Biodeuteration Scientist

Big Science Sweden; Lunds kommun; On-site; SEK 650,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

European Spallation Source (ESS) in Lund seeks a Biodeuteration Scientist to support the neutron user program by advancing biological production of deuterated biomolecules and integrating deuteration services with the user community.

The role involves developing purification and analysis methods, coordinating biodeuteration facilities, and supervising visitors and researchers in collaboration with Lund University’s Protein Production Facility.

Responsibilities

• Provide deuteration services for neutron experiment users, including production, purification and characterization of biologically deuterated molecules.
• Further develop biodeuteration capabilities and related purification/analysis methods to meet evolving user needs.
• Coordinate planning, organization and operation of biodeuteration support including proposal calls, feasibility reviews and scheduling.
• Maintain and operate biodeuteration facilities in collaboration with the Lund Protein Production Facility at Lund University.
• Supervise and provide technical guidance to visitors and hosted students and postdocs on biodeuteration projects.
• Participate in external and internal collaborations to enhance biodeuteration capabilities and scientific output of the user programme.
• Disseminate results and method developments through publications and at scientific meetings.
• Collaborate with biodeuteration laboratories at other large-scale research infrastructures to advance services at ESS.

Job description

The Scientific Support Division at ESS is looking for a Biodeuteration Scientist to support the ESS neutron user program. The Deuteration group at ESS operates a support service providing deuterium-labelled samples for the scientific users of the ESS neutron instruments for carrying out a broad range of experiments primarily in materials and life science research.

In this position, you will play an important role in ensuring the success of biological and biomaterial experiments at ESS by further developing methods for the biological production of a range of deuterated biomolecules, contributing deuterated materials for user proposals and requested by ESS users, and optimising purification and analysis capabilities. In the ESS Deuteration group, we also work in close collaboration with our international colleques at other deuteration laboratories.

In this role, you will:

• Provide deuteration services for neutron experiment users, including the production, purification and characterization of a variety of biologically deuterated molecules.
• Further develop ESS capabilities for biodeuteration as well as related purification and analysis methods, in order to meet the evolving needs of the ESS scientific user program.
• Coordinate the planning, organization and operation of ESS biodeuteration support including proposal calls, feasibility reviews and proposal work scheduling.
• Maintain and operate the biological deuteration facilities of ESS in collaboration with the Lund Protein Production Facility at Lund University hosting our biodeuteration activities.
• Supervise and provide technical guidance to visitors and hosted students and postdocs working on biodeuteration projects.
• Participate in external and internal collaborations to enhance ESS biodeuteration capabilities and scientific output of the user programme.
• Disseminate results and method developments through publications in peer-reviewed journals and at relevant scientific meetings as appropriate.
• Collaborate with Deuteration laboratories at other large-scale research infrastructure to ensure continuing development of Deuteration services ESS.