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At this page microscopy related job opportunities are presented. The information shown remains the responsibility of the original author. So far these announcements are free of charge for jobs at Universities and other non-profit institutes throughout Europe as well as for ECMA members (the corporate members of EMS). EMS members working outside Europe can also for free post job positions at their respective research group. Others pay Euro 200 per announcement. Companies eligible for ECMA membership are requested to join the silver ECMA membership category (Euro 250).
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ICN2
Barcelona, Spain
JUNIOR GROUP LEADER IN NANO-ENERGY
Announcement date: 20 September 2019Description
ICN2 currently has an opening for a position as Junior Group Leader, to develop an independent research line on the intersection between Nanoscience and Energy. Successful candidates will receive startup funds, exclusive lab space, office space, and access to the state-of-the-art technical and scientific support facilities at ICN2. The position will be for an initial period of 5 years.
Candidates should be promising early-career scientists with an outstanding track record. They should be able to demonstrate clear potential for research independence and the ability to obtain competitive funding. We expect candidates to have an original and clearly expressed research vision on a topic related to Nano-Energy. ICN2 strives for a representative gender balance and equal opportunities at all levels of staff. Female candidates are particularly encouraged to apply for this position....More information
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- Ariadna Garcia
- ariadnag@heuristica.org
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Southampton General Hospital
United Kingdom
Research Fellow in Reproductive Biology
Announcement date: 19 September 2019Description
Applications are invited for a Research Fellow position within Human Development and Health, Faculty of Medicine based at Southampton General Hospital. This exciting opportunity is offered as a 3-year fixed-term contract funded by The Leverhulme Trust. The successful applicant will use state of the art 3D imaging techniques to study comparative placentology as part of an interdisciplinary team including placentologists, evolutionary biologists and imaging experts.
Requirements
We are looking for applicants with a PhD or equivalent professional qualifications and experience in biological sciences. Experience with sample preparation, electron microscopy or image analysis is desirable, although specific training will be provided. The ability to work flexible hours on occasion to facilitate sample collection is highly desirable. A background in placental biology, evolutionary biology or morphology would be an advantage. Good communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team are essential.
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Professor Rohan Lewis (rohan.lewis@soton.ac.uk)
Dr Neil Gostling (N.J.Gostling@soton.ac.uk)
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University Medical Center Göttingen - Institute for Neuropathology
Göttingen, Germany
Electron Microscopy Researcher (Post-Doc)
Announcement date: 19 September 2019Description
The Institute for Neuropathology, UMG is seeking an Electron Microscopy Researcher (Post-Doc) for our research project “NanoPatho”; an ultrastructural 3D investigation of cortical brain lesions in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. The aim of the study is to map the nanoscale events that lead to neuronal damage and loss in grey matter lesions using correlative STED and tomographic EM microscopy to understand the pathomechanism(s) involved....
Requirements
- a PhD in cell biology, neuroscience, structural biology or equivalent field
- at least one year of EM experience, including specimen preparation
- a solid understanding of the principles of scanning and/or transmission electron microscopy
- excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- a creative personality, enjoying team work
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- Dr. Gertrude Bunt
- Address
- Institute of Neuropathology
- Phone
- +49-551-397295
- gbunt@gwdg.de
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Queen's University Belfast
United Kingdom
Research Fellow
Announcement date: 17 September 2019Description
As the Research Fellow you will support the experimental part of the project, mainly characterization by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques; requiring ample experience in sample preparation by focused ion beam (FIB) and data analysis (diffraction, chemical and strain techniques). You will also be required to actively engage and collaborate with the research fellow working on the growth aspect of the project.
Requirements
- Hold or about to obtain a relevant PhD in electron microscopy (Thesis should currently be submitted and must be in an area highly relevant to project)
- At least 3 years relevant research experience
- Expertise in electron microscopy techniques (TEM & STEM): Diffraction and imaging techniques including HRTEM, Z-contrast, DF and BF.
- Experience in sample preparation by FIB.
- Experience in spectroscopy techniques: EDX & EELS.
- Experience with strain analysis techniques and corresponding data analysis: GPA, PPA or similar.
- Publication record appropriate to research experience
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- Miryam Arredondo
- m.arredondo@qub.ac.uk
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Technical University Darmstadt
Darmstadt, Germany
Postdoc position "Microsystems for cryomicroscopy"
Announcement date: 16 September 2019Description
Our group at the Technical University Darmstadt is looking for postdoctoral scientists for an exciting ERC-funded program combining microfluidics with light and electron cryomicroscopy.
