XRD2 Postdoc Research Associate at Elettra

Elettra - Sincrotrone Trieste, Trieste, Italy

Application deadline: 15 Jul 2016

Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste is an international multidisciplinary research center operated as a user facility, featuring a 2.0/2.4 GeV, third-generation synchrotron light source and a variety of support laboratories. The extremely high quality of the machine and beamlines has set new performance records and has been producing results of great scientific interest. See http://www.elettra.eu for more information. A free-electron laser (FEL) based, fourth generation source - FERMI – is currently under commissioning. Seehttp://www.elettra.eu/lightsources/fermi.html for more information.

As a result of a joint project between Elettra and the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) (India) the new XRD2 beamline, dedicated to macromolecular crystallography, has just entered the commissioning phase. A superconductive wiggler is the photon source of the beamline which has been designed to operate in the 8-30 keV energy range.
The beamline has been developed to support automatic sample handling (using mounting robots) with remote data collection capabilities via the MXCube software.
See http://www.elettra.eu/elettra-beamlines/xrd2.html for more information.

Job Description: The successful candidate will be part of the XRD2 team helping in the operation, optimization and maintenance of the beamline and experimental station in order to meet the requirements of its specific user community.
The selected candidate will be involved in studies related to molecular structure solutions in strong collaboration with the structural biology laboratory of Elettra.
He/she is expected to provide support to external users and to be involved in proprietary research in contact with industry.

Qualifications: A PhD in physics, chemistry or a related discipline is necessary. Proven experience in molecular structure solution through X-ray crystallography, MAD/SAD data collection and good knowledge of the related software for data analysis under Linux are required. Capabilities in the implementation of software pipelines for data analysis and/or programming skills in C, C++ or Python will be a plus. He/she should possess strong personal skills to pursue collaborative research programs in a team-oriented environment and to become part of existing research collaborations.
Good oral and written communication skills in English are essential, together with the ability to work productively in a team. A working knowledge of the Italian language is highly desirable; knowledge of other languages is an asset.

The search will be opened on May 13^th closed on July 15^th, 2016. A fixed term appointment of an initial 12 months duration is envisioned. The salary will be commensurate with previous experiences and qualifications of the candidate. Applications should include a full curriculum vitae, the names and contact information (including electronic mail) of at least two, and possibly three references.

We thank all applicants in advance.

Applications should be sent by e-mail (jobs@elettra.eu)

For more information, please contact:
Dr. Maurizio Polentarutti (maurizio.polentarutti@elettra.eu)

Trieste, Italy

XRD2 Postdoc Research Associate at Elettra

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