Senior Lab Manager to 3D-EM facility

Do you want to contribute to top quality medical research?

The Department of Cell and Molecular Biology (CMB) is a department with a strong focus on basic science. CMB conducts research and education in cell biology, molecular biology, developmental biology, stem cell biology, cancer and infection biology. CMB is located in Biomedicum, a new interdisciplinary research center designed to concentrate much of the experimental research conducted at Karolinska Institutet Campus Solna under one roof to promote collaboration. Biomedicum houses approximately 1,200 researchers and other personnel and allows expensive equipment to be shared and utilized more effectively.

A Senior Lab Manager position is available in the 3D-EM facility at the Karolinska Institutet, one of the world’s leading biomedical research institutes. The facility is located in specially built premises, designed for high-end electron (cryo) microscopy. The facility currently features a Krios G3i with a Bioquantum K3, an Aquilos 2 cryo-FIB-SEM, a Leica SP8 cryo-confocal, a Talos 120C G2 and a range of sample-preparation equipment such as Vitrobots and a high-pressure freezer (Leica ICE). All electron microscopes in the facility are controlled remotely and there are two specially built rooms with 10% relative humidity for cryo work.

https://ki.se/cmb/3d-em

Your mission

Further develop the facility workflow for cryo-CLEM from cells to tomogram segmentation.

Help and train users primarily from the Karolinska Institutet in the usage of the microscopes (Krios, Talos and Aquilos2) and sample preparation equipment in the facility
Oversee purchase, disposal, and maintenance of facility equipment, reagents and chemicals

Your profile

We are seeking a Senior Lab Manager with extensive experience in high-end transmission electron microscopy and focused-ion beam scanning electron microscopy. Previous extensive experience with 300 kV Krios systems (more than 4 years) is a requirement for the position as well as at least 6 months experience with focused-ion beam scanning electron microscopy and basic experience in high-pressure freezing of biological samples. Furthermore, a strong and solid background in material-science electron microscopy (more than 2 years) is regarded as an advantage in the evaluation. Previous experience working in a university or national cryo-EM facility is a requirement. PhD is required and also high proficiency (native/fluent) in English.

As Senior Lab Manager in the KI 3D-EM facility you will work close to the other facility manager(s) and director and take shared responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the facility.

What do we offer?

A creative and inspiring environment with wide-ranging expertise and interests. Karolinska Institutet is one of the world's leading medical universities. Our vision is to pursue the development of knowledge about life and to promote a better health for all. At Karolinska Institutet, we conduct successful medical research and hold the largest range of medical education in Sweden. Karolinska Institutet is also a state university, which entitles you to several good benefits through our collective agreement. And you get to practice freely in our modern wellness facilities, where trained staff are on site.

Location: Solna

Application

The application is to be submitted through the Varbi recruitment system.In this recruitment, you will apply with your CV without a personal letter. Instead, you will answer some questions about why you are applying for the job in the application form.

The application must consist of the following documents, written in English or Swedish:

A complete CV including dissertation date, dissertation title, previous positions, academic title and current position.
A complete list of publications

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