{"data":{"id":220525,"slug":"forskningsinfrastrukturspecialist-inom-kryo-elektrontomografi-cryo-et","type":"job","title":"Research Infrastructure Specialist in Cryo-Electron Tomography (Cryo-ET)","description":"The Department of Cell and Molecular Biology is divided into seven research programs focusing on different areas within cell and molecular biology: computational biology and bioinformatics, microbiology and immunology, molecular biology, molecular biophysics, molecular evolution, molecular systems biology, and structural biology. The scientific foundation of our work lies within biology, but our research overlaps with other areas such as medicine, computer science, mathematics, chemistry, engineering, and physics. The Department has over 200 employees, of which approximately 60 are doctoral students.\nThe position is connected to Uppsala University's Cryo-EM facility, which is an independent institution-wide research infrastructure, led by Dr. Sundborger Lunna and Dr. Marcia and open to researchers at Uppsala University and external users. The position will contribute to the development of cryo-ET at Uppsala University and facilitate its application across a broad spectrum of research projects. The work will among other things support the newly established Centers for Molecular Dynamics and Infection Biology, two interdisciplinary initiatives that bring together expertise and infrastructure for studying the structure, dynamics, and function of biological systems and mechanisms of antimicrobial drug resistance, respectively.\nThe successful candidate will work closely with researchers from various scientific disciplines and contribute expertise in cryo-ET, while also participating in the continued development of methods, workflows, and infrastructure. The position offers excellent opportunities to participate in research collaborations, develop new cryo-ET methods, and, depending on the candidate's interests and expertise, conduct independent research and method development.\nResponsibilities\nThe primary responsibility of the position is to enable and develop research with cryo-ET at Uppsala University and within the Center for Molecular Dynamics.\nResponsibilities include:\nSupporting researchers in planning and performing cryo-ET experiments, from experimental design and sample preparation to data collection, data processing, and interpretation.\nDeveloping, implementing, and optimizing workflows for sample preparation, data collection, and data processing within cryo-ET.\nSupporting and training users in cryo-ET methods as well as associated instrumentation and software.\nContributing to the establishment, operation, and continued development of cryo-ET infrastructure and associated workflows at Uppsala University.\nCollaborating with researchers from various disciplines to identify how cryo-ET can best be used to address their scientific questions.\nContributing to method development in areas relevant to cryo-ET as well as structural and cell biology.\nEstablishing and maintaining documentation, protocols, and best practices to ensure robust and reproducible workflows.\nParticipating in research collaborations and, where appropriate, contributing to scientific publications.\nThere is an opportunity to conduct independent research and method development within the framework of the facility's overall scientific goals.\n\nQualifications\nThe applicant must have:\nA doctoral degree in structural biology, molecular biology, cell biology, biophysics, biochemistry, or another relevant field.\nPractical experience with cryo-ET, including sample preparation, data collection, and data processing.\nA strong interest in developing and applying cryo-ET methods to biological research questions.\nThe ability to work independently and take responsibility for the development and maintenance of experimental and computational workflows.\nExcellent ability to collaborate with researchers from diverse scientific backgrounds.\nGood communication skills and the ability to explain complex methods and concepts to users with different experience levels.\nVery good knowledge of English, both spoken and written.\n\nSince the position involves extensive contact and collaboration with researchers and users of the facility, particular emphasis will be placed on scientific curiosity, problem-solving ability, service orientation, initiative, and the ability to work constructively in an interdisciplinary environment.