Imaging Specialist

Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain and troubleshoot the whole slide scanning machinery.
• Load, scan, and perform quality control checks on user-prepared slides.
• Communicate with service users on the status of their scans and set up accounts.
• Show users the slide drop off and pick up process.
• Run and teach users how to use image viewing software, including OlyVIA, Case Viewer, and QuPath.
• Assist with record keeping, including usage and publications.
• Assist commercial vendors with demos of equipment and software.
• Maintain technical and administrative support for a research project.
• Install, set up, and perform experiments under the direction of the principal investigator.
• Perform other related work as needed.

  Qualifications

  • Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
  • Minimum requirements include < 2 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
  • Preferred qualifications include experience with processing, imaging, and analyzing fluorescently labeled samples, preferably with commercial microscopes and open-source analysis software like ImageJ/Fiji, cellpose, and QuPath.
  • Preferred qualifications also include experience with fluorescence microscopy, including sample preparation, confocal imaging, and live sample imaging.
  • Strong communication skills and commitment to providing a high level of service and working in a team environment.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects at once.