Instrumentation Engineer for structural biology activities

The ESRF is a world-leading international research centre with the most advanced high-energy synchrotron X-ray source. The Macromolecular X-ray Crystallography, Imaging & Scattering (MXIS) Group operates state-of-the-art structural biology facilities including five macromolecular crystallography beamlines (ID23-1/-2, ID30A-1/-3, ID30B), a serial crystallography beamline ID29, two X-ray scattering beamlines BM29 and ID02, and a cryo-Electron Microscope CM01. These are complemented by laboratories for in-crystallo spectroscopy (icOS), noble-gas/high-pressure crystallography (HPMX), sample production (CIBB, BMF) and biophysical characterisation (PSCM).

To sustain and expand MXIS’s structural biology service portfolio, we are recruiting an Instrumentation Engineer (referred at ESRF as Beamline Operation Manager - BLOM). In this role, you will coordinate and support industrial experiments on MX beamlines and cryo-EM; maintain professional communication with industrial clients, coordinate with internal teams; and ensure readiness and reliable operation of equipment and robust data workflows. A key part of the mission is to support the operational integration and scaling of advanced methods such as icOS and HPMX, helping to industrialise complementary workflows and increase capacity. You will also contribute to balance operational workload within MXIS, strengthening support for academic users.

Further information may be obtained from Montse SOLER-LOPEZ (solerlop@esrf.fr)