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Electron Microscopy Specialist
| Posting date: | 29 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | £39,347 to £42,978 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 September 2024 |
| Location: | Headington, Oxford |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Oxford Brookes University |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 169479 |
Summary
Oxford Brookes University are seeking to appoint an electron microscopy specialist responsible for our electron microscopes and associated equipment within the Oxford Brookes Centre for Bioimaging.
This highly successful microscopy centre is well funded and supports a wide range of biologists including mammalian cells, plants, parasites, virus work and others. We are a UK node partner in the Eurobioimaging network.
Main responsibilities will be to provide training and support to scientists, ensuring the smooth running of the microscopes, assistance with data collection and analysis and for the ongoing development of the facility’s scientific capability.
The successful candidate with work alongside the light microscopy specialist to run our Centre and this will include running seminars, some undergraduate teaching and working with our media centre to promote the microscopy centre and our science.
We are seeking a highly motivated post-doctoral biologist with experience in chemical fixation of biological material and ultramicrotomy. The main microscopes are a JEOL 1400 TEM and a Zeiss Merlin SEM with serial block face capability. We are seeking someone with a keen interest in microscopy to join our busy and successful Centre.
Please contact Sue Vaughan svaughan@brookes.ac.uk for informal enquiries.
You will also enjoy the benefits of working at Oxford Brookes University with up to 38 days holiday, rising to 41 days holiday (this includes 13 Bank Holidays and Concessionary Days), a generous Local Government pension scheme (19.2% Employer contribution rate), cycle to work scheme and access to a variety of university facilities (Brookes Nursery, Gym and sports facilities).
CV and Personal Statement:
As part of the application process all applicants are required to complete our online application form by clicking on the “Apply for Job” button below. All parts of the application form should be completed and in the section of the form called “Supporting Documents”, applicants must upload their CV and a Personal Statement. To complete the Personal Statement part of the application, applicants must download the Personal Statement document which is part of the advert below and complete the form, providing examples and explaining how they meet each item detailed on the document. The Personal Statement must then be uploaded to the application form along with the CV.
At Oxford Brookes, inclusivity is one of our five guiding principles: we take positive steps to create an environment in which we celebrate, value and provide equal opportunity to all. We are committed to recruiting from the widest possible pool and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates who embrace our values, regardless of their background.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee to interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential selection criteria.
Interviews are expected to take place in October.
This highly successful microscopy centre is well funded and supports a wide range of biologists including mammalian cells, plants, parasites, virus work and others. We are a UK node partner in the Eurobioimaging network.
Main responsibilities will be to provide training and support to scientists, ensuring the smooth running of the microscopes, assistance with data collection and analysis and for the ongoing development of the facility’s scientific capability.
The successful candidate with work alongside the light microscopy specialist to run our Centre and this will include running seminars, some undergraduate teaching and working with our media centre to promote the microscopy centre and our science.
We are seeking a highly motivated post-doctoral biologist with experience in chemical fixation of biological material and ultramicrotomy. The main microscopes are a JEOL 1400 TEM and a Zeiss Merlin SEM with serial block face capability. We are seeking someone with a keen interest in microscopy to join our busy and successful Centre.
Please contact Sue Vaughan svaughan@brookes.ac.uk for informal enquiries.
You will also enjoy the benefits of working at Oxford Brookes University with up to 38 days holiday, rising to 41 days holiday (this includes 13 Bank Holidays and Concessionary Days), a generous Local Government pension scheme (19.2% Employer contribution rate), cycle to work scheme and access to a variety of university facilities (Brookes Nursery, Gym and sports facilities).
CV and Personal Statement:
As part of the application process all applicants are required to complete our online application form by clicking on the “Apply for Job” button below. All parts of the application form should be completed and in the section of the form called “Supporting Documents”, applicants must upload their CV and a Personal Statement. To complete the Personal Statement part of the application, applicants must download the Personal Statement document which is part of the advert below and complete the form, providing examples and explaining how they meet each item detailed on the document. The Personal Statement must then be uploaded to the application form along with the CV.
At Oxford Brookes, inclusivity is one of our five guiding principles: we take positive steps to create an environment in which we celebrate, value and provide equal opportunity to all. We are committed to recruiting from the widest possible pool and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates who embrace our values, regardless of their background.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee to interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential selection criteria.
Interviews are expected to take place in October.
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