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Pennsylvania State University Co-Director (Assistant/Associate Research Professor) - Cryo-EM Facility in University Park, Pennsylvania
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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
The Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences at Penn State University is seeking applications for a non-tenure track faculty at the rank of Assistant/Associate Research Professor to co-direct our Cryo-Electron Microscopy Facility.
The successful candidate will be a Ph.D. trained scientist with exceptional hands-on experience of all aspects of Cryo-EM.
Responsibilities:
Ensure the safe running of the Cryo-EM facility. Implement and monitor health and safety processes, develop lab protocols, and risk assessments.
Lead on the strategic and operational management of the Cryo-EM facility.
Operate Titan Krios and Talos Arctica transmission electron microscopes for cryo-EM data collection and maintenance of these microscopes by communicating with ThermoFisher Scientific service team.
Operate and maintenance of equipment for cryo-EM specimen preparation.
Train Penn State cryo-EM users to operate equipment for cryo-EM specimen preparation and cryo-EM data collection.
Support and interact with other researchers and faculty members at Penn State to enable macromolecular structure determination by cryo-EM in support of their various projects.
Analyze cryo-EM data collections including contrast transfer function estimation, particle picking through neural network algorithms, frame alignment, 2D classification, 3D ab-initio reconstructions, 3D classification through heterogeneous refinement, homogeneous refinement, masked local refinement, particle polishing, and 3D variability.
Train and mentor researchers in cryo-EM data processing using various state-of-the-art software for 3D reconstructions and atomic model building, and in the fundamentals of cryo-EM sample handling and preparation.
Provide consultancy services to researchers in the field of life science, assisting them in implementing the optimal structural biology solutions.
Possess the potential to establish collaboration with fellow researchers in the field of life science and actively contribute to the development of grant proposals and funding applications.
Initiate collaboration with external researchers from both academy and industry who are interested in using cryo-EM to solve high-resolution structures of macromolecules.
Qualifications:
Ph.D. in structural biology or a related field
Experience in cryo-EM structural biology with a demonstrated track record
Extensive experience and a strong understanding in cryo-EM field from specimen preparation, data collection to analysis and solving cryo-EM high-resolution structure
Proficient in the use of a transmission electron microscope (equipped with an autoloader and direct electron detector) and ability to complete independently microscope direct alignments for high quality data acquisition
Experience in using EPU for data collection for cryo-EM single particle analysis
Experience in specimen preparation, and collecting and processing cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) data is desirable.
Experience in specimen preparation, and collecting and processing microcrystal electron diffraction (MicroED) is desirable.
Expertise with all related softwares (cryoSPARC, Relion, EMAN2, ChimeraX, ISOLDE, Coot, Phenix, ccp-EM, ccp4-suite)
Experience in molecular modeling, docking and MD simulations using AMBER
Experience in other biophysical techniques is desirable
Teaching experience is a plus
Ability to work as part of a team and excellent communication skills
Application: To be considered, please include in your cover letter a summary of relevant experience and provide a CV, contact information for two professional references (name, position title, phone number, and e-mail address). Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until filled.
This is a limited-term appointment funded for one year from date of hire with excellent possibility of renewal.
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