Specific projects focus on current challenges and applications of cryogenic light microscopy, superresolution, and correlative light and electron microscopy (CLEM). There are also numerous opportunities for developing your own research profile. The positions will be based at the TU Darmstadt and involve frequent visits to the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry (Göttingen, Germany).More information
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Professor Thomas P. Burg (tburg@micronano.tu-darmstadt.de)
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Johnson Matthey Technology Centre
Sonning, United Kingdom
Electron Microscopy Specialist
Announcement date: 16 September 2019Description
Johnson Matthey is seeking a Research Scientist, specialising in Electron Microscopy to join the Technology Centre at Sonning Common, Reading UK, working with Scanning, Transmission and Aberration corrected Electron Microscope to characterise JM materials at the nanoscale.....
Requirements
- PhD Level or equivalent expertise in at least one of the following areas: SEM and S/TEM Characterisation methods, SEM and TEM Cryo-microscopy, TEM /and STEM image analysis
- Ability to critically assess data quality and to interpret and analyse
- High degree of technical problem solving
- Understanding of analytical measurement for materials characterisation
- Commercial acumen and customer focused
- Self-motivated and quality focused to achieve the highest standards of research data collection and analysis.
- Excellent written and oral presentation skills with the ability to communicate highly technical information to different audiences.
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- Dr. Dogan Ozkaya
- ozkayad@matthey.com
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DUT
Denmark
Two PhD Scholarships
Announcement date: 13 September 2019Description
Join our team to develop advanced electrochemical characterization for energy storage and be involved in high profile research at the forefront of science.
We have two available positions as PhD students in the Department of Energy Conversion and Storage (DTU Energy), Technical University of Denmark (DTU). The positions are 100% funded. Our research project will give unique knowledge by making it possible to directly observe the electrochemical processes in solid oxide electrolysis cells with nanoscale characterization in a transmission electron microscope (TEM) and combining this with electrochemical analysis, such as electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS).
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Associate professor Søren Bredmose Simonsen (sobrs@dtu.dk)
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The Pennsylvania State University
Pennsylvania, USA
Faculty Position
Announcement date: 13 September 2019Description
The successful applicant will be expected to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in ESM and offer new courses in the area of his/her expertise. Additional information about the position and department can be found at http://www.esm.psu.edu. Required qualifications include a Ph.D. in an engineering science-related discipline, and track record of accomplishments in both research and teaching. Nominations and applications will be screened immediately and considered until the position is filled.Nominations and applications will be considered until the position is filled.Screening of applicants will begin immediately. Expected start date is August 2020.Applicants should submit the following documents:1. Cover letter2. Curriculum vitae3. statements on contributions and plans on (a) research, (b) teaching, and (c) diversity and inclusion4. Three relevant publications5. Names and addresses of four referencesPlease submit these items electronically in one PDF file to job 90522 at https://apptrkr.com/1606384Requirements
The successful candidate will have demonstrated expertise in advanced S/TEM with interests/applications in exploring new physics, materials science, physical/chemical processes, and the convergence of the materials and life Sciences. Areas of special interest include in-situ/environmental operando techniques; materials for quantum optics/computing; 2D materials; chemical catalysis; electrochemical charging; crystalline growth; phase transitions; and mechanical behavior. Candidates will have access to Penn State’s cutting-edge microscopes (Titan3 G2, Talos F200X, and the FEI Titan Krios cryo-TEM) in the Materials Research Institute and the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences.
