Imaging Specialist

You will teach and support users in advanced light microscopy technologies. This includes all aspects from experimental design to image acquisition, analysis and large-scale data management.
You will participate in scientific expeditions, supporting users with daily management of the facility, interaction with partner institutes from our member states.
You will be working on a large-scale imaging screen when not on expedition, with the possibility of supervising interns.
You will participate in the organization and teaching of international courses on advanced microscopy techniques. Extensive travel (EU) is required for this position.
– Daily management of the laboratories and technologies provided by the Mobile Laboratories, including:
– Performing all necessary daily maintenance routines, including calibration and maintenance of light microscopes
– Organise and manage the general laboratory, including timely purchases and stocking of supplies
– Preparation of data for, and writing of SOPs for routine applications
– Communication and coordination with the institutes hosting the Mobile Laboratories expedition
– Interaction with Member States users, which includes
– Training of the advanced technologies offered by the Mobile Laboratories,
– Coordination and research and bioimage analysis support
– Duty travel during the expeditions to support users on site
– Support of the existing EMBL Core Facilities when not on the expedition
– Development of new workflows, in collaboration with Users and the other EMBL CFs
– Project management and conduction of large-scale imaging projects, including
– Engagement with project stakeholders and milestone definition
– Performing, as well as supervising sample processing and image acquisition,
– Bioimage data analysis and the public deposition of the acquired data.
You have **
– A university degree in either life sciences, physics or engineering, preferably with a PhD.
– Solid experience in advanced light microscopy techniques is essential.
– Practical knowledge in automation of image acquisition, image analysis and data handling
– You should be a team player and have good communication and organisational skills.
– Fluency in English is compulsory.
**You may also have
Proofessional experience in one or more of the following area(s) is considered beneficial:
– biological sample preparation and their application to biological questions;
– previous work in a scientific core facility;
– organization and teaching of training courses;
– microscopy technology development;
– programming skills e.g. with LabView, Matlab, C++, Java, Python.
– Knowledge of electron microscopy or flow cytometry
**Contract length: **Limited to 1 year (absence cover)