\nDesirable\/Meritorious Experience\nThe following experiences are particularly meritorious:\nExperience with cryo-correlative light and electron microscopy (cryo-CLEM).\nExperience with subtomogram averaging and\/or advanced image analysis workflows within cryo-ET.\nExperience with commonly used software and computational workflows for cryo-ET.\nExperience in developing or implementing new methods within cryo-EM\/cryo-ET.\nExperience working in research infrastructure, core facilities, or other research environments with extensive collaborations.\nExperience training and supporting researchers in advanced microscopy methods.\n\n\nAbout the Position\nThe employment is permanent (probationary employment may apply). The position is 100%. Start date by agreement. Location: Uppsala.\nInformation about the position is provided by: Anna Sundborger-Lunna, anna-sundborger-lunna@icm.uu.se or Marco Marcia, marco.marcia@icm.uu.se.\nIn this recruitment, we have replaced the cover letter with questions that you will answer in connection with your application. Your answers will be used as part of the selection process.\nWelcome to submit your application by October 19, 2026, UFV-PA 2026\/2769.\nUppsala University is a broad research university with a strong international position. The ultimate goal is to conduct education and research of the highest quality and relevance in order to make a difference in society. Our most important asset is all 7,500 employees and 53,000 students who, with curiosity and commitment, make Uppsala University one of the country's most exciting workplaces.\nThe employment may be subject to security clearance. As a condition for employment during security clearance, the applicant must be approved.\nWe decline offers of recruitment and advertising assistance.\nApplications are received through Uppsala University's recruitment system.\nTrade union representatives: Saco-S - saco-s@uu.se, Seko - seko@uadm.uu.se, ST (OFR\/S) - ofr@uu.se","language":"sv","is_translated":true,"title_original":"Forskningsinfrastrukturspecialist inom kryo-elektrontomografi (cryo-ET)","description_original":"Institutionen f\u00f6r cell- och molekyl\u00e4rbiologi \u00e4r indelad i sju forskningsprogram som fokuserar p\u00e5 olika omr\u00e5den inom cell- och molekyl\u00e4rbiologi: ber\u00e4kningsbiologi och bioinformatik, mikrobiologi och immunologi, molekyl\u00e4rbiologi, molekyl\u00e4r biofysik, molekyl\u00e4r evolution, molekyl\u00e4r systembiologi och strukturbiologi. Den vetenskapliga grunden f\u00f6r det vi g\u00f6r ligger inom biologin men v\u00e5r forskning \u00f6verlappar med andra omr\u00e5den som medicin, datavetenskap, matematik, kemi, ingenj\u00f6rsvetenskap och fysik. Institutionen har \u00f6ver 200 anst\u00e4llda, varav ett 60-tal doktorander.\nTj\u00e4nsten \u00e4r knuten till Uppsala universitets Cryo-EM-facilitet, som \u00e4r en oberoende institutionsgemensam forskningsinfrastruktur, ledd av Dr. Sundborger Lunna och Dr. Marcia och \u00f6ppen f\u00f6r forskare vid hela Uppsala universitet och externa anv\u00e4ndare. Tj\u00e4nsten kommer att bidra till utvecklingen av cryo-ET vid Uppsala universitet och underl\u00e4tta dess till\u00e4mpning inom ett brett spektrum av forskningsprojekt. Arbetet kommer bland annat att st\u00f6dja de nyetablerade centren f\u00f6r molekyl\u00e4r dynamik och infektionsbiologi, tv\u00e5 tv\u00e4rvetenskapliga initiativ som samlar expertis och infrastruktur f\u00f6r studier av biologiska systems struktur, dynamik och funktion respektive mekanismer f\u00f6r antimikrobiell l\u00e4kemedelsresistens.\nDen framg\u00e5ngsrika kandidaten kommer att arbeta n\u00e4ra forskare fr\u00e5n olika vetenskapliga discipliner och bidra med expertis inom cryo-ET, samtidigt som hen medverkar till fortsatt utveckling av metoder, arbetsfl\u00f6den och infrastruktur. Tj\u00e4nsten erbjuder goda m\u00f6jligheter att delta i forskningssamarbeten, utveckla nya cryo-ET-metoder och, beroende p\u00e5 kandidatens intressen och expertis, bedriva sj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndig forskning och metodutveckling.\nArbetsuppgifter\nDen huvudsakliga arbetsuppgiften f\u00f6r tj\u00e4nsten \u00e4r att m\u00f6jligg\u00f6ra och utveckla forskning med cryo-ET vid Uppsala universitet och inom Centrum f\u00f6r molekyl\u00e4r dynamik.\nArbetsuppgifterna omfattar:\nAtt st\u00f6dja forskare i planering och genomf\u00f6rande av cryo-ET-experiment, fr\u00e5n experimentell design och provberedning till datainsamling, databearbetning och tolkning.