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To all interested parties:<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>A Research Scientist / X-ray lab manager position in the lab of Tom Cech in Boulder, Colorado is open.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Job Description:</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><font face="Verdana" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Verdana">The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a leading biomedical research organization, is seeking an experienced scientist to manage our X-ray crystallography facility at the Cech research laboratory at the University of Colorado campus in Boulder.</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; min-height: 15px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><font face="Verdana" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Verdana">The facility is equipped with two Rigaku generators and R-Axis IV++ detectors for data collection, a linux cluster, and Macintosh computers for calculations and graphics, and a Fluidigm microfluidics crystallizer. The successful candidate will (1) Carry out routine maintenance on these instruments and coordinate service under service contracts; (2) perform routine Unix system administration and crystallographic software management; (3) provide basic training in the use of x-ray crystallographic equipment and software to users; and (4) engage in independent or collaborative research.</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; min-height: 15px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><font face="Verdana" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Verdana">Preferred qualifications include a Ph.D. degree in an appropriate field of science or technology, and three years of experience in a Research Specialist level position. Previous experience in Unix/Linux system administration and routine maintenance of crystallography hardware is essential.�</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Verdana; min-height: 15px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 15px; "><font face="Verdana" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Verdana"><b>HHMI</b> offers an excellent salary and comprehensive benefits package. Interested candidates please forward a statement of interest, CV, publications and references by December 30, 2007 to Ms. Robbie Haywood Oglesby, Administrative Assistant, 1200 Moursund Ave S101, Houston, Texas 77030 or e-mail regiondjobs@<b>hhmi</b>.org (Include Research Specialist - Cech Laboratory in the subject line of your e-mail).�</font></div><br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">____________________________________________</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Marcelo C. Sousa, Ph.D.</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Cristol Chemistry Building. Room 100</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">215 UCB</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">University of Colorado at Boulder</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Boulder, CO 80309</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Phone: (303) 735 4341</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Helvetica" size="3" style="font: 12.0px Helvetica">Fax: (303) 492 5894</font></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span> </div><br></div></body></html>