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Pamela F. Lloyd - Chair Placement Office Committee

MSA Placement Office Directory of Job Openings

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Staff Research Scientist
Stanford University

    Description: The Stanford Nanocharacterization Laboratory invites applications for a research staff position to operate a Titan 80-300 environmental TEM with Cs image corrector. The microscope is being installed in June 2010 in Stanford's newly built Center for Nanoscale Science building and is part of a user facility, including other electron beam, x-ray, and surface science instrumentation. Responsibilities include operation of and optimizing performance of the ETEM, training users, and engaging in research activities related to the microscope capabilities.

    Qualifications: Applicants should hold a Ph.D in Materials Science, or related discipline. The successful candidate will have at least 2-5 years experience with transmission electron microscopes, with specific experience in advanced capabilities such as aberration corrected imaging, EELS/GIF, and/or environmental studies. The ability to interact with and train graduate students in the use of sophisticated instrumentation, along with overall good communication and teamwork skills, is essential. Experience with other characterization instrumentation and techniques is recommended. Stanford University is committed to equal opportunity through affirmative action in employment and we are especially eager to identify minority persons and women with appropriate qualifications.

    Salary/Benefits: Stanford offers a comprehensive benefits package.

    Contact Information: More detailed information and job application information is available at http://jobs.stanford.edu, posting # 37302. Please apply directly to this site by uploading your application to posting # 37302.

    Company: Stanford University
    Address: Stanford, CA 94305-4045
    Website: http://jobs.stanford.edu, posting # 37302

    Posted: February 26, 2010

Staff Scientist
Tyco Electronics
Technology Group
Materials Characterization - Microscopy

    Description: Tyco Electronics currently has an opening for a Staff Scientist position in the Technology Division at our Menlo Park, CA Polymer, Ceramics, and Technical Services laboratories for a candidate with experience in materials characterization and development utilizing Scanning Electron Microscopy, powder X-Ray Diffraction, and other solid state analytical techniques. The successful candidate will contribute to the development and in depth analysis of polymers, ceramics, metals, and composites for electronics, optics, displays, and sensors. As a member of the materials characterization group, in addition to supporting materials research, the scientist will provide expertise and hands on experimentation in materials analysis to support failure analysis, product development, and manufacturing support. Responsibilities include design of experiments, sample preparation, and analysis using state of the art techniques in SEM with EDX and EBSD, XRD, and other solid state techniques, working with cross-functional teams in development and problem solving, documenting technical results in written reports, presenting results at team and customer meetings, and maintaining instrumentation and state of the art analysis facilities.

    Qualifications: Ph.D. in Materials Science or related field with in depth experience utilizing SEM, XRD, and other solid state analytical techniques is essential. Special consideration will be given to individuals with experience in one or more of the following: Optical Microscopy, Profilometry, TEM, specialized specimen preparation techniques. Excellent time management, written and verbal communication, and presentation skills are also required.

    Salary/Benefits: Competitive salary with full benefits

    Salary Range:

    Contact Information:
    Name: Jenny Robison or Richard McConville
    Company: Tyco Electronics
    Address: 306 Constitution Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025
    Email: jrobisol@tycoelectronics or rmcconvi@tycoelectronics.com
    Website: www.TycoElectronics.com

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    Posted: February 23, 2010

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Electron Microscopy Technologist
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Division of Anatomic Pathology

    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, located in Beverly Hills near downtown Los Angeles, is a one of the leading teaching hospitals in the United States. We rank as one of the top California hospitals in clinical quality evidenced by high patient satisfaction scores, continuous clinical performance activities, excellent medical outcomes, ongoing research and academic programs.

    We are looking for a dedicated technologist who takes pride in the meticulous preparation of specimens for electron microscopic evaluation by pathologists using the laboratory's approved procedures and protocols (i.e., collect and receive specimens, log patient data into computer, prepare and distribute specimens appropriately.)

    Must demonstrate technical expertise in performing all aspects of electron microscopy, including processing, sectioning, staining slides and 3mm grids, and loading EM scope. Will participate in support functions of the laboratory by preparing stains, reagents, files slides, blocks, and prints. Operate, calibrate and maintain laboratory equipment and instrumentation used in routine and specialized testing.

    Qualifications:
    High School diploma or equivalent, ideally with two years of electron microscopy experience. Baccalaureate degree and specialty certification in electron microscopy technology preferred. Professional involvement in at least one professional association is desirable.

    We offer competitive salaries and benefits including tuition assistance, 26 days/year paid time off, and childcare guidance. Become part of a vital and world-renowned organization that offers stability and the company of internationally recognized pathologists and clinical laboratory scientists. Plus the opportunity to learn and grow under the guidance of seasoned professional associates.

