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Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University

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Title	Postdoctoral Fellow
School	Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Department/Area	Molecular and Cellular Biology/Applied Physics/SEAS
Position Description	Our lab is developing a series of cutting-edge methods to visualize cellular organization. As one example, we are using time-resolved cryo-vitrification (both cryo-plunging and high-pressure freezing) to visualize the nanoscale dynamics of cellular response to stimuli. In another direction, we are developing multicolor electron microscopy using the principle of “cathodoluminescence” – emission of light triggered by excitation with an electron beam. The advertised position involves further development of these and related methods as well as applications of these new technologies to address questions in the fundamental cell biology of transmembrane signaling through G-protein-coupled receptors and the formation of biomolecular condensates.
Basic Qualifications	Competitive applicants would typically have expertise in one or more of the following areas: -Biophysical instrumentation development: optical and mechanical design, simulation, development and control -Optical imaging; Single-molecule fluorescence and FRET; Lasers; Pump-probe experiments -Biophysics of cell signaling and stress response; Biomolecular condensates; G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs); Cell and molecular biology -Cryo-vitrification via cryo-plunging and high-pressure freezing; Time-resolved freezing -Microfluidics; design, simulation, prototyping, fabrication and testing of fluidic devices -Electron microscopy (cryo and regular) for structural and cell biology; Cathodoluminescence
Additional Qualifications
Special Instructions	Letters of recommendation are not required at the time of application; however letters will be collected for finalists. Candidates should submit with their application contact information for three references from experts at the ladder faculty ranks or highly accomplished senior researchers from corporations or research institutes. Please include the following items as part of your application: Cover Letter Curriculum Vitae Summary of research experience and interests. Name and contact information for 3 references.
Contact Information	Professor Maxim Prigozhin Northwest Lab Building 52 Oxford Street Cambridge, MA 02138 Debra Maddalena (Administrator) maddalen@mcb.harvard.edu
Contact Email	maxim_prigozhin@harvard.edu
Salary Range
Minimum Number of References Required	3
Maximum Number of References Allowed	3
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