<div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"> Dear colleagues,<div> Two cryo-EM Research Scientist Positions in Kobilka cryo-EM center at Chinese University of Hongkong(shenzhen) are available. </div><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The
Kobilka Cryo-EM center is a state-of-the-art shared facility operated by the KIIDD
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">at Chinese University of Hongkong(Shenzhen). </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black">The
center owns two Titan KriosG3i both equipped with GIF-K3 camera, and VPP
phase plate and 1 Talos 120C. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The
Cryo-EM staff members develop and provide their knowledge and expertise to the
research community at KIIDD in applying cryo-EM imaging to their research. They
work closely with investigators to define optimal experimental design including
strategies for preparation of samples, maintain and operate cryo-electron
microscopes and ancillary equipment in order to provide high resolution images,
and provide guidance and service in data management and analysis. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The
successful candidate</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">s</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
will assist facility staff with maintenance and operation of the advanced
instrumentation housed in the Cryo-EM core and will work with and train users
in specimen preparation. The candidate will also be responsible for record
keeping associated with users, instrument logs, and routine operation of the
facility. The candidate will be expected to learn new procedures as they are
developed and implemented by the facility.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Duties and Responsibilities:</span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Scientific and Operational</span></i></b></p>
<ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0cm">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Responsible for operation
of cryo-electron microscopes</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 54pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:OpenSymbol">◦<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Load samples and align microscopes prior to data
collection</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 54pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:OpenSymbol">◦<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Work with users to identify suitable samples for
imaging and to set up automated data collection</span></p>
<ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0cm">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Responsible for operation
of ancillary equipment for sample preparation</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 54pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:OpenSymbol">◦<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Assist users with cryo-EM related equipment such as
Vitrobot, glow discharger etc.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 54pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:OpenSymbol">◦<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Perform routine maintenance to ensure optimal
operation of these instruments</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 54pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:OpenSymbol">◦<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Maintain supplies for sample preparation</span></p>
<ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0cm">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Responsible for record
keeping</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 54pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:OpenSymbol">◦<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Maintain accurate logs for microscope performance,
usage and service</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 54pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:OpenSymbol">◦<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Maintain accurate records for user projects and
interactions</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 54pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:OpenSymbol">◦<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Maintain records for ordering and inventory of
supplies</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 54pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:OpenSymbol">◦<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Maintain records for usage of various ancillary instruments
in the cryo-EM facility</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt 54pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:OpenSymbol">◦<span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:7pt;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman"">
</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Maintain documentation for Standard Operating
Procedures as developed by the facility</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Communications/
Relationships with others</span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt 36pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Provides
guidance, cooperates, communicates and relates well to all levels of KIIDD
Staff </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">and
external users</span></p>
<ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0cm">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Listens carefully to
others in order to respond appropriately, answer questions or obtain
needed information</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Communicates ideas,
problems, suggestions, and messages in a timely and effective manner.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Maintains
confidentiality of all research information.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Develop and maintain a
high level of customer service.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Monitoring and
continually seeking to improve the performance of facility</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Maintain high level of
professional expertise through familiarity with scientific literature and
scientific networking</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Maintains
excellent and professional-level communication skills in oral and written
English.</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Preferred Qualifications</span></u></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">:</span></p>
<ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom:0cm">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">PhD in structural
biology, biochemistry or related field</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Experience in cryo-EM including
handling samples, using microscopes and evaluation of images </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Knowledge of the
principles of transmission electron microscopy and 3D structure
determination</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">General understanding
of cryo-EM workflow</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Excellent communication
and interpersonal skills </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Ability to multitask
and learn complex new procedures</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Excellent
organizational skills and record keeping</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Special
consideration will be given to candidates with a record of achievement in
collaborative, team-driven environments</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">To apply this position, please send
your CV and contact information for three referees to </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:liuzheng@cuhk.edu.cn" style="color:blue" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">liuzheng@cuhk.edu.cn</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Zheng</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 6pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><br></span></p></div></div></div></div></div>