Stanford School of Medicine is seeking a Cryo-EM Specialist (Life Science Research Professional 3) to join the Stanford CryoEM Center (cEMc; https://med.stanford.edu/cemc). This specialist will join a team of 4 scientists supporting Stanford users towards different biological cryoEM modalities, including single-particle studies, FIB milling and electron tomography.

The center manages state-of-the-art instrumentation, including 2 Krios, 2 Glacios, 1 Morgagni and 1 Aquillos2 FIBSEM. The Cryo-EM Specialist will support diverse cryoEM applications, provide or coordinate specialized technical support for facility users, and provide training of new users. This scientist will have ample opportunities to advance and grow professionally within our research environment, which includes the scientific communities at both Stanford and SLAC.

Duties include:
* Independently conduct a portion of the research project(s). Make recommendations on experimental design and/or research direction to principal investigator.
* Independently conduct complex (lab and/or field) experiments to gather data for a portion of a major research project.
* Interpret and analyze results, often where few guidelines exist, and make modifications to existing procedures and protocols.
* Load samples and tune microscopes prior to data collection.
* Train and oversee users for data collection.
* Evaluate quality of data obtained by users.
* Interface and collaborate with High Performance Computing team, who will assist with computational needs for optimal
* Implement data collection strategies that will benefit our user community.
* Implement new tomography workflows for the benefit of our user community
* Maintain accurate logs for microscope performance and usage.
* Develop new research protocols where appropriate protocols are not described in the literature or where modification or adaptation of standard procedures and protocols is required.
* Participate in multidisciplinary teams across different faculties or schools.
* Perform ongoing literature review to remain current with new procedures and related research; apply to ongoing research and development of new protocols.
* Contribute substantively to the preparation of papers for publication, especially in the results section, and to publication of findings. Present ongoing work to colleagues and/or academic conferences.
* Work with health and safety department to ensure lab complies with regulations and all required trainings.
* Supervise (either formally or informally) staff or students as needed, including oversight and direction on techniques, as well as consultation on project work. Serve as a technical resource for other research staff.
* Oversee the daily activities of the laboratory including lab maintenance; maintain lab stock, manage chemical inventory and safety records, and provide general lab support as needed. May assist with purchasing laboratory equipment.

*- Other duties may also be assigned

The expected pay range for this position is $81K to $106K per annum.

Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.

At Stanford University, base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive rewards package. The Cardinal at Work website (https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards) provides detailed information on Stanford's extensive range of benefits and rewards offered to employees. Specifics about the rewards package for this position may be discussed during the hiring process.