Details on the vacancy published by their lab:
A research fellow or senior research fellow position is available in the Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit at the National Institutes of Health headed by Dr. Antonina Roll-Mecak. The position is focused on quantitative image analysis. The successful candidate will be a key member of the lab and will be involved in multiple lab projects. He or she will be involved in developing microscopy methods (superresolution, optical trapping), image analysis tools, and mentoring junior lab members. The selected candidate will work together with biochemists, biophysicists, and neurobiologists, contributing specialized microscopy and data analysis expertise and training. This collaborative work will result in publications in peer-reviewed journals.
The Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit headed by Dr. Roll-Mecak is focused on understanding intracellular organization with a focus on the tubulin code. The lab has made fundamental contributions towards our understanding of the microtubule cytoskeleton. For more information, please visit the lab website at Roll-Mecak Lab | NINDS Division of Intramural Research
Who will be a good fit?
Professional experience
• You have an excellent understanding of optics, light microscopy methods, image analysis, and statistics
• You have experience in the development and usage of optical microscopy instrumentation
• You have experience in image data analysis developments
• You have experience with super-resolution microscopy and/or optical trapping and/or microfabrication
• You ideally have several years of postdoc experience
Desirable but not required
• You have a good understanding of molecular biophysics or cell biology
Education and training
• You hold a PhD degree
Competencies
• You enjoy working in an academic, interdisciplinary research environment
• You are able to work independently and also enjoy working in a team
• You have excellent organizational skills
The successful candidate will have a great degree of scientific freedom in a fully funded position and without grant writing obligations. Salary will be commensurate with research experience. The offer includes a generous package of benefits (including retirement with matching contributions, health, life and long-term care insurance). The NIH offers excellent vacation time as well as the possibility to benefit from flexible working hours.
We provide a highly stimulating environment with state-of-the-art infrastructures and unique professional career development opportunities.
We offer and promote a diverse and inclusive environment and welcome applicants regardless of age, disability, gender, nationality, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
We are located on the Bethesda campus, a 15-minute Metro ride from downtown Washington DC. Bethesda and the surrounding areas are one of the best places to live in the US, with excellent quality of life, outdoor spaces, cultural institutions, and one of the best public school systems in the country.
To apply please send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, bibliography, a one-page statement of research interests which also details how the individual will integrate and enhance the research portfolio of the lab, and the names of three references to Antonina@nih.gov
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