Engineer in Advanced Optical/Light Microscopy – EMBL Imaging Centre
Organization: EMBL Imaging Centre
Position Information:
Your role
You have
- PhD in the biophysics, physics, engineering or related disciplines.
- Experience in with complex optical set-ups, strong expertise in programming for instrumentation control and automation and an interest in biological applications of new optical technologies.
- Excellent communication and organisation skills.
- Fluency in English.
You might also have
- Experience in user support in microscopy facilities.
Why join us
What else you need to know
We are Europe’s flagship 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 1600 employees from many nations, operating across six sites, in Heidelberg (HQ), Barcelona, Hinxton near Cambridge, Hamburg, Grenoble and Rome.
Our mission is to offer vital services in training scientists, students and visitors at all levels; to develop new instruments and methods in the life sciences and actively engage in technology transfer activities, and to integrate European life science research.
The working language of the institute is English.
In your online application, you will be asked to include a cover letter, CV and the contact details of 3 referees.
Further information about the position can be obtained from Stephanie Alexander (stephanie.alexander@embl.de), project manager of the EMBL IC.
Interviews are planned for 28th November 2019 – 3rd December 2019.
The initial contract is for a period of three years with the possibility of a fixed-term extension.