Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science seeks a
‘hands-on’ macromolecular
crystallographer who values being helpful and a ‘hard-money’ academic
position.<p>
Job Requirements: A self-starter with good computer and people skills
and post-doctoral
experience in macromolecular crystallography, and X-ray hardware
maintenance.
Experience with MAD/SIRAS and MR structure determination, protein
purification and
crystallization, or extensive computer skills is a plus. Experience
with membrane protein
purification/crystallization is an additional plus.<p>
Primary Duties/Responsibilities: This is a service position. The X-ray
Laboratory
Manager must be able to act independently within the framework of the
goals and priorities
of the Rosalind Franklin Structural Biology Laboratory X-ray
Diffraction Facility. Duties
include maintaining a user friendly data collection environment: <p>
<ul>
<li>Maintaining and operating a
Rigaku RU-H X-ray generator, Bruker CCD and Rigaku R-axis IV++ X-ray
detectors, Oxford and XSTREAM cryogenic systems, and a TTP LabTech
Mosquito crystallization robot.
<li>Interfacing with vendors and
service technicians during periods of instrumentation failure;
attending and facilitating data collection during regularly scheduled
University supported trips to the APS.
<li>Maintaining a user friendly
operating computing environment.
<li>Installing and incorporating
new computing hardware and peripherals into the computing environment.
<li>Seeking out projects within
the biochemistry department and throughout the university that are
amenable to crystallographic analysis.
<li>Assisting users and potential
users in all phases of structure determination and analysis in either a
service or teaching capacity, including: protein crystallization, data
collection, and structural analysis.
<li>Acting in an advisory role in
the purchase of new crystallographic instrumentation, and new computing
hardware and software as opportunities present themselves.
</ul><p>
Job training courses and/or attendance in scientific meetings in X-ray
methods, X-ray maintenance, computer system administration, or protein
crystallization/robotics will be made available to keep the X-ray
Laboratory Managers skills up to date. <p>
Interested applicants should send CV and the Names/Contact
Information of three references to [log in to unmask]. Competitive compensation package commensurate
with qualifications is provided. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine &
Science is
an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
