Fwd: 3 years position in Montpellier, south of France

[Julien Cau]

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Montpellier RIO Imaging facility and the Institute of Human Genetics are
seeking a highly qualified and motivated Scientific Officer/Research
Engineer to administer and develop their new Applied Precision OMX
structured illumination microscope (see Schermelleh et al. (2008)
Science 320:1332 and Carlon et al. (2010) PNAS 16016-16022 + supp material).

TThe Montpellier RIO Imaging facility (HTTUwww.mri.cnrs.frUT
<http://www.mri.cnrs.fr/>TH) is a distributed, ISO:9001 facility located
in Montpellier (France) and dedicated to light/electron microscopy,
X-Ray tomography and flow cytometry. It is used by approx. 600 users
over the city. It's Insitute of Human Genetics site hosts
state-of-the-art fluorescence microscopes and analysis workstations used
by 150 users. TTThe local facility Tis at the heart of a world-class
research biomedical campus. T For further details, please visit
HTTUhttp://campus-adv.igh.cnrs.fr/UTH. TThe Institute of Human Genetics
and nearby Institute of Functional Genomics enjoy a dynamic and
international scientific life dedicated to epigenetics and genome
dynamics, developmental biology, neurobiology, molecular endocrinology
and cardiology. The facility develops links with the nearbyT Structural
Biology Center and its instrumentation research groups (see
HTUhttps://sites.google.com/site/smbmontpellier2/home/technologies/super-resolution-microscopyUTH).

TThe candidate, educated to PhD level (or alternatively MSc. with a
strong light microscopy experience), will be in charge of installation
of the device, Tmaintenance and troubleshooting of the equipment, in
contact with the supplier (hardware and softwares for image acquisition,
reconstruction and analysis), Tsupport for users of the facility and
technical developments (instrumentation/biology). TAdditional
responsibilities include redaction of simplified user's manual and
description of software and hardware development (as well as potential
publication arising from this). TThe candidate will also develop Macros
either for instrument implementation or to meet specific user needs. The
candidate will be in charge of Tone-on-one consultation, training and
assistance of users in image acquisition, processing and analysis.T

His/her work will be placed under the supervision of the facility
manager Julien Cau.

He/she should demonstrate excellent experience in fluorescence
microscopy and superresolution techniques. He/she should thus show
excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be flexible enough
to interact with a diverse group of researchers. Significant experience
in the use and configuration of a variety of fluorescence microscopes is
also requested.T TThe candidate should show a strong motivation to
maintain a broad knowledge of state-of-the-art imaging technology.

Specifically, strong Tknowledge in analysis solutions (TImageJ,
commercial softwares such as Imaris, SoftWoRx, Volocity), Tplugin
programation and familiarity with Microsoft XP64T/ CentOS 4.5 will be
advantageous.

Montpellier is a beautiful old city, located in sunny south of France.
It has a rich past (one of the oldest medicine school of the world) and
an intense cultural life. It is located next to well preserved
mediterranean seaside and mountain landscapes (Cevennes area and
Pyrenees).T T


TThe applicant should be fluent in english. TCVs, current research
interests/experience and email addresses of referees should be sent to
Julien Cau. Informal inquiries may also be made ([hidden email]).

Starting date : Jan/Feb. 2011

Duration : 3 years (1year probation period)

Scientific Officer/Research Engineer salary (from EUR25600 to EUR30100)

Application deadline : November, 26P^th ^P 2010.

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*Julien CAU, PhD


*Responsable du Plateau Technique d'imagerie de l'Institut de Génétique
Humaine/IFR3 (membre de MRI)
Manager of the Human Genetics Institute/IFR3 Imaging facility (part of
Montpellier RIO Imaging).
_www.mri.cnrs.fr_ <http://www.mri.cnrs.fr/>

*Plateau d'imagerie de l'IGH/IFR3
*Institut de Génétique Humaine
CNRS UPR1142
_www.igh.cnrs.fr_ <http://www.igh.cnrs.fr/>
141, rue de la Cardonille
34396 Montpellier cedex 5
France

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