Senior Laboratory Research Scientist

Location: The Francis Crick Institute, Midland Road, London

Salary: From £39,950 per annum with benefits, subject to skills and experience

Short summary

The Francis Crick Institute seeks to recruit a cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) scientist to support single-particle and tomography projects. 

The Senior Laboratory Research Scientist (SLRS) will be appointed to the Structural Biology Science Technology Platform (SB STP), which supports the Crick in the areas of protein science (expression and purification), biophysics, X-ray crystallography, cryo-EM and related areas. The post holder will help provide a world class platform to contribute towards key research in collaboration with the Crick scientific community. This is a lab-based position, responsible for driving forward cryo-EM research by providing scientific support and training in single-particle and tomography technologies.

Key Responsibilities

These include but are not limited to:

• Support a range of cryo-EM research activities, including sample preparation.
• Contribute to management and maintenance of high-end cryo-electron microscopes.
• Support experimental design including sample preparation and imaging of biological specimens.
• Provide expertise and support in computational image analysis.
• Provide training in both experimental and computational aspects of cryo-EM. 

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About us

The Francis Crick Institute is a biomedical discovery institute dedicated to understanding the fundamental biology underlying health and disease. Its work is helping to understand why disease develops and to translate discoveries into new ways to prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, infections, and neurodegenerative diseases.

An independent organisation, its founding partners are the Medical Research Council (MRC), Cancer Research UK, Wellcome, UCL (University College London), Imperial College London and King’s College London.

The Crick was formed in 2015, and in 2016 it moved into a new state-of-the-art building in central London which brings together 1500 scientists and support staff working collaboratively across disciplines, making it the biggest biomedical research facility under in one building in Europe.

The Francis Crick Institute will be world-class with a strong national role. Its distinctive vision for excellence includes commitments to collaboration; developing emerging talent and exporting it the rest of the UK; public engagement; and helping turn discoveries into treatments as quickly as possible to improve lives and strengthen the economy.

• If you are interested in applying for this role, please apply via our website.
• The closing date for applications is 18 November 2024.
• All offers of employment are subject to successful security screening and continuous eligibility to work in the United Kingdom.

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