Job Opportunity - Position in Quantitative Image Processing

[Ewers, Helge]

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Dear all,

a postdoc position in Quantitative Image Processing is available in Berlin.

Bring your expertise in image processing, computer vision and/or machine learning to design novel algorithms towards the solution of cell biological problems in an interdisciplinary laboratory. Latest generation equipment and facilities are available on the microscopy and computational side. A young, growing laboratory in a leading german university seeks to develop microscopy assays that combine the latest in superresolution microscopy technology with computational image processing.

We offer german E13 pay grade including full social security. Position is for 4 years, may be renewed if the consortium grant is renewed.

- Perform computational image analysis using extant software packages and custom-designed algorithms to quantitate and visualize biologically relevant metrics.

- Work on your own project towards high-content superresolution data analysis.

- Train and support user-directed operation of computational tools when necessary.

The position is from now until June 30th, 2020. The grant may be extended for another 4 years and then another 4 years, so this is a position with perspective. The position is in association with a fast-growing Imaging facility at one of the best universities in Europe. It is embedded in a group with long experience in development and application to cell biological problems of cutting edge microscopy techniques.

Qualifications:

Masters degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics or PhD in Biochemistry/Cell Biology/Biophysics

Substantial experience in computing or statistical data analysis that includes programming experience in MATLAB is required.

Experience in using Imaris, ImageJ, Fiji and/or other image processing software is required. OMOERO experience would be useful.

Experience with microscopy preferred but not essential. Duties may include assisting with experimental design or data acquisition if there are sufficient hands-on experience with microscopy hardware.


Thank you for applying with contacts of references and CV to Helge Ewers:

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Dr. Helge Ewers
Professor for Membrane Biochemistry
Freie Universität Berlin
Institute for Chemistry and Biochemistry
Thielallee 63
14195 Berlin
Germany
Email: [hidden email]<mailto:[hidden email]>
Telephone: [phone]

[Astrid Schauss]

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Dear all,

We are offering a staff scientist position in electron microscopy at  
the CECAD Imaging Facility in Cologne, Germany. Please find the  
official job offer here. I would be happy if you could forward it to  
interested colleagues.

best regards from Cologne,
Astrid Schauss


The mission of the Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress  
Responses in Aging-associated Diseases (CECAD) is to unravel the  
common molecular mechanisms underlying lifespan regulation and  
aging-associated diseases to set the ground to achieve its long-term  
objective of developing novel therapeutic interventions. CECAD forms a  
focal point of ageing research in Europe bringing together researchers  
and clinicians at the University of Cologne with researchers at the  
new Max Planck Institute for Biology of Ageing in a unique research  
venture.

The CECAD Imaging Facility is recruiting a highly motivated staff  
scientist for our Electron Microscopy core platform.

1 Electron Microscopy Specialist

39.83 working hours per week

The CECAD Imaging facility is a growing core light and electron  
microscopy facility enabling different aspects of researchers´ imaging  
projects including: design of imaging experiments, choice of and  
training on suitable imaging systems, full service including sample  
preparation and imaging for TEM, image processing, visualization and  
analysis. With a current staff of six (two EM technicians included) we  
want to further strengthen the EM core with a staff scientist  
position. The EM core is equipped with an EM-PACT2, AFS2, two  
ultramicrotomes including cryo-box, Leica-CLEM and a soon arriving TEM  
200kV from JEOL (2100Plus) including tomography and cryo option.

Requirements:
We are seeking an ambitious and service-oriented team player with  
excellent interpersonal and organizational skills. You should have a  
diploma, master´s or doctorate degree (Ph.D.) in biology, biophysics,  
optics, engineering or equivalent, be fluent in English and be ready  
to help scientists with both trivial and advanced aspects of their  
electron microscopy projects. Extensive hands-on experience in  
transmission electron microscopy, relevant sample preparation methods  
involving biological tissues and cell lines, high-pressure  
freezing/freeze substitution and immune-labeling procedures are  
required. Additional experience in EM-tomography, cryo-EM and  
correlative light and electron microscopy (CLEM) are a strong plus.  
Within the CRC 1218, the challenging technique of CLEM will be set up  
and other methods including tomography and cryo-EM need to be  
established.

We offer a dynamic international multi-user environment, very good  
working conditions and the chance to develop and set-up challenging EM  
techniques within our team.

The position is available immediately. The initial contract is for 4  
years with a salary of E13 (depending on qualifications and  
experience) and the possibility of further extension. The University  
of Cologne is an equal-opportunity employer and especially encourages  
women to apply. Applications from handicapped persons will be favored  
if all other qualifications are equal.

If you have further questions please do not hesitate to contact the  
head of the Imaging facility, Dr. Astrid Schauss, email:  
[hidden email] . Interested applicants are asked to submit a  
CV, a brief statement of research interests and experience and contact  
information (Email address and phone number) of two referees in a  
single pdf-file by July 29th.


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Dr. Astrid C. Schauss
Head of CECAD Imaging Facility
CECAD Cluster of Excellence | University of Cologne
Joseph-Stelzmann-Str. 26 | 50931 Cologne | Germany
phone office:(+)49-221-478-84027
fax:  (+)49-221-478-840 26

email: [hidden email]

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