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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Based on a successful application for large infrastructure, the

</span>Charit<span style="">é will establish a cryo-EM facility on its Campus in Berlin-Buch, with a particular focus on cryo-electron tomography applications. We seek a head for this facility at the earliest convenience.</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">We offer:</b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal">A three-year fixed-term position according to German public pay grade E14 to establish the facility, with the possibility to convert it into a permanent position afterwards. Starting date from September 1, 2019.</p>

<p class="MsoNormal">An international scientific environment with exciting projects and partners.</p>

<p class="MsoNormal">A dedicated cryo-EM building with state-of-the-art instrumentation including a

<span style="">Titan Krios with a Gatan K3 Direct Electron Detector and energy filter, an Aquilos Focused Ion Beam Scanning Electron Microscope (FIB-SEM) and a Cryo Correlative Light Electron Microscope (CLEM).

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<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="">Your tasks: </span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:7.1pt; text-indent:-7.1pt"><span style="">-

<span style=""></span>Establishment of a cryo-EM facility in tight cooperation with the involved institutions and companies</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:7.1pt; text-indent:-7.1pt"><span style="">- <span style=""></span>Technical supervision of high-end cryo-electron microscopes and equipment

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<span style=""></span>Development and application of new cryo-EM methods related to sample preparation, data acquisition, data processing, generation of samples for FIB-SEM, application of CLEM methods</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:7.1pt; text-indent:-7.1pt"><span style="">-

<span style=""></span>Project coordination, including third-party funding acquisition. Preparation of applications and publications</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:7.1pt; text-indent:-7.1pt"><span style="">- User acquisition and consultation, maintenance of national and international co-operations</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:7.1pt; text-indent:-7.1pt"><span style="">- Budget and staff responsibility for the core facility</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:7.1pt; text-indent:-7.1pt"><span style="">- Education of staff and users</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:7.1pt; text-indent:-7.1pt"><span style="">- Establishment of a web page and booking system for the core facility (https://iris.charite.de)</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:7.1pt; text-indent:-7.1pt"><span style="">- Preparation of legal documents related to the operation of the facility</span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><span style=""> </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><b style=""><span style="">Your profile:</span></b></p>

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<span style=""></span>Scientific university degree, including PhD</span></p>

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<span style=""></span>Several years of working experience in the field of cryo-electron microscopy and structural biology</span></p>

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<span style=""></span>E</span>xperience in the preparation of cryo-EM samples and in the operation of cryo-electron microscopes, in data collection and processing of cryo-EM data and model building</p>

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</span>Experience in the acquisition and processing of cryo-electron tomography data and application of CLEM approaches would be highly desired</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:7.1pt; text-indent:-7.1pt">- <span style="">

</span>Experience in Linux-based server systems and scripting</p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:7.1pt; text-indent:-7.1pt">- <span style="">

</span>Very good communication skills in English </p>

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</span>Coordination and organization skills, ability to work independently, team player</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">Please send your application until August 2, 2019 to Claudia Flügel (claudia.fluegel@charite.de) citing job offer 'CC04-BIH-24.19'<span lang="de"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman,serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><font size="2" face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="#1F497D"><span style="font-size:11pt;">.

 For questions and more details, please contact Oliver Daumke (oliver.daumke@mdc-berlin.de).</p>

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