<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div dir="ltr">Dear 3DEM Community,<div><br></div><div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Montana State University (MSU) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in cryogenic electron microscopy.  </font><font face="arial, sans-serif">The position is formally a joint appointment between the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and the Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology.  T</font><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:arial,sans-serif">he candidate will join an active structural </span><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:arial,sans-serif">biology group with existing expertise in X-ray crystallography, NMR and mass spectrometry, and</span><font face="arial, sans-serif"> developing expertise in cryo-EM.  The position will include access to the University’s newly acquired Talos Arctica microscope equipped with a Gatan K3 camera capable of high resolution single particle analysis (For example: </font><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.sciencedirect.com_science_article_pii_S1097276519300917-3Fvia-253Dihub&d=DwMFaQ&c=-35OiAkTchMrZOngvJPOeA&r=L7-zyQ-04fFCMRqzLIOnx7H0exGZHwIQe_wMPuY600I&m=aOjmFLE2oh80mldevZIN7aq0z9NpJhaZ1P1YiKanvqI&s=5QMFnI7cx2oTNMxp9krT1wqW3DmkogtR2m0oQegC3a4&e=" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">Mol Cell 2019 74(1):132</a><font face="arial, sans-serif">).  The campus also has interests in cryo-ET  (</font><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.sciencedirect.com_science_article_pii_S0969212619303119-3Fvia-253Dihub&d=DwMFaQ&c=-35OiAkTchMrZOngvJPOeA&r=L7-zyQ-04fFCMRqzLIOnx7H0exGZHwIQe_wMPuY600I&m=aOjmFLE2oh80mldevZIN7aq0z9NpJhaZ1P1YiKanvqI&s=VPiDr7rskBaNbykiC2OO2lJUKC5YJbnbtcQSz5MMZi0&e=" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif" target="_blank">Structure 2019 27(11):1634</a> <font face="arial, sans-serif">) and helical reconstruction.  Potential applicants with expertise in any of these areas are encouraged to apply.  </font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Experience in micro-ED and macromolecular crystallography are a plus.  </span><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Review of applications will begin December 1st</b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> and continue until the position is filled.</span></div><div><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Montana State University maintains a highly collaborative, interdisciplinary environment with research programs broadly </span><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">focused in multiple areas, including</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">  </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">cell and developmental biology, </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">neurobiology/neuroscience, </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">metalloproteins and metals in biology, </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">innate and acquired immunity, </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">virology,</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">pathogen microbiology, host/pathogen interactions, microbial biofilms and environmental microbiology.  T</span><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(51,51,51)">here are numerous opportunities for collaborations in these areas. </span></div><div><font color="#333333" face="arial, sans-serif"><br>We are located in </font><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif">the Northern Rocky Mountain community of </span><font color="#333333" face="arial, sans-serif">Bozeman Montana.  Bozeman is regularly recognized for its high quality of life, including its outdoor, cultural and educational amenities:  </font><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.montana.edu_marketing_about-2Dmsu_bozeman_&d=DwMFaQ&c=-35OiAkTchMrZOngvJPOeA&r=L7-zyQ-04fFCMRqzLIOnx7H0exGZHwIQe_wMPuY600I&m=aOjmFLE2oh80mldevZIN7aq0z9NpJhaZ1P1YiKanvqI&s=ZZgPzrqYK3BxrdA3JpghNbJnPEmN12r0zwGxxZnirZU&e=" target="_blank">http://www.montana.edu/about-msu/bozeman/</a><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:arial,sans-serif">.</span></div><div><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">For further details and to apply, visit: </font><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__jobs.montana.edu_postings_26344&d=DwMFaQ&c=-35OiAkTchMrZOngvJPOeA&r=L7-zyQ-04fFCMRqzLIOnx7H0exGZHwIQe_wMPuY600I&m=aOjmFLE2oh80mldevZIN7aq0z9NpJhaZ1P1YiKanvqI&s=QSVE8MbmyxYAVtWF8qFnYwYmrCT8m33EZXKteXCcWzM&e=" target="_blank">https://jobs.montana.edu/postings/26344</a></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">For inquiries and additional questions, please contact:</div></div></div></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Martin Lawrence</div><div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:lawrence@montana.edu" target="_blank">lawrence@montana.edu</a></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div>Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry</div><div>Montana State University</div><div>Bozeman, MT 59717</div><div><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1QVOcY_I15B1GqHjQZM8Oi9t4eYmJWeSJ&revid=0BxYs-9tWiBONTVVQLzhUN3JadnE5MisvZlZyL1NGSW5OZWFJPQ"><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div>