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Optical Microscopy Support Specialist

Posted on 14 July 2025

Location: Norwich, United Kingdom

Closing Date: 11 August 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Optical Microscopy Support Specialist to join the Bioimaging Platform at the John Innes Centre in Norwich in the East of England. This is a fulltime, permanent position. Closing date: 11th August 2025.

About the John Innes Centre:
The John Innes Centre is an independent, international centre of excellence in plant and microbial sciences. We nurture a creative, curiosity-led approach to answering fundamental questions in bioscience, and translate that knowledge into societal benefits. Our strategic vision, Healthy Plants, Healthy People, Healthy Planet, sets out our ambitious long-term goals for the game changing impact of our science globally. 

About the Bioimaging Platform:
This position will be based within the Bioimaging Platform, which caters to the light and electron microscopy needs of the research groups at the John Innes Centre (JIC) in Norwich. We provide extensive microscopy services, training, and technical support to JIC scientists, and also collaborate on imaging projects across the wider Norwich Research Park.
On the optical microscopy side we have four scanning confocal microscopes (Zeiss LSM980 Airyscan Multiplex and LSM880 Airyscan fast, Leica Stellaris 8 FALCON with FLIM/FCS and SP8 TCSPC with Picoquant FLIM), a Zeiss Elyra PS1 and an Elyra 7 SIM microscope, three Zeiss epifluorescence microscopes and two Zeiss Axio Zoom V16 fluorescence stereo microscopes. In addition, there is an array of sample preparation equipment.
The electron microscopy side of the platform features a field-emission transmission electron microscope (TEM) and two field-emission scanning electron microscopes (SEM) with cryo-systems, including one with a 3View system for serial block-face SEM as well as specimen preparation equipment for electron microscopy.

The role:
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Optical Microscopy Support Specialist to join our Bioimaging Platform at a world-leading institute in a full-time, indefinite post. The post holder will train users on all the light microscopes, collaborate on imaging projects, provide technical support including some sample preparation, give talks at the annual light microscopy course and help with the development of advanced technologies such as (FRET-)FLIM and FCS. A second aspect of the role is to give advice and collaborate on image analysis projects. The post holder will work closely with the Senior Optical Microscopist.

The ideal candidate:
The ideal candidate will have experience with various light microscopes, esp. scanning confocal microscopes.
A knowledge of quantitative techniques such as (FRET-)FLIM, FCS and FRAP is highly desirable as is experience in user training on instruments. Experience in microscope maintenance/trouble shooting would be welcomed but those skills can be acquired on the job.
It is essential that the candidate has an interest in image analysis and coding and experience in image analysis software (Fiji, Arivis) and Python/Java programming would be ideal.
Opportunities to attend technical training courses will be provided. Experience in applying AI to image analysis would be a bonus but this skill can be acquired while in post.
Excellent communication skills are essential for user training, presentations and collaborations with research groups.

Additional information:
For further information and details of how to apply, please visit our website http://jobs.jic.ac.uk or contact the Human Resources team on 01603 450814 or nbi.recruitment@nbi.ac.uk quoting reference 1004919. Interviews will be held on Monday 15th September. For informal enquiries please contact Eva Wegel at eva.wegel@jic.ac.uk.

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