Microscopy Core Specialist position in Copenhagen

[Kim Jensen]

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Dear All,

Please see below for an exciting opportunity to help consolidate a
microscopy core at the University of Cambridge. If you have any questions
please do not hesitate to contact either myself or Prof. John Couchman
([hidden email]).

Kind regards,

Kim Jensen
Associate Professor
BRIC - University of Copenhagen
Denmark

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A position as Microscopy Core Specialist at BRIC, University of Copenhagen


Start: Preferably April 2013 or after agreement.
Duration: 3 years, with the potential of becoming a permanent position
according to existing rules.Please read more about BRIC (Biotech Research
& Innovation Center) on www.bric.ku.dk

Job description

An enthusiastic microscopist is required to maintain the many microscopes
within the BRIC and provide training to new users, including PhD and
postdoctoral fellows. Among the microscopes in the facility are confocal
(Zeiss and Leica), a Leica TIRF microscope and Deltavision wide field live
cell microscope capable of fluorescence, FRET and bright field. In
addition there are numerous laboratory microscopes for routine methods. A
further responsibility will be to provide training and troubleshooting in
microscopy and in imaging software. Close collaboration with user groups
to further their research activities will be essential. It is expected
that the Microscopy Scientist will take an active interest in current
research within BRIC. As part of that, the successful applicant will be
responsible for providing information to groups at BRIC regarding new
technological developments that aid current research.

Qualifications
We expect you to be a highly motivated and highly ambitious scientist with
the following qualifications:
• Education to PhD level or equivalent research experience
• Extensive experience in light microscopic techniques, including
confocal, live cell and other advanced research microscope techniques is
required
• Previous experience with imaging software, such as Volocity, Metamorph,
Image J etc is highly desirable
• Good communication skills and ability to provide guidance, instruction
and assistance to major user groups
• Excellent English skills

Place of employment
The employment is at BRIC, University of Copenhagen. BRIC is located in
the Biocenter, close to the centre of Copenhagen. We offer creative and
stimulating working conditions in a young, dynamic and international
research environment. Our research facilities include modern laboratories
and a number of core facilities shared between the 19 (soon 20) research
groups at BRIC and the neighbour Finsen laboratory. We have weekly journal
clubs, data clubs, seminars with invited speakers, a young researchers
club ASAP and our own PhD programme, MoMeD.

Terms of salary and employment
The appointment is for 3 years and scheduled to start April 2013. Salary,
pension and terms of employment will be in accordance with the agreement
between the Ministry of Finance and The Academics Central organization.
Depending on qualifications, a higher salary may be negotiated.

For further information regarding the position, please contact Professor
John Couchman ([hidden email])


Application
Your application must be submitted electronically via this advertisement
on http://www.bric.ku.dk/jobs/. The application must include the following
documents/attachments:

• Letter of application explaining motivation (max. one page).
• CV incl. education, research experience, language skills and other
skills relevant for the position.
• A certified/signed copy of certificate(s) of education.

Furthermore, the applicant should provide two letters of recommendation
sent directly to [hidden email] with subject “[name
candidate]-…microscopy core specialist… 2013” from the supporting persons
before application deadline. Please make sure that an easy match between
the recommendation letter and the individual applicant is possible.

Application deadline: February 28, 2013


We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline,
and not to consider applications that do not live up to the
above-mentioned requirements.


BRIC and University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society
and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of
personal background.

[Guy Cox-2]

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So is this Cambridge or Copenhagen?  A Freudian slip?

                                                         Guy

-----Original Message-----
From: Confocal Microscopy List [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Kim Jensen
Sent: Tuesday, 5 February 2013 9:09 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Microscopy Core Specialist position in Copenhagen

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Dear All,

Please see below for an exciting opportunity to help consolidate a microscopy core at the University of Cambridge. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact either myself or Prof. John Couchman ([hidden email]).

Kind regards,

Kim Jensen
Associate Professor
BRIC - University of Copenhagen
Denmark

**************************************

A position as Microscopy Core Specialist at BRIC, University of Copenhagen


Start: Preferably April 2013 or after agreement.
Duration: 3 years, with the potential of becoming a permanent position according to existing rules.Please read more about BRIC (Biotech Research & Innovation Center) on www.bric.ku.dk

Job description

An enthusiastic microscopist is required to maintain the many microscopes within the BRIC and provide training to new users, including PhD and postdoctoral fellows. Among the microscopes in the facility are confocal (Zeiss and Leica), a Leica TIRF microscope and Deltavision wide field live cell microscope capable of fluorescence, FRET and bright field. In addition there are numerous laboratory microscopes for routine methods. A further responsibility will be to provide training and troubleshooting in microscopy and in imaging software. Close collaboration with user groups to further their research activities will be essential. It is expected that the Microscopy Scientist will take an active interest in current research within BRIC. As part of that, the successful applicant will be responsible for providing information to groups at BRIC regarding new technological developments that aid current research.

Qualifications
We expect you to be a highly motivated and highly ambitious scientist with the following qualifications:
* Education to PhD level or equivalent research experience
* Extensive experience in light microscopic techniques, including
confocal, live cell and other advanced research microscope techniques is required
* Previous experience with imaging software, such as Volocity, Metamorph,
Image J etc is highly desirable
* Good communication skills and ability to provide guidance, instruction
and assistance to major user groups
* Excellent English skills

Place of employment
The employment is at BRIC, University of Copenhagen. BRIC is located in the Biocenter, close to the centre of Copenhagen. We offer creative and stimulating working conditions in a young, dynamic and international research environment. Our research facilities include modern laboratories and a number of core facilities shared between the 19 (soon 20) research groups at BRIC and the neighbour Finsen laboratory. We have weekly journal clubs, data clubs, seminars with invited speakers, a young researchers club ASAP and our own PhD programme, MoMeD.

Terms of salary and employment
The appointment is for 3 years and scheduled to start April 2013. Salary, pension and terms of employment will be in accordance with the agreement between the Ministry of Finance and The Academics Central organization.
Depending on qualifications, a higher salary may be negotiated.

For further information regarding the position, please contact Professor John Couchman ([hidden email])


Application
Your application must be submitted electronically via this advertisement on http://www.bric.ku.dk/jobs/. The application must include the following
documents/attachments:

* Letter of application explaining motivation (max. one page).
* CV incl. education, research experience, language skills and other
skills relevant for the position.
* A certified/signed copy of certificate(s) of education.

Furthermore, the applicant should provide two letters of recommendation sent directly to [hidden email] with subject "[name candidate]-...microscopy core specialist... 2013" from the supporting persons before application deadline. Please make sure that an easy match between the recommendation letter and the individual applicant is possible.

Application deadline: February 28, 2013


We reserve the right not to consider material received after the deadline, and not to consider applications that do not live up to the above-mentioned requirements.


BRIC and University of Copenhagen wish to reflect the diversity of society and welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of personal background.