Assistant Professor, Cryo-EM, Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology

**Assistant Professor, Cryo-EM, Biochemistry, Microbiology, and Immunology** ============================================================================ Applications are invited from qualified individuals for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the College of Medicine’s (CoM) Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology. We are searching for individuals with the potential to establish a vibrant, externally funded research program in **cryo-electron microscopy** (cryo-EM). We welcome applications from candidates whose research focuses on any area of cryo-EM and complements or expands the department’s existing strengths in biochemistry, microbiology, immunology, and related disciplines. There is also an opportunity to participate in structure‑guided, translational research in collaboration with the CoM’s Department of Oncology, the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency (SCA) and the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO). The successful candidate will also show a strong commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching. The University of Saskatchewan is home to a 200 kV Thermo Fisher Glacios cryo-electron microscope with Falcon III and K2 direct electron detectors. A 120 kV Hitachi HT7700 is available at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine for sample screening by negative stain. The successful candidate will play a key role in advancing cryo-EM research on campus while helping to build a vibrant and collaborative cryo-EM research community at the University of Saskatchewan. The department has several areas of research strength encompassing immunology, bacteriology, virology, biochemistry of cancer, protein science, and biology of metals. Further collaborative opportunities in cancer genomics, cancer biology, neuroscience, cell physiology, and with clinicians are available in the CoM and SCA. Specific research areas of BMI faculty can be viewed here: https://medicine.usask.ca/bmi/ and from the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency and Department of Oncology can be viewed here: https://saskcancer.ca/research/cancer-research-department and https://medicine.usask.ca/profiles/oncology-saskatoon/index.php. The department benefits from having the Canadian Light Source situated on our campus, and the department has strong affiliations with the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) and the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency. The Health Sciences Building houses the Protein Characterization and Crystallization Facility (PCCF) that supports protein purification as well as a wide range of biophysical methods to study protein interactions, including crystallization and X-ray crystallography https://pccf.usask.ca/. In addition, the College of Medicine has a mass spectrometry laboratory for omics research (https://cchsa-ccssma.usask.ca/facilities\_and\_laboratories/omics-laboratory.php). The University of Saskatchewan’s main campus is situated on Treaty 6 Territory and the Homeland of the Métis. The University of Saskatchewan is in Sas