Light Microscopy Specialist

Microscopy Imaging Center

Starting date : April 1, 2026, or upon agreement.

Initial two-year contract with the possibility of extension.

The Microscopy Imaging Center (MIC, ) is the university core facility supporting researchers from 18 institutes across three faculties. We provide access to state-of-the-art in vitro and in vivo light-microscopy technologies, advanced training, and collaborative project support. We are looking for a light microscopy specialist to support core facility users across the MIC institutes as part of our MIC team.

Your responsibilities

• Provide expert support and consultation to users on all aspects of light-microscopy experiments, including experimental design, sample preparation, image acquisition and analysis.
• Develop and optimize imaging workflows, acquisition protocols, and data-processing pipelines.
• Maintain, calibrate, and monitor the performance of light microscopy systems (wide field, confocal, spinning disc, multi-photon); perform routine quality-control procedures.
• Train internal and external users on imaging systems and contribute to MIC courses, workshops, and outreach activities.
• Contribute to MIC's research & development projects, including testing new technologies and supporting method implementation.
• Serve as resource administrator in the MIC booking system (OpenIris) and ensure that instrument information is kept up to date.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation and user guidelines while supporting efficient facility operations in collaboration with the MIC team.

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