    For more information contact Marilyn Heathershaw, AP Team Leader at 310-423-1372 or submit your resume online at: https://www.cedars-sinaimedicalcenter.apply2jobs.com/ (Reference requisition #3225) on all responses.

    Cedars-Sinai welcomes and encourages diversity and is committed to maintaining a drug- and alcohol-free workplace. EOE.

Senior Research Associate - Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute-

    Description:
    The Senior Research Associate position will support imaging in the Orlando, FL (Lake Nona) facility in the Imaging Core. The Core is responsible for providing routine and advanced imaging capability to investigators. The core currently provides training and scientific advice pertinent to the usage of a Nikon A1R VAAS confocal platform, a Nikon inverted epifluorescent calcium-imaging and TIRF live-cell platform; an Olympus inverted epifluorescent platform, an Aperio Fluorescent Scanscope and an FEI Morgagni electron microscope. The individual will be responsible for routine aspects of the imaging core, maintenance, training of scientific staff, and troubleshooting, especially on transmission electron microscopy, confocal and epifluorescent live and fixed cell microscopy.

    Qualifications:
    The Senior Research Associate must have demonstrated ability to cooperate and work with others as demanded by the needs of a major research institute. S/he must be able to communicate effectively, demonstrate an interest in professional development, possess ability to define and resolve problems and be able to work independently.

    Qualified candidates must have experience working in an imaging core operating a Transmission Electron Microscope, confocal microscope, and be familiar with imaging software (Volocity, NIS Elements, and Image-Pro). It is essential to have high proficiency in processing samples for use in TEM. Individual must have the ability to maintain complete and accurate records, data reports, and be responsible for billing services performed by the imaging core. Individual must operate and maintain complete documentation on all imaging core equipment, keep an adequate inventory of supplies, reagents and solutions, and dispose following proper regulations of any biohazard and potentially hazardous materials used in the core.

    Master's degree in a related discipline and a minimum of seven (7) years of experience required.

    For immediate consideration, interested applicants should apply via our company website at www.sanfordburnham.org

    Salary/Benefits:
    Comprehensive benefits package to begin the 1st of the month following date of hire.

    Salary Range: Commensurate with experience.

    Contact Information: Please note we would like all applicants to apply directly through our website.

    Website: www.sanfordburnham.org

    Open Search: 02/03/2010
    Close Search: Open until filled
    Posted: February 5, 2010

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Research Associate-Microscopist

    Position: University of Texas at El Paso-Research Associate-Microscopist (Biological Transmission Electron Microscopy)

    Description: A Research Associate appointment (Code 0601) is available in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Texas at El Paso effective immediately. The successful candidate will be employed in the laboratory of Dr. Joanne Tontz Ellzey, Professor, Biological Sciences and Director of the Analytical Cytology Core Facility. They will work within the Analytical Cytology Core Facility, the Border Biomedical Research Center, sponsored by an NIH-RCMI grant. The candidate's research will require collaboration with a diversity of faculty projects including Immunocytochemistry and immunoelectron microscopy of cancers cells, Giardia, surface chemistry, bioengineering, phytoremediation and pathology.

    Applicants must apply online at http://utdirect.utexas.edu/pnjobs/pnjobsvw.WBX?job_nbr=10-01-22-01-0601 by submitting a cover letter, curriculum vita/resume and contact information (name, professional address, phone #, and e-mail) for three references. Documentation of identity and employability of the applicant will be required before the hiring process can be finalized. The University of Texas at El Paso is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation in employment or the provision of services.

    Qualifications:

      Minimum Requirements are:
      M.S. or M. A. in Biological Sciences, Bioengineering or closely related disciplines or an equivalent combination of transmission electron microscopy experience and education.

      Other required skills are:
      High level expertise in transmission electron microscopy and confocal microscopy of biological specimens. Dedication to research focusing on transmission electron microscopy imaging. Excellent oral and written English communication skills. Ability to work independently as well as with groups in teaching microscopy techniques. Image processing and analysis experience. Statistical analysis experience.

      Additional preferred skills:
      Prior experience with microwave oven fixations, cryosectioning, use of ultramicrotomes, freeze-substitution, antibody characterization and immunolabeling techniques and interpretation. National certification as an EM Technician by the Microscopy Society of America is desirable. Demonstrated ability to plan, execute and summarize research for grant reports, presentations and publications.

    Salary/Benefits
    Standard for the University of Texas at El Paso positions of equivalent type. The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

    Salary Range:
    $32,000-$57,000

    Contact Information:
    Name: Dr. Judi Ellzey, Professor
    Company: The University of Texas at El Paso
    Address: 500 W. University Ave, El Paso, TX 79968
    Email: jellzey@utep.edu

    Job Posting 10-01-22-01-0601
    Opened: 01/22/2010
    Opened until filled

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Senior Scientist

    Description:
    Unilever's mission is to add Vitality to Life. We meet everyday needs for nutrition, hygiene and personal care with brands that help people feel good, look good and get more out of life.Unilever is among the Top 70 of the Fortune Global 500 Companies. We are also one of the world's leading suppliers of fast moving consumer goods in foods, household and personal care products. Our purpose is to meet the everyday needs of people everywhere – to anticipate the aspirations of our consumers and customers and to respond creatively and competitively with branded products and services, which raise the quality of life.

