Scientific Officer - Advanced Light Microscopy in Heidelberg bei European Molecular Biology Laboratory

The Advanced Light Microscopy Facility at EMBL Heidelberg (ALMF) offers a collection of state of the art equipment and image processing tools to support in-house scientists and visitors in using light microscopy methods for their research. In collaboration with other Core Facilities the ALMF also offers a service in correlative light and electron microscopy, spatial omics and high throughput chemical screens.

We are seeking a highly motivated light microscopy expert. The successful candidate will work as scientific officer in the Advanced Light Microscopy Facility (ALMF) at EMBL.

You will teach and support users in advanced light microscopy technologies. This includes all aspects of assay development with respect to automated image acquisition, image data analysis and large-scale data management.

You will also write custom software packages that allow users to conduct experiments at large scale automatically and if necessary develop custom hardware in collaboration with the EMBL workshops and industrial partners.

You will also participate in the testing and establishing of cutting edge microscopy technology equipment in collaboration with the industrial partners of the facility. You will participate in the organization and teaching of international courses on advanced microscopy techniques.

Contract duration: 3 years (renewable)

Grading: Grade 5 or 6 depending on qualifications and experience (monthly salary starting at €3,925 or €4,459 after tax but excl. pension & insurances) + benefits

Reference number: HD02661

• A university degree in either life sciences, physics or engineering, preferably with a PhD.
• Solid experience in several advanced light microscopy techniques is essential.
• Practical knowledge in automation of image acquisition, image analysis and data handling.
• You should be a team player and have good communication and organisational skills.
• Fluency in English is compulsory.

Professional experience in one or more of the following area(s) is considered beneficial:

• biological sample preparation and their application to biological questions;
• previous work in a scientific core facility;
• organization and teaching of training courses;
• microscopy technology development;
• programming skills e.g. with LabView, Matlab, C++, Java, Python.

EMBL is curiosity-driven, community-oriented and international. As an inclusive, equal opportunity employer, we believe that diversity enables us to collaborate more effectively and be innovative in our approaches. We are, therefore, committed to creating an inclusive and flexible culture - one where everyone can realise their full potential and make a positive contribution to our organisation.

We encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing team – we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and personal experiences reflect the diversity of the populations that our science serves. We actively encourage applications from all genders and cultures, ethnic groups and all demographics to help us avoid perpetuating biases and oversights at this transformational point in our people strategy.

EMBL offers attractive conditions and benefits appropriate to an international research organisation with a very collegial and family-friendly working environment. Competitive salary and social security benefits, financial support for relocation, a relaxed culture, professional development, an on-site nursery, canteen and other staff facilities make EMBL a great place to work.

** Don’t meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply nevertheless.

We are Europe’s research laboratory for the life sciences – an intergovernmental organisation performing scientific research in disciplines including molecular biology, physics, chemistry and computer science. We are an international, innovative and interdisciplinary laboratory with more than 1900 employees from many nations, operating across six sites, in Heidelberg (HQ), Barcelona, Hinxton near Cambridge, Hamburg, Grenoble and Rome.

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