for basic and medical research. The EM facility includes ten electron microscopes and associated preparation equipment including three Titan Krios electron microscopes.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.144000053405762px;" class="">The main duties include: maintaining, repairing and upgrading electron microscopes and associated equipment; training and assisting users; troubleshooting problems; contributing to the smooth running of the facility; and facilitating research projects. You will work closely with other facility staff and with users. </p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.144000053405762px;" class="">The ideal candidate will have a relevant degree or an equivalent level of training in a technical field and experience working with complex scientific or technical precision instrumentation including hardware and software. Experience of electron microscopy would be an advantage but is not essential. The candidate will be self-motivated, have excellent interpersonal skills, and will have the desire and ability to learn new techniques.</p><div class=""><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.144000053405762px;" class="">Working for the UKRI MRC provides a whole host of benefits including a final salary pension scheme, Benenden Healthcare membership and excellent holiday entitlement. You will also have access to employee shopping/travel discounts, on site sport and social facilities, as well as salary sacrifice cycle to work schemes and childcare vouchers.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.144000053405762px;" class="">For further information of the research undertaken at the LMB, please visit: <a href="http://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 101, 124);" class="">http://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk</a></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.144000053405762px;" class="">For informal enquiries please contact Shaoxia Chen (<a href="mailto:shaoxia@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 101, 124);" class="">shaoxia@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk</a>) or visit the group's website: <a href="https://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/research/scientific-facilities-and-support-services/electron-microscopy/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 101, 124);" class="">https://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/research/scientific-facilities-and-support-services/electron-microscopy/</a></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.144000053405762px;" class=""><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" class="">To apply and access full details of the vacancy please visit our job board at </strong><a href="https://mrc.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/appcentre-1/tmpwid-7cc8_dfa8ad6b-8b10-4afd-81a6-42c3dbf9b037/candidate/postings/899" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 101, 124);" class=""><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" class="">https://mrc.tal.net/vx/lang-en-GB/appcentre-1/tmpwid-7cc8_dfa8ad6b-8b10-4afd-81a6-42c3dbf9b037/candidate/postings/899</strong></a><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" class="">.</strong><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" class=""></strong></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.144000053405762px;" class=""><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" class="">If you are unable to apply online please contact us at </strong><a href="mailto:recruit@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 101, 124);" class=""><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" class="">recruit@mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk</strong></a><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" class="">.</strong></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 1em; padding: 0px; caret-color: rgb(51, 51, 51); color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12.144000053405762px;" class=""><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" class="">Closing date: 6 May 2018</strong></p></div></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></body></html>