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Organizational Overview

The National Synchrotron Light Source-II (NSLS-II) at Brookhaven National Laboratory seeks a scientist to join the Structural Biology program that operates two state-of-the-art macromolecular crystallography (MX) beamlines, one life-sciences scattering beamline, and a cryo-EM facility. The successful candidate will be keen to make best scientific use of the MX beamlines with their micro-focus beams and high degree of automation. Our early experience with these cutting-edge MX beamlines shows that they have ability to produce usable data rapidly from crystals that gave poor diffraction elsewhere.

The principal work in the next years will be to support all aspects of the beamline operations and to continue developing these instruments to expand opportunities for structural biology research.

Position Description

The new scientist who joins this multi-national group operating cutting-edge instruments will bring innovation and teamwork to further the quality of X-ray crystallography beamlines. The successful candidate will be encouraged to develop opportunities for scientific collaborations that exploit the unique qualities of our beamlines. We would emphasize extending the mission and technical scope of the beamline, especially by increasing automated data processing in our high-performance computing environment and enhancing specimen-handling automation. Responsibilities will also include interacting with the scientific user community to augment their scientific productivity with complementary NSLS-II life-science user programs and our cryo-EM facility.

Position Requirements

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ph.D. in physics, biophysics, chemistry, biochemistry, or related field
• At least three years prior experience in Macromolecular Crystallography data acquisition and analysis.
• Relevant publication record in X-ray or neutron-based research
• Effective written and oral communications skills
• The ability to interact effectively in a team environment with a diverse group of scientists, engineers, technical staff, and users.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Prior experience in the use of synchrotron beamlines for structural biology
• Five or more years of prior experience in MX data acquisition, analysis, and structure determination.
• Experience with programming, including Python.

Additional Information: The selected candidate will be placed at the appropriate scientific level depending on depth and breadth of relevant knowledge and skills she or he brings to the position.

At Brookhaven National Laboratory we believe that a comprehensive employee benefits program is an important and meaningful part of the compensation employees receive. Our benefits program includes but is not limited to:

• Medical Plans
• Vacation
• Holidays
• Dental Plans
• Life Insurance
• 401(k) Plan
• Retirement Plan
• Swimming Pool, Weight room Tennis Courts, and many other employee perks and benefits

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