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Hello Everyone,
NIAID Rocky Mountain lab is looking for a confocal microscopist. Please see the link below as well as the details. This is a contract position through Axel Informatics.
Cheers,
Owen
https://jobs-axleinfo.icims.com/jobs/1186/confocal-microscopy-specialist/job?mode=job&iis=Job+Posting&iisn=LinkedIn&mobile=false&width=1066&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-420&jun1offset=-360Owen M. Schwartz
Head, Biological Imaging Facility
Senior Associate Scientist
NIAID-NIH
Bldg 4 rm B2-30
4 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone 240-669-5442
Fax 301-280-2882
We are looking for a Confocal Microscopy Specialist within a core facility to support scientists at the NIH/NIAID Rocky Mountain Laboratories. This position includes overseeing and training on a variety of instruments including Zeiss 880, 710 and 880 multiphoton microscopes, as well as spinning disk and high-resolution instruments. The position will be based in Hamilton, Montana
Duties and Responsibilities:
* Assist in specimen preparation and imaging of biological specimens for confocal microscopy, intravital imaging, and high-resolution imaging
* Train users on imaging instrumentation and experimental design
* Use and train users on quantitative microscopy techniques including fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) and fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) and intravital imaging
* Routine maintenance, operation and troubleshooting of commercial confocal and fluorescence microscopes
* Assist scientists with experimental design and optimal specimen preparation
* Collaborate with other members of NIAID/RTB imaging facilities to develop protocols
* Additional responsibilities include participation in group meetings to discuss projects, sample and image preparation, data collection, post-collection image processing and assistance in micrograph interpretation for scientific staff.
Position Requirements:
* Master's degree in Microbiology, Biology, Biochemistry, or related field required, Ph.D. preferred. Minimum of three years confocal microscopy experience
* Experience in cutting edge light microscopy technology and image analysis techniques applied to biological systems
* Experience with advanced confocal imaging techniques including intravital and high-resolution imaging
* Confocal microscopy experience should include all phases of sample preparation, image collection and data analysis
* Expertise in image analysis of confocal and fluorescence microscopy datasets using packages such as Imaris, Huygens, Image J, Volocity
* Experience in data management and computational image analysis