Core Scientist - Shared Research Resources

at  Mount Sinai

Description
In order to meet increasing needs, the Icahn School of Medicine Microscopy and Advanced Bioimaging Core seeks to hire a service-oriented, highly motivated Core Scientist to join its team. This position provides an exciting opportunity to work alongside leading preclinical and clinical researchers in a multidisciplinary environment, and on all aspects of microscopy data exploration: from experimental design and planning to image acquisition, processing, and analysis. The successful candidate will also learn and apply shared facility management skills. It is a unique position with a clear career path, and the candidate will have the chance to be involved with a breadth of applications in a dynamic environment in one of the biggest research institutes and hospitals in the heart of New York City.

Responsibilities

• Training staff, researchers, and graduate students on a variety of microscopes, as well as best practices for imaging and data analysis.
• Ensuring reliable operation and basic maintenance of certain microscopes an equipment. Perform other administrative duties (e.g., arrange vendor service visits, manage calendars, billing for rendered services) as needed.
• Helping scientists to develop hypotheses, design their imaging experiments on the appropriate imaging systems, and build image analysis pipelines and data flows using a variety of open-source and commercial software packages.
• Participating in scientific projects from inception to execution, analysis, and publication.
• Identifying gaps in current offerings of the Microscopy Core and developing proposals to support the acquisition of instrumentation, implementation of novel technologies, and techniques to support those needs.
• Communicating and disseminating knowledge and research results to the scientific community by developing, coordinating, presenting, and participating in seminars, courses, workshops, and through publications. *-indicates duty is “essential” as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

QUALIFICATIONS

• PhD in Biology, Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics or Engineering. A master’s degree with extensive relevant experience will be considered.
• Extensive experience in light microscopy experiment design, execution, and analysis. Candidates with programming experience are preferred.
• An enthusiastic approach to problem solving and a desire and passion for learning, and an eagerness to explore new techniques.
• Fluency in English and excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Ability to work in a team but also unsupervised.
  Employer Description

• Training staff, researchers, and graduate students on a variety of microscopes, as well as best practices for imaging and data analysis.
• Ensuring reliable operation and basic maintenance of certain microscopes an equipment. Perform other administrative duties (e.g., arrange vendor service visits, manage calendars, billing for rendered services) as needed.
• Helping scientists to develop hypotheses, design their imaging experiments on the appropriate imaging systems, and build image analysis pipelines and data flows using a variety of open-source and commercial software packages.
• Participating in scientific projects from inception to execution, analysis, and publication.
• Identifying gaps in current offerings of the Microscopy Core and developing proposals to support the acquisition of instrumentation, implementation of novel technologies, and techniques to support those needs.
• Communicating and disseminating knowledge and research results to the scientific community by developing, coordinating, presenting, and participating in seminars, courses, workshops, and through publications. *-indicates duty is “essential” as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA