Postdoctoral Research Associate : Cambridge, United Kingdom

Postdoctoral Research Associate
£28,695-£37,394
Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute

Applications are invited for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Biological Image Analysis to work with Professor Daniel St Johnston and Dr George Sirinakis on the development of algorithms for the analysis of super-resolution data in the Gurdon Institute, University of Cambridge. The project is a collaboration between groups in Cambridge (St Johnston, Sean Munro), Yale (Joerg Bewersdorf, Jim Rothman, Derek Toomre) and Oxford (Martin Booth) to develop new adaptive optical STED and PALM super-resolution systems for live cell imaging and is funded by a Wellcome Trust Strategic Award. Applicants should have a PhD or equivalent and a background in biophysics, physics, or engineering with strong expertise in programming and biological image analysis algorithm development. Experience in biomedical microscopy or adaptive optics would be an advantage but is not essential.

The successful applicant will be expected to work in close collaboration with biologists on state-of-the-art super-resolution instrumentation at the Gurdon Institute. Besides the use and integration of existing image analysis methods, the successful applicant will also be involved in the development of novel algorithms for the analysis of super-resolution datasets.

Limited funding: The funds for this post are available until 30 April 2018 in the first instance.

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a health assessment.

Please quote reference PR06442 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

Closing date: 14 August 2015

The University values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity. Benefits include generous maternity/paternity leave, flexible working, funds for returning carers and other family-friendly schemes.

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