Senior Microscopy Specialist
University of Basel - Department of Biomedicine
Basel, Switzerland
Your position
The successful candidate will be hired 50% on a permanent University position (after one year evaluation period) and 20% on a limited yearly contract with funding from a collaboration with the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology (IOB). The place of work will therefore be at both institutes.
- Consult researchers for the planning and analysis of their microscopy experiments and support them during the process;
- Theoretical and practical training of users;
- First level maintenance and troubleshooting of a variety of instruments including widefield, confocal, spinning disk, 2-photon and high content screening microscopes;
- Development of new applications as well as solutions for image processing and analysis;
- Support in image analysis projects;
- Manage and document knowledge in the facility database.
Your profile
- Master or PhD in life sciences with several years of professional experience in biology, physics, biophysics or a related field with a strong focus on microscopy;
- 3-5 years of work experience in the field of light microscopy including hardware and software;
- Excellent knowledge of principles and methods of microscopy (including fluorescence, confocal and 2-photon microscopy, properties of light sources and detectors).
- Good skills in handling optics, microscopy hardware and software;
- Experience in image analysis with commercial and open source software, programming skills are an advantage;
- A sense for data handling and management;
- High degree of motivation and self-reliance combined with excellent organizational and team-work skills;
- A strong sense for diligence and accuracy;
- Experience in user training and a service oriented mindset;
- Excellent communication skills and fluency in English, German is an advantage.
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