Staff scientist at Umeå Centre for Electron Microscopy (UCEM)
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Umeå University is looking for a Staff scientists for cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) and tomography. As Staff scientist you are part of an EM technical and application team working with national research infrastructures at Umeå Centre for Electron Microscopy (UCEM). The position is financed by grants from SciLifeLab. The employment is for 12 months. Application deadline is 30 July 2025.
Work task
You will provide researchers with expertise in the planning and performance of electron microscopy (EM), electron tomography and image analysis, in medical, biological, chemical, biochemical and physical research areas. You will be involved in teaching methodology courses at postgraduate level and provide user training on EM methods. Work assignments include, operation and maintenance of instruments and computer systems, as well as assisting researchers in preparation of EM samples, data collection, and image analysis. You will also act as a coordinator for ongoing facility projects and collaborations between partner microscopy facilities in Sweden and internationally. The work is planned together with the facility’s other staff and is carried out independently or together with collaborators and facility users. Our working language is English.
Required knowledge
We are looking for a person with a PhD in structural biology, molecular biology, biotechnology or equal. You have extensive experience in EM data collection (SEM, TEM and/or Cryo-EM) and analysis. Very good computer skills with a focus on image analysis is required, for example single particle analysis (SPA) and tomography for structural biology.
You are independent and flexible and can take on new challenges, establish new methods and participate in several different projects in parallel. It is important that you have good collaborative skills, open to receive and pass on expert knowledge, as well as good communication skills. You should be able to express yourself in English in speech and writing. You can take initiatives, be creative, have a service minded attitude towards the facility work, to help facility users and research groups with research projects and to achieve results.
Great emphasis is placed on technical competence (experience of EM methods and image analysis) and personal motivation to work with research infrastructure and service functions. Experience of different types of electron microscopes, instrument handling is a merit. A well-established international network in EM and earlier international collaborations around research infrastructure is highly valued.
Application
The application should include a personal letter with motivation for why you are applying for the position, references to research projects, CV, degree certificate including doctoral degree, other relevant certificates and grades as well as names and contact information to at least two reference persons.
The deadline for applications is 30 July 2025. You apply via our e-recruitment system, please use the link at the bottom of this page.
Terms of employment
The employment is full-time and is limited to 12 months. Starting date 1 November 2025 or by agreement.
Further
Information can be obtained from UCEM coordinator Linda Sandblad, tel: 0709324936 or e-mail: linda.sandblad@umu.se
The position is at the Department of Chemistry, which is one of the largest departments within the Faculty of Science and Technology and has close to 200 employees, including about 40 doctoral students and a strong and expanding research. Three major research areas, Biological Chemistry, Environmental and Biogeochemistry and Engineering Chemistry, bring together the department’s research and education in chemistry. We are also a strong partner in KBC, the Chemical-Biological Centre.
For more information, see: https://www.umu.se/en/department-of-chemistry/