\nAtt utveckla, implementera och optimera arbetsfl\u00f6den f\u00f6r provberedning, datainsamling och databearbetning inom cryo-ET.\nAtt st\u00f6dja och utbilda anv\u00e4ndare i cryo-ET-metoder samt tillh\u00f6rande instrumentering och programvara.\nAtt bidra till etablering, drift och fortsatt utveckling av infrastruktur f\u00f6r cryo-ET och tillh\u00f6rande arbetsfl\u00f6den vid Uppsala universitet.\nAtt samarbeta med forskare fr\u00e5n olika discipliner f\u00f6r att identifiera hur cryo-ET b\u00e4st kan anv\u00e4ndas f\u00f6r att besvara deras vetenskapliga fr\u00e5gest\u00e4llningar.\nAtt bidra till metodutveckling inom omr\u00e5den relevanta f\u00f6r cryo-ET samt struktur- och cellbiologi.\nAtt uppr\u00e4tta och underh\u00e5lla dokumentation, protokoll och b\u00e4sta praxis f\u00f6r att s\u00e4kerst\u00e4lla robusta och reproducerbara arbetsfl\u00f6den.\nAtt delta i forskningssamarbeten och, d\u00e4r s\u00e5 \u00e4r l\u00e4mpligt, bidra till vetenskapliga publikationer.\nDet finns m\u00f6jlighet att bedriva sj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndig forskning och metodutveckling inom ramen f\u00f6r facilitetens \u00f6vergripande vetenskapliga m\u00e5l.\n\nKvalifikationskrav\nDen s\u00f6kande ska ha:\nDoktorsexamen inom strukturbiologi, molekyl\u00e4rbiologi, cellbiologi, biofysik, biokemi eller annat relevant omr\u00e5de.\nPraktisk erfarenhet av cryo-ET, inklusive provberedning, datainsamling och databearbetning.\nEtt starkt intresse f\u00f6r att utveckla och till\u00e4mpa cryo-ET-metoder p\u00e5 biologiska forskningsfr\u00e5gor.\nF\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att arbeta sj\u00e4lvst\u00e4ndigt och ta ansvar f\u00f6r utveckling och underh\u00e5ll av experimentella och ber\u00e4kningsbaserade arbetsfl\u00f6den.\nMycket god f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att samarbeta med forskare med olika vetenskaplig bakgrund.\nGod kommunikativ f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga och f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att f\u00f6rklara komplexa metoder och koncept f\u00f6r anv\u00e4ndare med olika erfarenhetsniv\u00e5er.\nMycket goda kunskaper i engelska i tal och skrift.\n\nEftersom tj\u00e4nsten inneb\u00e4r omfattande kontakt och samarbete med forskare och anv\u00e4ndare av faciliteten kommer s\u00e4rskild vikt att l\u00e4ggas vid vetenskaplig nyfikenhet, probleml\u00f6sningsf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga, serviceinriktning, initiativf\u00f6rm\u00e5ga samt f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att arbeta konstruktivt i en tv\u00e4rvetenskaplig milj\u00f6.\n\u00d6nskv\u00e4rt\/meriterande i \u00f6vrigt\nF\u00f6ljande erfarenheter \u00e4r s\u00e4rskilt meriterande:\nErfarenhet av kryo-korrelativ ljus- och elektronmikroskopi (cryo-CLEM).\nErfarenhet av sub-tomogrammedelv\u00e4rdesbildning (subtomogram averaging) och\/eller avancerade arbetsfl\u00f6den f\u00f6r bildanalys inom cryo-ET.\nErfarenhet av vanligt f\u00f6rekommande programvaror och ber\u00e4kningsbaserade arbetsfl\u00f6den f\u00f6r cryo-ET.\nErfarenhet av att utveckla eller implementera nya metoder inom cryo-EM\/cryo-ET.\nErfarenhet av arbete inom forskningsinfrastruktur, core facility eller annan forskningsmilj\u00f6 med omfattande samarbeten.\nErfarenhet av att utbilda och st\u00f6dja forskare i avancerade mikroskopimetoder.\n\n\nOm anst\u00e4llningen\nAnst\u00e4llningen \u00e4r tillsvidare (provanst\u00e4llning kan till\u00e4mpas). Omfattningen \u00e4r 100 %. Tilltr\u00e4de enligt \u00f6verenskommelse. Placeringsort: Uppsala.\nUpplysningar\u00a0om anst\u00e4llningen l\u00e4mnas av: Anna Sundborger-Lunna, anna-sundborger-lunna@icm.uu.se eller Marco Marcia, marco.marcia@icm.uu.se.\nI denna rekrytering har vi ersatt det personliga brevet med fr\u00e5gor som du f\u00e5r besvara i samband med din ans\u00f6kan. Svaren kommer att anv\u00e4ndas som en del av urvalsprocessen.\nV\u00e4lkommen med din ans\u00f6kan senast den 19 oktober 2026, UFV-PA 2026\/2769.\nUppsala universitet \u00e4r ett brett forskningsuniversitet med stark internationell st\u00e4llning. Det yttersta m\u00e5let \u00e4r att bedriva utbildning och forskning av h\u00f6gsta kvalitet och relevans f\u00f6r att g\u00f6ra skillnad i samh\u00e4llet. V\u00e5r viktigaste tillg\u00e5ng \u00e4r alla 7 500 anst\u00e4llda och 53 000 studenter som med nyfikenhet och engagemang g\u00f6r Uppsala universitet till en av landets mest sp\u00e4nnande arbetsplatser.\nAnst\u00e4llningen kan komma att s\u00e4kerhetspr\u00f6vas. 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