Postdoctoral Fellow - Voltage Imaging and Fluorescence Lifetime Microscopy

Job Duties

Directs day-to-day operations of the electron microscopy laboratory, ensuring reliable, efficient, and high-quality delivery of EM services in alignment with the Director's scientific vision and priorities.

Provides advanced technical and operational leadership for electron microscopy workflows, instrumentation, and service offerings; oversees EM personnel to ensure consistent execution of approved methods and standards.

Applies deep expertise in TEM/SEM systems and advanced EM modalities, to guide operational decisions, assess technical feasibility, and support implementation of new methods and protocols developed under the Director's direction.

Carefully coordinates laboratory duties, schedules, project activities, instrument usage, operating time, billing, and space utilization to support multiple concurrent research and/or clinical projects.

Oversees readiness and availability of EM instrumentation and technical resources, including coordination of service, maintenance, calibration schedules, and downtime planning to minimize disruption to users.

Supervises laboratory and administrative personnel, and support staff; manages staffing levels, assignments, onboarding, and professional development in accordance with institutional guidelines.

Orders and allocates laboratory supplies, materials, and equipment; manages inventory, vendor relationships, service contracts, warranties, licenses, and permits to ensure continuity of operations.

Ensures compliance with safety, regulatory, and institutional requirements; oversees training programs, documentation systems, audits, and corrective actions related to EM laboratory operations.

Maintains laboratory performance metrics, including utilization, turnaround time, staffing efficiency, and operational costs; supports budgeting, forecasting, and resource planning.

Identifies operational risks and technical bottlenecks; escalates scientific decisions to the Director while independently resolving administrative, staffing, and operational issues.

Qualifications

Education and Experience Required:

• Master's Degree in a relevant scientific, engineering, or biomedical field or
• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant scientific, engineering, or biomedical field

Experience:

• 3 years of progressively responsible electron microscopy experience, demonstrating increasing leadership over EM operations, instrumentation, and service delivery with a Master's Degree or
• 5 years of progressively responsible electron microscopy experience, demonstrating increasing leadership over EM operations, instrumentation, and service delivery with a Bachelor's Degree

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities:

• Advanced, in-depth knowledge of electron microscopy methodologies, instrumentation, and data quality standards sufficient to oversee and govern day-to-day EM operations.
• Independent judgment and high-level problem-solving related to operational execution of EM services, while escalating final scientific decisions to the Director.
• Accountability for facility-wide instrumentation performance, operational readiness, and adherence to specimen-handling and data-quality standards.
• Advanced organizational and communication skills to coordinate complex, multi-user EM workflows, manage competing priorities, and ensure consistent execution of approved methods.
• Expert-level understanding of EM workflows and techniques, including the physical, spatial, and quantitative principles underlying advanced microscopy, even when not performing routine hands-on work.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to author and maintain SOPs, operational documentation, training materials, and internal guidance.