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University of Antwerp - Electron Microscopy for Materials Science (EMAT)
Antwerp, Belgium
PhD position in the area of dose-efficient fusion of imaging and analytical techniques in scanning transmission electron microscopy
Announcement date: 12 September 2019 - Deadline for application: 12 October 2019Description
The EMAT research group at the department of Physics (University of Antwerp) and the STEM group at the department of Materials (University of Oxford) are seeking to fill one PhD position in the area of dose-efficient fusion of imaging and analytical techniques in scanning transmission electron microscopy under the supervision of Prof Sandra Van Aert (University of Antwerp) and Prof Peter D Nellist (University of Oxford). The main goal of this project is to realize a major breakthrough in the quantitative analysis of imaging and analytical techniques in scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM). Therefore, we will exploit the physics-based description of the fundamental processes of electron scattering and combine this with a thorough multivariate statistical analysis of the recorded signals. In this manner, we will be able to identify the chemical nature of all individual atoms in three dimensions. So far, imaging and analytical signals have mostly been analysed separately in STEM. Although analytical techniques are in principle well suited because of their elemental specificity, they have a much lower signal to noise ratio as compared to imaging techniques. We foresee that our multivariate method, in which new physics-based models are incorporated to describe the electron-object interaction, enables us to achieve element-specific atom counting at a local scale and to determine even the ordering of the atoms along the viewing direction. Furthermore, our approach will be optimized to reach high elemental measurement precision for a minimum incoming electron dose. This novel dose-efficient quantitative methodology will clearly usher electron microscopy in a new era of 3D element-specific metrology at the atomic scale and allow characterisation of beam-sensitive materials. This will exactly provide the input needed to understand the unique link between a material’s structure and its properties in both materials and in life sciences. Please find more and submit your application at http://nano.uantwerpen.be/jobs/2019/01/17/phd-position-in-the-area-of-dose-efficient-fusion-of-imaging-and-analytical-techniques-in-scanning-transmission-electron-microscopy/
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Additional information about the vacancies can be obtained from: Sandra Van Aert, tel. +32 3 265 3252, sandra.vanaert@uantwerpen.be or Peter D Nellist, tel. +44 1865 273656, peter.nellist@materials.ox.ac.uk
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LSME EPFL
LAUSANNE, Switzerland
Postdoc position
Announcement date: 10 September 2019Description
LSME EPFL is specialized in developing new approaches for quantitative analytical and structural electron microscopy. We work on the chemical characterization of complex artificial minerals including trace elements by means of STEM EELS and EDX; 3D analysis of dislocation and quantitative high resolution STEM analysis of ferroelectric perovskites.
The subject of this post doc will be twofold :
- Explore new approaches for hyperspectral STEM-EDX data decomposition, using contextual prior knowledge (number of phases in presence, existence of regions of pure phase, specificities of the composition of phases, etc) into a guided/supervised learning process, rather than a full unsupervised learning.
- Explore the necessary actions to put in place in order to make the data comply with the requirement of FAIR data. Especially working on the required metadata that need to be attached to the data for a correct documentation. This last part will be carried out in close collaboration with international groups (in France, Germany, Ireland, US… interested in the same subject)
Requirements
Successful applicants should have experience in TEM operation and / or TEM data handling, as well as programming experience (python). We require good communication skills and the ability to work in collaboration with large consortium.
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- Prof. Cecile Hebert
- cecile.hebert@epfl.ch
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The institute for solar fuels (EE-IF)
Berlin, Germany
Technical engineer (f/m/d) for electron microscopy
Announcement date: 10 September 2019Description
Your tasks
- basic operation of scanning and transmission electron microscopes
- preparation of microscopy samples
- organization of service and maintenance together with service engineers from the microscope's manufacturer
- training of new users (together with responsible scientist)
- providing support of mechanical/electronical construction tasks
Deadline for applications: 01.10.2019
Requirements
- Certified as technican in metallography or mechatronics, technical assistant in physics or chemistry, practical experience on electron microscopes is advantageous
- other certification possible if at least three years of independent operation of electron microscopes can be proven
- basic knowledge of vacuum technology, electronics
- Programming skills are advantageous
- Profound knowledge of German and English is mandatory for our international group of users
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- Markus Wollgarten
- wollgarten@helmholtz-berlin.de
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CEA Saclay/Paris
Paris, France
Correlative atom probe tomography and analytical electron tomography: A path towards the ultimate 3D characterization with sub-nanometric resolution
Announcement date: 04 September 2019Description
We are currently looking for a postdoctoral researcherto developaPython-based framework for 3D data fusionof Atom probe tomography (APT) and analytical electron tomography (AET) signals. These techniques areexcellent tools for 3D characterization of nanomaterials. However, there is a great interest in combining results obtained with these two techniques, as they are complementary in many ways: for example, AET provides 3D analysis of larger fields of views with higher spatial fidelity than APT, but has more limited spatial resolution and composition sensitivity.
