Job Opening: Advanced Imaging Center at HHMI Janelia Research Campus

[Chew, Teng-Leong]

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Hi all,

The Advanced Imaging Center at Howard Hughes Medical Institute is excited to announce an opening for the position of Advanced Application Scientist. Many of you are already aware of the AIC, and the unique non-commercial instruments we offer to the world on a 100% open-access basis. In many ways, this is a unique opportunity to launch a career in which one acquires a balanced, cross-sectional view of optical physics, engineering, biology, chemistry, image computation, core facility operation and project management – on a global scale.

The application scientist will work hands-on in the laboratory with AIC users. S/he will be a primary source of applications knowledge and expertise for all AIC users, and will become expert in the operation and use of various AIC instruments, as well as processing and analysis of the resulting data.

Specific responsibilities include:
• Provide technical consultation to prospective applicants to the AIC prior to proposal submission.
• Serve on AIC Technical Review Panel to review the feasibility and technical justification of the submitted proposals.
• Collaborate with AIC users to understand the objectives and requirements of their scientific imaging needs, planning for effective visits to the AIC.
• Coordinate with Janelia shared resources and other ancillary support groups to facilitate sample shipments into the AIC.
• Work hands-on with AIC users to prepare, fix, label, mount, and image samples, often involving multiple iterations of optimization and evaluation.
• Analyze samples and approaches to evaluate technical suitability of AIC systems for individual visiting scientists.
• Prepare application-specific tools and techniques to enable imaging, analysis, and data representation to meet user needs.
• Operate, maintain and troubleshoot AIC microscopes at expert level for the benefit of users.
• Optimize microscope configurations for a wide variety of imaging applications and samples.
• Interpret images and scientific results to propose and perform subsequent experiments and procedures. This will involve a combination of software analysis tools, collaboration with AIC users, and intuition developed through significant experience in biological imaging.
 
Qualifications:
• Ph.D. in Biology, Biochemistry, or related field, or equivalent in education and experience required
• Strong experience in advanced optical microscopy.
• Minimum of five years of hands-on experience in biological sample preparation and imaging required
• Ability to operate complex custom imaging instrumentation required
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues with sample preparation, imaging system performance, configuration and usage, in order to produce superior imaging results for AIC users required
• Experience using super resolution, selective plane, confocal, or multifocal imaging technologies preferred
• Experience imaging live cells/organisms preferred
• Experience in image processing and analysis methods, including development of custom algorithms, preferred
• Experience in using scripting languages (e.g. Java, Matlab, Python, C+) is preferred; ideal candidates will have prior experience in developing custom algorithms for data analysis.
• Experience working with biological specimens (e.g. cell cultures, viruses, tissues, live animals) required
• Ability to effectively communicate both remotely and in-person (written and verbal) with AIC users, sharing outcomes of evaluations and experiments, and guiding future efforts to optimize results required
• Ability to evaluate proposals for technical feasibility and manage progress on many projects concurrently
• Ability to perform long, iterative sessions of imaging and analysis and data interpretation required.
• Ability to collaborate closely with AIC users, providing training, experimental design, and execution, as well as data analysis and interpretation required.

This position is available IMMEDIATELY.

More information about the job posting and the application process can be found here.
http://tinyurl.com/zgso7t9

Feel free to contact me in private should you have any question. I am always happy to chat.

Please kindly pass this along to any colleague who may be interested. Thanks!!

Regards,
Leong


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Teng-Leong Chew, PhD
Director, Advanced Imaging Center
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Janelia Research Campus
19700 Helix Drive
Ashburn, VA 20147
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