We are looking for a bio-image analyst to join our light microscopy facility team at the Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology.

Our institute
The Institute brings together nearly 600 research staff divided into 4 scientific departments dedicated to research in genetics, developmental and structural biology, and translational medicine. With its high-level equipment and scientific platforms, the Institute also offers a quality environment for the training of young researchers. A fertile ground for creativity and knowledge, the research carried out at the Institute has regularly led to numerous publications in leading scientific journals and many innovations have emerged, notably through the creation of several start-ups.

Our facility
The light microscopy imaging facility of the IGBMC and its 5 team members insure the access of researchers of the broad scientific community to a wide range of high-end photonic systems and techniques: widefield, confocal, multiphoton, spinning disk, lightsheet and laser micro dissection microscopes. The expertise of the 5 team members comprises physics, cell and developmental biology, optics and instrumentation.

Other imaging techniques are also available at the IGBMC technological facilities and do require bio-images analysis: cellular electron microscopy (CLEM), high-content screening, optical projection tomography, high-resolution episcopic microscopy, whole-slide scanner.

The analyst missions are to

  • develop a service of bio-images processing and analysis and data management for the light microscopy facility (and cellular electron microscopy and high content screening)
  • develop bio-images processing and analysis pipelines/tools for the researchers and the facility staff
  • participate to the program of bio-images processing and analysis workshops for the institute’s staff

More info at: here or by directly contacting the facility manager Bertrand Vernay vernayb@igbmc.fr

Working language: French & English
Contrat duration: from start of employement till 31/08/2022, initially renewable for a year (till 31/08/2023).
Diploma required: doctorate degree or national diploma of engineer

Best wishes

Bertrand

To contact the facility: groupe-mic-photon@igbmc.fr

Bertrand Vernay, PhD
Head of the Photonic Microscopy Facility
http://quest.igbmc.fr/
http://www.igbmc.fr/technologies/5/team/55/

Office:+33 (0)3 69 48 51 27
Office: CBI, E1004
ORCID 0000-0002-7843-3872
IGBMC – CNRS UMR 7104 – Inserm U 1258
1 rue Laurent Fries
BP 10142
67404 Illkirch CEDEX
France Tél +33 (0)3 88 65 32 00
Fax +33 (0)3 88 65 32 01

Missions/Activities

PBI is a Unit of Technology and Service (UTechS) providing optical imaging expertise in life sciences and especially their application in studies on infectious biology.

 

Our activities include service rendering, training, technology-driven research and technology development. They are highly multi-disciplined, and collaborative, with the mission goal focused on the use of quantitative imaging and analysis to understand the processes of cell/tissue-biology, and their usurpation by infection and disease. The R&D is founded upon the need to develop optical imaging methods that bring new understanding of host-pathogen interactions and in situ high-content imaging techniques and their application to infection, cell biology, cellular microbiology, and microbiology. We work on novel techniques extrapolating quantitative information on spatiotemporal dynamics in situ and we push the limits of existing approaches aiming to enhance their performance thereby broadening their experimental utility.

 

 

Recruited Engineer will:

  • Train and assist users in French and English
  • Pilot optical systems for non-autonomous users.
  • Welcome and analyse new projects : understanding of the biological question, counselling on the choice of instruments and experimental set-ups in particular for live sample imaging.
  • Participation in day to day core facility live (system maintenance, metrology, interaction with suppliers, ….).
  • Possible participation in the unit R&D pipelines.

 

Profil

Suitable for qualified debutant wishing to acquire professional experience in a technological platform

 

Technical skills :

  • Strong knowledge of microscopy techniques on live and fixed samples (widefield, confocal, spinning disk confocal…).
  • Knowledge in image analysis.
  • Knowledge of risk assessment of biological sample handling.
  • A previous practical experience in a biological laboratory is a plus.
  • English (at least B2, operational)

 

Soft skills : Communication, Team spirit, Patience, Pedagogy, Availability, Listening

Work type : Full time

Contract : Fixed term contract (4 months)

Contact : CV and letter to Nathalie Aulner (nathalie.aulner@pasteur.fr)

 

The BIC (Bordeaux Imaging Center) offers resources in photonic and electronic imaging, mainly in life, health and plant sciences. It is a core facility identified at the national level as IBISA that gathers 12 highly skilled engineers. It has the ISO9001 label. The different components of the BIC are: PHOTONIC imaging, ELECTRONIC imaging, PLANT imaging. The Bordeaux Imaging Center offers access to the most advanced bio-imaging techniques for fixed and live cell imaging such as video-microscopy, confocal microscopy, multiphoton microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The BIC provides a unique set of high-end equipment for super- resolution microscopy such as STED confocal microscopy, FRAP video-microscopy, lifetime imaging FLIM for the measurement of molecular interactions. We also provide access to equipment for sample preparation such as ultra-microtoms, high pressure freeze (HPF) and we can host live samples.

Microscopy systems available @BIC