After developing a framework to combine information from both APT and AET technics in a single ‘ultimate’ volume, based of existing in-house codes for registration/calibration of APT reconstruction with classical electron micrograph. The extend goal in this project is to make a further step forward applying this framework to multiphase materials, where resulted APT volumes are strongly distorted. Sampling schemes, denoising approaches and registration methods will be implemented in order to tackle these tasks. To our knowledge, this was rarely done before and could allow better understanding of the local distortion and then proposing novel robust reconstruction algorithm and potentially correcting the local atom mixing.
The successful applicant will be mainly based in CEA Saclay (located at 20 km south-west of Paris) with frequent visits to CEA Grenoble.
Send your application as soon as possible to isabelle.mouton@cea.fr
Requirements
Applicants should have a Ph.D. degree. Strong Matlab and Python skills is required.Background in image analysis and signal processing will be appreciated.
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- Dr. Isabelle Mouton
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- DEN/DMN/SRMA/LA2M, CEA/Saclay,
91191 Gif-sur-Yvette,FRANCE - isabelle.mouton@cea.fr
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University of Manchester
Sackville Street, Manchester, United Kingdom
Research Associate in Advanced Transmission Electron Microscopy Characterisation of Electrochemical Membranes
Announcement date: 03 September 2019Description
You will be working closely with chemical engineers on an innovative project to develop and apply new in situ capabilities for advanced transmission electron microscopy imaging and characterization of the materials that are essential to electro-chemical processes. The successful candidate will use this cutting edge electron microscopy instrumentation (and those of our partners and national facilities as appropriate) to help solve the materials issues holding back the development of the electrochemical systems of interest in this grant. The particular focus (polymer membrane, solid oxide or dual phase fuel cells, novel fuel cell architectures such as those including graphene and new supercapacitor or ultracapacitor electrode materials. You will have opportunities for national and international travel to perform experiments as well as to present your results....
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Enquiries about vacancy shortlisting and interviews:
Name: Prof Sarah Haigh or Prof Stuart Holmes
Email: sarah.haigh@manchester.ac.uk or stuart.holmes@manchester.ac.uk
General enquiries:
Email: hrservices@manchester.ac.uk
Tel: 0161 275 4499
Technical support:
Email: universityofmanchester@helpmeapply.co.uk
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Research Centre Řež: Transmission Electron Microscopy
Czech Republic
Postdoc position
Announcement date: 03 September 2019Description
Transmission electron microscope operator.
Analyses of non-irradiated and irradiated materials – work in A category.
Scientific work - report and article writing.
Starting date to be discussed.
Application: Send the CV to Patricie Halodova, e-mail: patricie.halodova@cvrez.cz
Requirements
Experience in nuclear materials research, practical experience in transmission electron microscopy, scientific work experience - articles and reports writing, participation in conferences.
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- MPhys Cinthia Antunes Corrêa, Ph.D.
- correa@fzu.cz
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UMCG Microscopy & Imaging Center
Groningen, Netherlands
Data Scientist Microscopy
Announcement date: 21 August 2019Description
Within the Giepmans team of cell biologists/ microscopists we seek a data scientist coordinator to smartly analyze/ reduce and to manage this data, including application of the FAIR principles. You will bridge scientific research questions with large scale electron microscopy data with data management and analysis. Tasks include to professionalize the current nanotomy database, including automated search tools, password-dependent access etc. and make it ready for the next big data increase that is expected when the new investments arrives in 2020. Moreover, you will be exploit new AI protocols for smart computing on raw data. Direct data analysis needs to be pioneered (from raw images to scientific answers ) and thus with smart computing reduce the amount of (less relevant) data. You will collaborate with dedicated data managers for this project located at the Swertz lab (Big data in biomedicine), who are experts in innovative FAIR data management and three of his team members will be involved in the project making a catalogue for nanotomy data.
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Is highly motivated to continue a scientific career with a proven track record of published research
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Has affinity in or prior skills with Omero, Python, Matlab iRODS, R
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Flexible and demonstrated ability to function in a team, as well as in between teams (microscopy and data management indicated above) and hook up with European initiatives
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Given the national infrastructure, support data from other microscopy teams nationally
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A track record in organisation and communication of multi-centre scientific collaborations
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Collaborates well in (inter)national consortia and with researchers from other disciplines
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Communicates easily in speech and writing (English) for scientific public
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Has affinity with IT for research, data stewardship and ethical legal aspects
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Is independent, proactive, outreaching, binding
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Ben Giepmans
Team leader Department of Biosciences of Cells and systems
e-mail: b.n.g.giepmans@umcg.nl
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