Location: | London |
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Salary: | From £45,700 |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Permanent |
Placed On: | 1st May 2025 |
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Closes: | 22nd May 2025 |
Job Ref: | R1937 |
Location: The Francis Crick Institute, London
Salary: From £45,700 with benefits, dependent on skills and experience
About us…
The Francis Crick Institute is Europe’s largest biomedical research institute under one roof. Our world-class scientists and staff collaborate on vital research to help prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, infectious diseases and neurodegenerative conditions.
To learn more about the Crick, click here.
About the role…
You will be a cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) scientist supporting singe-particle and tomography projects in this role. As part of the Structural Biology Science Technology Platform (SB STP) you will deliver experimental or technical support to STP users as well as provide technical expertise/input for the development, refinement and troubleshooting of relevant and novel methodologies.
Cryo-EM unit of SB STP currently houses two 300kV Krios TEMs equipped with energy filter and direct detector, 200kV Glacios TEM, 200kV Talos TEM and two low voltage TEMs used mostly for sample screening. These are complemented by specimen preparation devices: Vitrobots, Leica GP2, cryo-FIB-SEM Aquilos-2, manual plungers, vacuum evaporator, glow-dischargers and plasma machines. The microscope data servers are connected to Crick central computing which provides capacity for EM data storage and high-speed processing cores, including GPU cores, for data processing, analysis and presentation using a wide range of software.
What you will be doing…
As an SLRS at the Crick, you will be:
About you…
The essential criteria you will bring…
Please note that while not essential it is highly desirable that the postholder has experience in the use of cryo-FIB/SEM and/or cryo-CLEM.
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About Working at the Crick…
Our values
At the Crick we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to driving innovation and scientific discovery.
We are a Disability Confident employer. Please contact nicola.gyte@crick.ac.uk for assistance.
Read more about our EDI approach here.
What will you receive?
We value our team members and offer an extensive range of benefits. You can find out more here.
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