Imaging Specialist

**Your role**:
Your primary responsibilities will include:
**Supervision of available superresolution microscopy related systems** (SIM, Airy-Scan, STED, PALM, STORM), including
- training of users
- maintenance
- on-demand troubleshooting
- user communication
- all other aspects of experimental support to researchers (e.g. sample preparation; development of complex experimental workflows; data analyses)

**Involvement in every day’s facility operation**:

- Training of users and maintenance of the instruments (= collaborative team effort)
- Evaluation of techniques and data, as well as optimization of resources
- Administration (statistics, surveys, homepage)
- Assistance in organizing workshops/demos and core-promotion and outreach-initiatives

**Academic Teaching** (lectures, practical courses)

**Your profile**:

- PhD in Biology or Physics or any related field of life science
- Proven experience in advanced light microscopy, preferably with superresolution microscopy techniques (PALM, STORM, STED, SIM, or any related technique)
- Experience with image processing and image analyses software (ImageJ/Fiji, Icy, Huygens, Imaris, etc.)
- Experience in the work environment of a service-oriented Core Facility will be considered a bonus
- Programming skills (Java, Python, MatLab, C++, etc.) will likewise be considered a bonus
- Computer skills: MS office (good knowledge)
- Social competence, support and service-minded attitude, good communication skills, team player mindset, reliability
- Excellent spoken and written English is essential, as the working language at the Max Perutz Labs is English

**Why join us?**:

- Stimulating, supportive, and friendly environment in which you can further develop your expertise
- Access to state-of-the-art infrastructure and contact to a vibrant community of researchers at the Vienna BioCenter, one of Europe’s leading life science hubs
- We offer a minimum salary of EUR 4.000 (gross per month, incl. hazardous duty pays) for 40h with possible overpayment, depending on qualification and work experience
- The position can be turned into a permanent contract upon positive evaluation after 12 months
- Extent of Employment: 40 hours/week
- The position is available immediately

**Application**:

- Motivation letter
- Academic CV, including a detailed list of publications, advanced training courses and talks
- Two letters of reference (including actual referee contact data)

Application deadline is June 30, 2023.