The Integrated Microscopy Core (IMC) at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) has
an immediate opening for a Scientist to serve as an Assay Development
Specialist. The IMC is an open-access shared resource located in the
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology (Bert O'Malley, Chairman), and
provides state-of-the-art routine and high throughput microscopy services to
investigators throughout BCM, including those associated with the Dan L.
Duncan Cancer Center, the Center for Reproductive Biology and the Digestive
Disease Center.
As an IMC staff member appointed at the Research Associate level, although
(non-tenure-track) junior faculty status may be available to exceptional
candidates. The main role of the Assay Development Specialist will be to
support investigators through the customized usage of IMC hardware and
software resources in order to develop quantitative, high-content analysis
(HCA) approaches to meet project goals. New assay development will be a
team approach led by the IMC Director and several members of the IMC, the
adjacent research laboratory of the IMC director, and additional
laboratories associated with the John S. Dunn Gulf Coast Consortium for
Chemical Genomics. The development of new assays is enabled by liquid
handling robots, three high-throughput microscopes (Beckman IC-100),
multiwell-plate and live cell-capable deconvolution microscope (Applied
Precision DeltaVision Core), and robust image analysis software platforms
(Pipeline Pilot, www.accelrys.com, and CyteSeer, www.valasciences.com).
Secondary duties of the Research Associate will be to assist the IMC Lab
Manager in general user training and maintenance of the facility, and in
preparation of IMC-related manuscripts and grant applications.
An ideal candidate for this position will have a PhD in molecular cell
biology or bioengineering; alternatively, a bacheloršs degree in a
biological field combined with significant experience in a cell biological
research or industrial/biotech setting. Additionally, the ideal candidate
will possess skill in the general use of epifluorescence, deconvolution and
confocal microscopes, and in image analysis/statistics. As needed,
considerable training is available from local experts and vendor workshops.
Strong oral and written communication skills are required.
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal
Access Employer.
Interested individuals should directly send a curriculum vitae by email to
the address below:
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Michael A. Mancini, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director, Integrated Microscopy Core
Co-Director, John S. Dunn GCC for Chemical Genomics
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
132C Jones Building
Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza
Houston, TX 77030
713.798.8952.office
713.798.3175.fax
713.408.0179.cell
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