Rutgers University
Location
New Brunswick, NJ | United States
Job description
Position Summary:
The researcher will conduct experiments and provide technical expertise in the Rutgers CryoEM & Nanoimaging Facility ( RCNF ), and serve as an in-house expert on cryoEM for the Arnold Lab.
The RCNF serves as a university-wide resource for the imaging and three-dimensional reconstruction of cells and biomolecules. As the senior staff member in the RCNF reporting to the director, the researcher will interface with a variety of laboratories (intramural, extramural academic, and industrial) to apply cryoelectron microscopy (cryoEM) techniques to fundamental questions in biology being investigated by these laboratories. The researcher will train and mentor students, fellows, and other scientists in cryo-electron microscopy. The researcher will perform and document cutting-edge cryoEM experiments independently. Experiments include: cryo-transmission electron microscopy and tomography, cryo-focused ion beam milling, correlative microscopy, vitrification, cryo-scanning electron microscopy, and classical electron microscopy including thin section TEM .
The Arnold Lab researches the structure and function of human viral proteins and polyproteins, including from SARS CoV-2, HIV -1, and an array of viruses that are significant pandemic threats. The researcher will spearhead implementation of cryoEM techniques and certain other techniques within the group towards understanding biomolecular function and expanding the methodological knowledge of the team.
Minimum Education and Experience:
Requires a doctoral degree in a related field. Requires at least 3 years' experience in cryo-electron microscopy.
Requires prior peer-reviewed publication in the field of cryo-electron microscopy.
City: Piscataway
State: NJ
Equipment Utilized:
Laboratory equipment routinely used includes transmission electron microscopes, scanning electron microscopes, focused ion beam microscopes, optical microscopes, plunge-freezers, high-pressure freezers, glow dischargers, electron beam deposition instruments, centrifuges, and incubators.
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
The researcher must have good eyesight to interpret faint images, and must possess sufficient manual dexterity to manipulate small, fragile electron microscopy grids under liquid nitrogen.
The work will be conducted indoors in an office-type environment (70%) & a chemical/biological laboratory environment (30%).
Posting Number: 23FA1362
About Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.
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