Vacancy: Senior Cryo-EM Support Scientist

Published: 18 March 2022

We are looking for a Senior Cryo-EM Support Scientist to join us in Glasgow. The role will be to deliver user training, operate our instruments and implement new imaging methods to increase the services we provide to our users.

We are looking for a Senior Cryo-EM Support Scientist to join us in Glasgow.

The role will be to deliver user training for negative stain and cryo-screening, to operate our CRYO ARM for users, and to implement new imaging methods for us to offer to users. Techniques that we wish to implement and offer include microED, cryo-STEM, imaging of FIB-milled lamellae and use of the phase plates.

The SCMI has a well equipped sample preparation lab for negative stain and cryo sample preparation including a Vitrobot and Leica EM GP 2. We have three modern JEOL cryo-TEMs; a 1400 Flash for negative stain and initial cryo, an F2-Cryo with cold FEG and DE-20 direct detector for cryo-optimisation and initial data collection and a CRYO ARM 300 with DE-64 direct detector for single particle and tomography data collection.

The position is currently funded until June 2023 and applications will be open until 14th April. For full details and to apply, visit the application portal.


First published: 18 March 2022

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