    Senior Scientist

    The primary purpose of this position is to drive advanced measurement techniques for micro and ultra structural imaging and measurement of products, substrates e.g. skin, as well as to build understanding through imaging of product-substrate interactions.

    Duties and Responsibilities
    The position holder will be responsible for building capabilities in the area of microscopy and imaging of product and substrate in their native state (e.g. cryo microscopy). Experience in cryo TEM/SEM is strongly preferred. Working knowledge of image processing is desirable and ability to extract objective quantifiable measures from images in a creative fashion is needed. The place holder will have opportunity of close interaction with scientists is Material Science and Bioscience groups.

    - Perform imaging experiments to understand the microstructure/ultrastructure of substrates and products
    - Interface with current external collaborators to drive microscopy of products and substrates and evaluate and recommend new such opportunities
    - Collaborate with clinicians to come up with new ways of assessing product effect on substrates
    - Recommend and validate cutting edge methods for analyzing images for generating quantifiable data.
    - Scout, recommend, and implement new micro structural/ultra structural imaging techniques for competitive advantage.
    - Interface with material and bioscience groups to characterize the delivery and penetration of product and bioactive into desired layers of skin.

    Key Requirements
    Ph.D in Biology, Biophysics or physical sciences; or Masters in those fields with appropriate experience.
    Extensive hands-on experience with TEM, SEM, fluorescence and reflectance confocal microscopy.Experience with biological sample preparation as needed.

    Unilever offers a competitive compensation package which includes: Medical & Dental Plans, Life Insurance, including spouse & children; Health Care Flexible Spending, Dependent Care, Retirement & Savings Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Vacation and Holidays.

    “Relocation Assistance Available”

    Please apply for this position at www.unileverusa-careers.com or call Unilever Peoplelink 888.775.0389

    Or please click the following link or copy and paste it into your browser:

    https://recruitment.unileverservices.com//MAIN/careerportal/job_profile.cfm?szOrderID=20739

    Unilever is an equal opportunity employer.  It prohibits discrimination based on age, color, disability, marital or parental status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or any other legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

    Employment is subject to verification of pre-employment drug-screening results and background investigation.

    Qualifications:

    Ph.D in Biology, Biophysics or physical sciences; or Masters in those fields with appropriate experience.

    Extensive hands-on experience with TEM, SEM, fluorescence and reflectance confocal microscopy.Experience with biological sample preparation as needed.

    Salary/Benefits:

    Unilever offers a competitive compensation package which includes: Medical & Dental Plans, Life Insurance, including spouse & children; Health Care Flexible Spending, Dependent Care, Retirement & Savings Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Vacation and Holidays.


    Contact Information:
    Name: Sunil Kumar
    Company: Unilever
    Address: Trumbull -40 Merritt Boulevard
    Email: unilever.postings@accenture.com
    Website: www.unileverusa-careers.com<

    Open Search: 1/26/2010
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    Posted: 1/26/2010

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Research Technician - Electron Microscopy

    Description:
    Carolinas HealthCare System is the third largest public healthcare system in the United States. With renowned facilities across North and South Carolina, our roots run deep and wide from our home in Charlotte, NC.

    Carolinas Medical Center, located in Charlotte, NC, is an Academic Medical Center Teaching Hospital and the flagship facility of our System.

    An exceptional full-time opportunity is available to perform both clinical and research work. Responsibilities include operation and basic maintenance of the transmission electron microscope, sample preparation, thick and thin sectioning, staining and digital imaging.

    Qualifications:
    Qualified candidates must possess a Bachelor's degree with the ability to troubleshoot problems utilizing techniques and equipment. Must be able to work independently and interdependently as part of a high performance team. Experience with digital imaging and Microsoft Office applications highly desired; Immunocytochemistry experience is helpful. Master's degree and previous TEM experience preferred.

