Job Purpose
The primary role of this post will be to manage operations in our sample preparation laboratory and support our users and other facility staff to conduct cryo-EM experiments and collect high quality data. The postholder will be an emerging scientist looking to gain experience in biological imaging and structural biology. Main Duties and Responsibilities 1. Manage our sample preparation laboratory, looking after consumables, chemicals and gases and monitoring the performance of the equipment.2. Act as a skilled operator for all our electron microscope and as a first line of support for user issues.3. Induct new users into the facility.4. Develop expertise and knowledge of the principles and practice of cryo-EM for structural biology.5. Support the delivery of external training courses to ensure the effective development of the SCMI user community.6. Take an active role in organising symposia and other SCMI-led events.7. Assist facility manager and senior scientists with administrative tasks in the facility.8. Contribute to the preparation of annual reports on SCMI performance for review by the external scientific advisory group.9. Contribute to research publications in leading international journals and presentations at national and international conferences, thereby enhancing the reputation of the SCMI community, CVR, School, College and University.