Research Associate in Biology
About The Position
The W.M. Keck Center for Cellular Imaging (KCCI), Department of Biology at the University of Virginia, invites applications for a post-doctoral Research Associate (Microscopy) position. The incumbent will be developing a new optical microscopy and spectroscopy techniques to investigate cellular metabolism in live cells and animals. The Research Associate will be responsible for administrating and training the center users on various microscopy systems including wide-field, TIRF, confocal, multiphoton, two-photon in vivo imaging, FLIM, and FRET microscopy. The incumbent expected to have some experience in computer administration, FLIM, optical instrumentation development, and software code writing. The research associate should have an interest/ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with multidisciplinary investigators involved in the KCCI. Research Associate should have experience in preparing research articles in cellular metabolism studies to publish in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. The Keck Center for Cellular Imaging (KCCI) at UVA is an internationally known center in advanced microscopy imaging. KCCI is highly interactive with outstanding investigators across grounds including from School of Engineering, Arts & Sciences and School of Medicine; provides excellent training and teaching for graduate and undergraduate students on various microscopy techniques. Historical strengths of KCCI are development of advanced FRET and FLIM imaging systems, techniques and data analysis which are used to train the national and international scientists through annual hands training workshop on FRET, FLIM and metabolic imaging microscopy.
Requirements
- A Ph.D. in Physics, Chemistry, Biophotonics, Engineering or a related discipline is required by the start date.
- Candidates must have effective oral and written communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Preference will be given to candidates proficient in design and development of a new optical instrumentation, FLIM, software development, especially with Java for ImageJ/Fiji, Python, LabVIEW, and MATLAB, and with experience in various fluorescence microscopy-imaging systems.
Responsibilities
- Developing a new optical microscopy and spectroscopy techniques to investigate cellular metabolism in live cells and animals.
- Administrating and training the center users on various microscopy systems including wide-field, TIRF, confocal, multiphoton, two-photon in vivo imaging, FLIM, and FRET microscopy.
- Preparing research articles in cellular metabolism studies to publish in peer-reviewed journals and conferences.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