    Careers with promise. Growth without compromise. Opportunities beyond compare. We invite you to meet with us and discover why healthcare careers are blossoming at Carolinas HealthCare System. Visit our website to apply online and search by Keyword/Job # 198505. EOE/AA

    Salary/Benefits:

    Contact Information:
    Name: Lisa Main
    Company: Carolinas HealthCare System
    Address:
    Email: lisa.main@caorlinashealthcare.org

    Website: www.carolinashealthcare.org/careers

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    Posted: 1/26/2010

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Assistant Research Professor, Manager, City of Hope Electron Microscope Core Facility

    Description:
    Responsibilities will include maintaining and using the FEI Tecnai12 Twin transmission and Quanta 200 scanning electron microscopes and ancillary equipment; assisting investigators with sample preparation (TEM, ultra-thin sectioning of resin and frozen-sucrose-embedded samples, immuno-gold labeling, preparation and imagining DNA spreads, preparation and imagining of SEM samples); developing of protocols; problem solving; introducing Cryo-EM, electron tomography, and high pressure freezing/freeze substitution methods into the services offered by the lab, and other duties as might be assigned. Experience with software for tomographic reconstruction and for 3D reconstruction of EM serial sections is highly desirable. Further duties will include training of core lab users and students (individually or in small classes), billing (use of the lab is based on a charge-back system), budgeting, purchasing for the lab, and maintaining lab records and archives.

    Qualifications:
    The Beckman Research Institute of the City of Hope has an opening for an Assistant Research Professor in the Electron Microscope (EM) Core Facility to provide EM services to the City of Hope research community. Duties include responsibilities for the day-to-day operation of our recently thoroughly-updated core facility. The position carries the responsibility of fully applying skills and knowledge to support the projects brought to the lab. An individual is sought who is widely-skilled and experienced in methods for electron microscopy to provide high quality research EM services.

    Minimum educational requirements: A PhD degree in biological sciences and at least two years experience in EM in biological research setting.

    Salary/Benefits:
    Salary will commensurate per years of experience

    Benefits Package (medical, dental, life insurance, per insurance, vision, plus more)

    Salary Range:

    80,606.56-94,649.72

    Contact Information:
    Name: Dr. Marcia Miller/Rosie Armendariz (Recruiter)
    Company: City of Hope
    Address: 1500 East Duarte Road
    Email: sciencejobs@coh.org

    For consideration, please log on to our employment website at www.cityofhope.org, reference Requisition #50770 — Assistant Research Professor — Non Tenure. Per submitted and attached posting.

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    Posted: 1/4/2010

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Lab Technician for Reservoir-Characterization Electron Microbeam Laboratory

Description:

A laboratory group devoted to the study of reservoir rocks at the micro- and nano-scale seeks an electron microbeam technician. Current projects focus on unconventional petroleum and CO2 sequestration reservoirs. The lab specializes in imaging of mineral components in fine-grained rocks by cathodoluminescence, BSE, and X-ray mapping by EDS, and imaging of nano-pore systems at very high-resolution using FEG secondary electron imaging.

Qualifications:

The successful candidate will: manage and maintain an FEI XL 30 SEM and an FEI Nova NanoSEM 430, sample prep equipment including a C-evaporator, sputter-coater, two Ar-ion mills (Gatan and Leica), and polishing equipment; train users in use of all of the above; manage instrument scheduling, and assist research teams with data collection. Candidates should have a Master's degree or Bachelor's degree and at least two years of related experience. Candidate must have knowledge and experience using electron microbeam instrumentation.

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Contact Information:

Name:
Company: Bureau of Economic Geology, The University of Texas at Austin
Address:
Email:
Website: http://utdirect.utexas.edu/pnjobs/index.WBX
The posting # is 091201014210.
Open Search: 12/01/2009
Close Search: Until filled
Posted: 12/01/2009

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Laboratory Research Associate II

Description:

Duties include assisting with the responsibilities for the day-to-day operation of our recently thoroughly-updated core facility for electron microscopy that serves the City of Hope research community. Expertise in resin embedding, thin sectioning, cryo sectioning, negative staining, critical point drying, sample coating, SEM and/or TEM operation, preparation of buffers, solutions, grids, etc., and a willingness to accept other duties as might be assigned is essential. Familiarity with various other methods including collecting images for cryo-EM, EM tomography, image analysis (Explore3D and Amira), high pressure freezing, freeze substitution, immunogold labeling is highly desirable.

Qualifications:

This position requires a 1) Bachelor's degree plus 4 years of applicable experience, OR 2) A Master's degree and 2 years of applicable experience, OR 3) an equivalent combination of education and experience. The Research Associate II, without detailed supervision, may perform a wide variety of standard and non-standard procedures and may supervise others in the performance of these procedures. Level II Associates need an understanding of electron microscopy so that they can modify procedures to suit changing needs. The Research Associate II may make innovative contributions to the course of the research program and be actively involved in the interpretation of data.

Salary/Benefits:

Benefits Package commensurate with years of experience (medical, dental, vision, 401K, AD&D, Life Ins.).

Salary Range:

$40,455.68-$62,706.31

Contact Information:

Name: Rosie Armendariz
Company: Beckman Research Institute at City of Hope
Address: 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010
Email: sciencejobs@coh.org
Website: https://www.cityofhope.org/employment

Open Search: 11/20/2009
Close Search: Until Fill
Posted: 11/20/2009

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