Dear all,

A beamline scientist position is available at the EMBL Hamburg Unit in Small Angle Scattering in the
research group of Dr. Dmitri Svergun.
I attach the Vacancy Notice below. Deadline for application is 4th March 2012.
Applications should be directed to:www.embl.org/jobs

regards
Margret
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Vacancy Notice/Job Description

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) is one of the highest
ranked scientific research organisations in the world. The Headquarters
Laboratory is located in Heidelberg (Germany) and the outstations are in Grenoble (France),
Hamburg (Germany), Hinxton (UK) and Monterotondo (Italy).

Applications are invited for a Staff Scientist position at the Structural
Biology Unit of the EMBL in Hamburg, Germany. The position is within the
biological SAXS group, which runs a high brilliance user-oriented
synchrotron radiation P12 beamline on the storage ring PETRA 3. This
beamline is part of the integrated [log in to unmask] The  successful
candidate will play a major role in scientific maintenance (development of
the beamline facilities, methods and technology), external user support and
collaborative projects at the beamline. The post is expected to be involved
in novel biological SAXS developments in collaboration with the other groups
of the EMBL@PETRA 3. There will be opportunities to link related
research activities with the operation of the beamline.

Qualifications and Experience

Applicants should have a PhD in a relevant field, proven record of
independent research, significant scientific accomplishments and expertise
in structure analysis of biological macromolecules using small-angle X-ray
scattering. Previous experience in hardware and/or software development for
synchrotron radiation beamlines is required.

Experience in work at a large-scale user-oriented facility, excellent
communication skills and ability to supervise and collaborate in
international team environment will be essential.

Please apply online throughwww.embl.org/jobs